What is the transitive verb? I bought a pear at the store.
bought
A linking verb links subjects to their _.
What is complements
The dog chased Timmy's big red ball. DO? IO?
DO= ball
IO = Timmy's
What is the transitive verb in the sentence? The nurse gave me a shot in the arm.
gave
We smelled gross after the match.
smelled
Students visited Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C this year during the summer.
DO: Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC
IO: None
What is the transitive verb / verb phrase?
Carrots were dangling loosely from the boxes.
were dangling
Which word here is NOT a linking verb:
smelled, grew, appeared, slept
slept
On graduation day, relatives will send graduates gifts and money.
DO: gifts and money
IO: graduates
What is the transitive verb / verb phrase?
Among the blooming flowers, squirrels chased each other.
chased
What are the eight forms of the verb "be"?
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
What is the predicate adjective? Many students became smarter and more curious when they went to first grade.
smarter, curious
Servers brewed coffee for the patrons of the Silver Diner.
DO: coffee
IO: patrons
What is the transitive verb / verb phrase?
Many anxious students had written and edited their essays right when they got home.
had written and edited
How many linking verbs are here? Bonus: what are they?
Although the sun felt warm, the air was cool, and people became chilled in the shade.
3: felt, was, became
Use a predicate adjective to complete the sentence:
The planet's surface looked __ through the new telescope.DO, IO, PA, PN!
Marsha found me partners for the science project, but I thought they were bossy and fools to boot.
DO: partners
IO: me
PA: bossy
PN: fools