Irregular Verbs
(past simple)
(past simple)
I ______ (think) my football team would win.
I thought my football team would win.
A stage in a process or to make something happen gradually.
We are currently in the development ______ for the new project.
We are currently in the development phase for the new project.
The man who/which owns the shop is my neighbor
The man who owns the shop is my neighbor
Identify the appositive in the sentence:
The scientist Marie Curie, a pioneer in the field of radioactivity, won two Nobel Prizes."
a pioneer in the field of radioactivity
The ground was white. It _____ (snow) during the night.
The ground was white. It had snowed during the night.
I ____ (know) the answer yesterday.
I knew the answer yesterday.
correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose.
We are in class. This is not the ______ time to talk on your cellphone.
We are in class. This is not the appropriate time to talk on your cellphone.
The movie that/who won the award is playing at the theater.
The movie that won the award is playing at the theater.
Identify the appositive in the sentence:
My friend Jane, a talented artist, is coming to visit.
a talented artist
Before I called him, he __________ (already/leave)
Before I called him, he had already left.
He _____ (teach) English at the University.
He taught English at the University.
different than what is expected; weird; strange
It was _____ to see snow falling in the middle of summer.
It was odd to see snow falling in the middle of summer.
Combine the two sentences using a relative pronoun.
He bought a car. It is very expensive.
He bought a car that is very expensive.
Rewrite the sentence by adding an appositive to provide additional information.
My dog is friendly.
My dog, ...., is friendly.
OR
....., my dog, is friendly.
We got home to find that someone _______ (broke) into the house.
We got home to find that someone had broken into the house.
We _____ (fly) to Virginia last year.
We flew to Virginia last year.
piece of work that should be done regularly.
Finishing my homework is my final _____ for the evening.
Finishing my homework is my final task for the evening.
Combine the two sentences using a relative clause.
The teacher is very kind. She helped me with my homework.
The teacher who helped me with my homework is very kind.
Rewrite the sentences to include an appositive:
The capital of France is Paris. It is a beautiful city.
Paris, the capital of France, is a beautiful city.
They __________ (not finish) their homework before the teacher collected it.
They had not finished their homework before the teacher collected it.
I _____ (send) you an email this morning.
I sent you an email this morning.
to make a connection between two or more things.
I need to ______ the documents together before sending them.
I need to link the documents together before sending them.
Combine the two sentences using a relative clause.
The restaurant serves delicious food. It is located downtown.
The restaurant that serves delicious food is located downtown.
Combine the sentences using appositives:
My brother is an engineer. He works for a tech company.
My brother, an engineer, works for a tech company.
After arriving home, I realized I ______ (not/buy) any milk.
After arriving home, I realized I hadn't bought any milk.