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TCAP 7 Grammar
Grammar
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A ______________ is a group or words that expresses a complete thought. | sentence |
| What are the two parts of a sentence? | subject; predicate |
| The _____________ names the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about. | subject |
| The _____________ tells what the subject is or does. | predicate |
| What is a group of words without a subject or predicate in writing or conversation? | sentence fragment |
| A _____________________ includes all the words used to identify the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about. | complete subject |
| A heavy shower ended the month long drought. What is the simple subject in the above sentence? | shower |
| Texas receives little rainfall in July. What is the complete subject in the sentence above? | Texas |
| A ____________________ includes all the words that tell what the subject is doing or that tell something about the subject. | complete predicate |
| The cat purred loudly in the quiet room. "purred loudly in the quiet room" is what part of a sentence? | complete predicate |
| Our dog has a brand-new collar. What part of a sentence is "has a brand-new collar"? | complete predicate |
| Sports Plus in the mall has a sale on umbrellas. What part of a sentence is "Sports Plus in the mall"? | complete subject |
| A ______________ is the main word or phrase in the complete predicate. | simple predicate |
| What is another name for simple predicate? | verb |
| My father cooked Italian food last night. What is the simple predicate in the complete predicate "cooked Italian food last night"? | cooked |
| Common verbs that make statements are am, is, are, was, and _________. | were |
| My map is in the trunk of your car. What is the simple predicate or verb? | is |
| The common helping "be" verbs are am, is, was, were, be, being, and ____________. | been |
| The common helping "have" verbs are has, have, and __________. | had |
| The common helping "do" verbs are do, does, and ________. | did |
| Other common helping verbs are may, might, must, can, could, shall, should, will, and ______________. | would |
| The cast is practicing hard for next week's play. What is the helping verb? | is |
| John has been acting for years. What is the helping verb? | has been |
| The Baldwins must have seen a different play. What is the verb? | must have |