Sentences and Diagramming
What is the simple subject in this sentence:
The whole class ate ice cream cake.
What is a noun?
A person, place or thing
Name 3 personal pronouns.
Examples: I, we, she, he, it, they, you
What is an adjective?
A word that gives more information about a noun.
What kind of verb tells what someone or something does?
Action verb
What is the complete subject in this sentence:
The whole class ate ice cream cake
The whole class
Is this noun common or proper:
whale
common
Is this a singular or plural pronoun:
They
Plural
Is this a common or proper adjective:
Egyptian
Proper
What kind of verb joins the subject to the subject complement?
Linking verb
What is the simple predicate in this sentence:
The whole class ate ice cream cake
ate
What is a word that renames or describes the subject? It is normally following a linking verb.
Subject Complement
Replace the subject with a pronoun:
The hamburger and I are best friends
We
What are the 3 articles?
a, an, the
What kind of verb is "am":
I am trying to make a peach cobbler for Mr. Morton.
Helping verb.
Does this sentence have a simple or compound subject:
The apple and the tree fell down on the 4th grade classroom.
Compound
What is the plural form of sheep?
Sheep
What type of pronouns are I'm, it's, and we're
Contractions
Find the demonstrative adjective:
Look at all those chickens!
Those
There is or there are:
There _____ seven cupcakes in the fridge.
What part of speech is "classroom" in this sentence:
The apple interrupted the classroom.
Direct Object
What type of nouns are the words: Band, class, and team?
Collective nouns
What is the antecedent of the pronoun "her"?
Josie thought her cake tasted like play-dough.
Josie
What is the adjective used as a subject complement?
The ice cream cake was small.
small
Find the verb phrase in this sentence:
The cupcakes should have been chocolate.
Should have been