Question 1

What's an independent clause?

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a group of words that has a subject & verb & makes a complete thought or statement.

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a sentence with one independent clause

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person, place, thing, quality, idea

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two verbs in an independent clause

Question 2

What's a noun?

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person, place, thing, quality, idea

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he, she, they, them

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two subjects in an independent clause

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action or state of being

Question 3

What's a verb?

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action or state of being

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thing, quality, idea

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two verbs in an independent clause

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person, place

Question 4

What's a compound subject?

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two or more subjects in an independent clause

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action

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two or more verbs in an independent clause

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a sentence with an independent clause

Question 5

What's a simple sentence?

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a sentence with one independent clause

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a group of words with a subject & verb & makes a complete thought or statement

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two or more verbs in an independent clause

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action or state of being

Question 6

What's a compound verb?

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two or more verbs in an independent clause

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a sentence with on independent clause

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action

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person, place, thing

Question 7

What are the four simple sentence formulas?

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SV, SV V,  SSV, SSV V

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SVV, SVVV, SSVV

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SV, SVV, SSVV

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SV, VVVV, SSVV, SV

Question 8

What are the two steps in  Search & Check?

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1)Look for the action or state of being 2)Ask yourself who or what (verb)

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1)Ask yourself who or what (verb) 2. Look for the action or state of being

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1)Look for the adverb 2) Ask yourself who or what (verb)

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1)Look for the independent clause 2) Look for whatever you want

Question 9

Is this an independent clause?:   The big, fat, black, furry cat meowed during the night.

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Yes

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No

Question 10

Is this an independent clause:   The old coyote howled at the full moon.

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Yes

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no

Question 11

Is this an independent clause?:   I go to mall shopping.

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No

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Yes

Question 12

Is this an independent clause?:    JoAnn thought trick-or-treating fun.

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No

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Yes

Question 13

What does the word 'and' tell you?

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There are two subjects or verbs in a sentence.

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nothing

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there's a verb in the sentence

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there's a subject in the sentence

Question 14

What's the subject in the sentence?:   The big, fat, black, furry cat meowed during the night.

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cat

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meowed

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big, fat, black , cat

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night

Question 15

What's the verb in the sentence?:   The big, fat, black, furry cat meowed during the night.

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meowed

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big, fat, black , cat

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cat

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night

Question 16

What's the verb in the sentence?:   The old coyote howled at the full moon.

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howled

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coyote

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old coyote

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full moon

Question 17

What's the subject in the sentence?:   The old coyote howled at the full moon.

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coyote

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full moon

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old coyote

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howled

Question 18

Which formula is used in this sentence?:    Thanksgiving and Halloween are two holidays during the fall.

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SSV

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SV

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SVV

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SSVV

Question 19

Which formula is used in this sentence?:    Gabe, the monkey, is dressed up as a ballerina.

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SV

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SSV

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SVV

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SSVV

Question 20

What formula is used in this sentence?:  The people at the party danced and drank all of the punch.

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SVV

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SSV

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SSVV

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SV

Question 21

Which formula is used in this sentence?:    Here come the paperboy and the milkman.

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SSV

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SVV

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SV

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SSVV

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