Verbs or Verbals
Identify the verbal and name it - what is it acting as?
Running is my favorite form of exercise.
Running - gerund (subject)
Which sentence uses Indicative Mood.
I like pizza
Can you hand that over to me?
I like pizza
Define a phrase.
a group of words missing a subject, a predicate, or both.
Any clause that makes sense on its own is called a...
Sally and Tom went to the beach on Saturday.
Simple
Identify the verbal and the type.
No matter how lost he gets, my dad refuses to ask for directions.
to ask - infinitive
Why is this sentence using Imperative Mood.
Call the police!
Because it is giving a command.
Is the underlined clause an independent or dependent clause?
The cat ran to the litter box.
What is dependant clause?
a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought
Name a subordinating conjunction.
after, although, as, because, before, even though, if, since, though, until, when, where, and while
Identify the verbals and name it.
The burnt toast was tossed into the trash.
burnt and tossed - pariticiple
Is this sentence using Subjunctive mood?
If I were you, I would be careful.
yes - the verb were is being used as a hypothetical.
Build a sentence that contains a subordinate clause and an independent clause. Underline the subordinate clause.
Answers will vary
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
coordinating conjunctions
The skiers raced down the mountain, and they reached the finish line.
compound
Identify the verbals and their types.
After his home run, the excited baseball player jumped into the arms of his cheering teammates.
Excited is a participle. Cheering is a participle.
It is a mood usef to express a command, request, or instructions.
Identify the underlined group of words as a phrase or a clause.
Sally's mood changes while she mows.
Clause
What type of clause is:
'Since I got 100% on my test'
subordinate clause
What clauses are in a complex sentence?
A main clause and another clause like a dependent clause
What is a verbal?
A word that looks like a verb but acts as a different part of speech.
Identify the mood.
I had fun once, it was amazing.
Indicitive
Define a clause.
A group of words that contain both a subject and a predicate.
In a compound sentence, does the conjunction have to go in the middle or can it go elsewhere?
It has to go in the middle.
What type of sentence has the following pattern:
Main clause + conjunction + Main clause
Compound sentence