The Fox Chased the Rabbit Into Its Burrow

Dr. Flay’s Grammar Warm-up Practice

The fox chased the rabbit into its burrow.

1.  What is the subject(s) of the sentence?______

2.  What is the verb or verb phrase?______

3.  What is the prepositional phrase?______

4.  What is the direct object of the sentence?______

5.  What part of speech is its?______

Dr. Flay’s Grammar Warm-up Practice

The fox chased the rabbit into its burrow.

1.  What is the subject(s) of the sentence?______

2.  What is the verb or verb phrase?______

3.  What is the prepositional phrase?______

4.  What is the direct object of the sentence?______

5.  What part of speech is its?______

Dr. Flay’s Grammar Warm-up Practice

We will celebrate Thanksgiving, a national holiday, with a large turkey and pumpkin pie.

1.  What is/are the object(s) of the preposition?______

2.  Why is Thanksgiving capitalized in two words?______

3.  What is the sentence type (declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory)?______

4.  What is the verb or verb phrase in this sentence?______

5.  What is the appositive phrase? ______

Try to diagram the sentence

Dr. Flay’s Grammar Warm-up Practice

We will celebrate Thanksgiving, a national holiday, with a large turkey and pumpkin pie.

6.  What is/are the object(s) of the preposition?______

7.  Why is Thanksgiving capitalized in two words?______

8.  What is the sentence type (declarative, imperative, interrogative, or exclamatory)?______

9.  What is the verb or verb phrase in this sentence?______

10.  What is the appositive phrase? ______

Try to diagram the sentence

Dr. Flay’s Grammar Warm-up Practice

Young men were drafted for the war, but they could not vote.

1.  What is the subject in the first clause?______

2.  What is the verb/verb phrase in the first clause?______

3.  What is the simple subject in the second clause?______

4.  What is the verb/verb phrase in the second clause?______

5.  What part of speech is “not”?______

6.  What is the prepositional phrase? ______

7.  What is the type of sentence structure? ______

Diagram sentence:

Dr. Flay’s Grammar Warm-up Practice

Young men were drafted for the war, but they could not vote.

1.  What is the subject in the first clause?______

2.  What is the verb/verb phrase in the first clause?______

3.  What is the simple subject in the second clause?______

4.  What is the verb/verb phrase in the second clause?______

5.  What part of speech is “not”?______

6.  What is the prepositional phrase? ______

7.  What is the type of sentence structure? ______

Diagram sentence: