Sentence Types/Simple Subjects and predicates
What are the four sentence types?
List eight principle forms of verbs.
Past, present, future, past participle, past perfect, present perfect, future perfect, past progressive, present progressive, future progressive, past perfect progressive, present perfect progressive, future perfect progressive
What is an irregular noun?
nouns that cannot be pluralized by adding "s"
What is a regular verb?
A verb whose past tense can be formed by adding "ed"
What is denotation?
Dictionary Definition.
Write an example of an imperative.
past participle
What is a regular noun?
Nouns that are pluralized by adding "s"
What is an irregular verb?
Verbs that have no set rules for forming the past tense
What is connotation?
Social meaning, associations of words or phrases
What is the difference between a simple subject and complete subject?
Simple= thing doing the action
Complete= all of the modifiers and descriptions that go with the simple subject
The following is an example of a sentence in what verb form:
By the end of the quarter you will have written an essay and a book report.
The future perfect
What is the plural of "shy"
shies
What is the third person past tense of "have?"
he/she/they had
What is the denotation of the word "intelligent?"
having a high intellect, smart
ID the simple subject and complete subject in the following sentence:
The early-rising bluebird beat the other birds to the worm.
Simple: bluebird
Complete: the early-rising bluebird
The following is an example of a sentence in what verb form:
The loving dog was adjusting to a new home.
past progressive
What is the plural of "bind"
bound
What is the second person past form of "to be?"
you were
What is the connotation of the word "artist?"
Answers will vary, example: creative, starving, free-thinking
ID the simple and complete predicate in the following sentence:
The early-rising bluebird beat the other birds to the worm.
Simple: beat
Complete: beat the other birds to the worm
The following is an example of a sentence in what verb form:
The scholars have been studying new ways to map the human genome.
present perfect progressive
What is the plural of "antenna?"
antennae
What is the past tense of "bear?"
Bore
What is the connotation of the word "forever?"
Answers will vary, example: a really long time
*not denotation*