ATI TEAS 7 FULL STUDY GUIDE 2023

What is the predicate? correct answers: The part of the sentence that contains the verb. The part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or what is done to the subject With regular verbs, add _____ to the singular third person verb. correct answers:-s. Example: He/she/it plays. What is a simple sentence? correct answers: A group of words that make up a complete thought. Must have one independent clause. A simple sentence is a sentence that consists of one independent clause and expresses a complete thought. What is an independent clause? correct answers: Contains a single subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (a verb and something about the subject). Example: The car was fast. (subject - car, predicate - was fast (verb - was), complete thought). What is a run-on? correct answers: When two or more independent clauses are combined without proper punctuation. Example: Gregory is a very talented actor he was the lead in the school play. What is a fragment? correct answers: A group of words that looks like a sentence but is missing a subject, verb, or complete thought. Example: Because I wanted soda. What is a compound sentence? correct answers: A sentence made up of 2 independent clauses connected with a coordinating conjunction. A compound sentence is a sentence that consists of at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. Example: Joe waited for the bus, but it never arrived. What are some coordinating conjunctions? correct answers: FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)