Com155 Appendix B

Appendix B

Sentence Structure / Parts of Speech Review

Part I: Each of the first four sentences is either a run-on or a fragment. Please identify the error and then rewrite each sentence correctly under the original sentence.

Part II: Each of the last four sentences has a part of speech highlighted with bold text. Please identify which part of speech is in bold.

Part III: Please identify the subject and verb in each sentence.

Part IV: Please put the entire verb in bold and then identify whether the verb is a linking verb or action verb. To get credit, you must include any helping verbs, too.

Part I: Sentence Errors Write the type of error in the spaces below.

I studied very hard last night my test was going to be hard.

This sentence needs a semi- colon between night and my.

I studied very hard last night; my test was going to be hard. Run – on sentence

Studying grammar can be.

Studying grammar can be hard. Fragment sentence

Many students identify run-on sentences as the most common error they make and students are unsure where to insert punctuation.

This sentence needs a period between make and students. They also need to take away the word and.

Many students identify run-on sentences as the most common error they make. Students are unsure where to insert punctuation.

Run – on sentence

Studying for a grammar quiz.

I am studying for a grammar quiz. Fragment sentence

Part II: Parts of Speech

Students love to study grammar. Subject

Sometimes students confuse parts of speech and parts of a sentence. verb

I find that the subject and verbs are easier to identify if brackets are first put around the prepositional phrases. verb

Can I call you back? I need to study for my test. subject

Part III: Parts of a Sentence

The first week of a new term can be quite overwhelming. Subject: term

Verb: overwhelming

Students discover that due dates and other expectations may be different from previous courses....