Prepositions
Find the preposition in the sentence:
The chair is above the table.
above
What is the complete subject and predicate of this sentence:
My mom went to the store
Subject: my mom
Predicate: went to the store
The verb "run" is an action verb.
What type of verb is "was"
What type of verb is "are eating"
was- linking
are- helping
What is a proper noun and what does it always need?
a SPECIFIC person, place, or thing. It always begins with a capital letter.
Fix the sentence by adding commas:
My friends family and classmates came to the party.
Correction: My friends, family, and classmates came to the party.
What is the OBJECT of the preposition in this sentence?
We need to meet at the park first.
park
What is the SIMPLE subject and predicate of the sentence:
My friend and I ran in the race.
predicate: ran
Yesterday, my family ate dinner and go to the mall.
Yesterday, my family ate dinner and WENT to the mall.
Fix the sentence:
My Friend, george, shops at target and found nike socks.
Correction: My friend, George, shops at Target and found Nike socks.
Fix the sentence by adding quotations correctly:
"My mom said, We need to go to the store."
Correction: My mom said, "We need to go to the store."
What is the prepositional phrase?
I will eat dinner with my friend and then go to the park.
with my friend
What type of word does the PREDICATE start with?
a verb
Find the progressive verb phrase and what tense it is in.
Their plane was arriving from another city.
was arriving
past progressive tense
What is the direct object of the sentence? (HINT: what is being verbed???)
She cooked the steak after dinner.
direct object - steak
Fix the sentence by adding commas:
Please sit down Henry the show is about to begin.
Correction: Please sit down, Henry, the show is about to begin.
How do you know when to use a comma and what not to use a comma with prepositions?
If the sentence begins with a preposition, you will use a commas after the prepositional phrase. If the preposition is in the middle of the sentence, you do not need a comma.
Combine these sentences to make a compound subject:
My mom cooked dinner late last night. My dad cooked dinner late last night.
My mom and dad cooked dinner late last night.
What is the biggest difference between progressive and perfect tense?
progressive verbs end with -ing
perfect tense verbs end with -ed (or past tense)
What is the direct object of the sentence? (HINT: what is being verbed???)
We walked to the park.
there is no direct object because it is a prepositional phrase
When you put dialogue into a story between multiple characters, WHAT do you have to do?
You must start on a new line for every speaker.
Give me a sentence with a preposition.
Give me the preposition, prepositional phrase, and object of the preposition.
Depends on answer
Combine these sentences to make a compound predicate:
My friends and I hiked to the top of the mountain. Then my friends and I ate lunch at the top of the mountain.
My friends and I hiked to the top of the mountain and ate lunch.
(or something close to this)
We have studied for this test all night.
have studied
present perfect tense
What is the direct object?
We saw the bird and the plane in the sky.
bird and plane
Fix the sentence by using commas and WHAT is the reason for the comma?:
Oh I remember you!
Correction: Oh, I remember you!