Sentence Structure
What is a simple sentence?
A simple sentence consists of one independent clause and expresses a complete thought
What questions does an adjective answer?
What kind?
Which one?
How many?
Whose?
What is a present participle?
A verb plus -ing used as a adjective or a verb
present--am, are, is
past--was, were
present participle--being
past participle--been
In a compound sentence, coordinating conjunctions connect what components?
Two or more independent clauses (ICs)
What questions does an adverb answer?
How?
When?
Where?
How often?
How much?
To what extent?
Under what conditions?
What is a past participle?
A verb plus -ed used as an adjective or a verb
Where is the Noun of Direct Address diagrammed?
The NDA is diagrammed on a separate line above the main diagram line.
A ________ is a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.
Clause
What is the predicate of a sentence?
A predicate is that part of a sentence that says something about the subject.
What is the definition of a linking verb (VL)?
A linking verb makes an assertion by joining two words.
What is a gerund?
A present participle verb form used as a noun.
A ________ is a group of words that does not contain both a subject and a verb and can be used as a single part of speech.
Phrase
What does WWW.ASIA.WUB stand for?
When-While-Where-As-Since-If-Although-Whereas-Unless-Because
What is the definition of a helping verb (Vh)?
A helping verb helps another verb assert action, being or existence.
What is an infinitive?
"To" plus a verb used as a noun adjective or adverb
What is a subordinate clause?
A subordinate clause, also known as a dependent clause, does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
What are the demonstrative prounouns?
This
That
These
Those
Four verb attributes.
Person
Number
Voice
Mood
How do you diagram a verbal?
place it on stilts