Parts of Speech
What are the nouns in this sentence, and what type are they:
Jane and Maddi went to the store.
Jane = proper noun
Maddi = proper noun
Store = common noun
Is the italicized word an adjective or an adverb?
The bright sun warmed the entire garden.
adjective
What are the subjects in this sentence:
During her drive home, Olivia stopped for dinner.
Her & Olivia
How many ICs are in this sentence?
Skyler and Richard went to Nashville, but they didn't go to the football game.
Two
Which option is a compound sentence?
A. I worked on my homework after practice.
B. When I got home, we ate dinner.
C. Jim and Chloe danced and sang together.
D. Joseph ran one mile, and Mary ran 3 miles.
D. Joseph ran one mile, and Mary ran 3 miles.
What are the verbs in this sentence, and what type are they:
She is studying hard, and the results are impressive.
is = helping verb
studying = action verb
are = linking verb
List 5 prepositions
of, for, with, about, around, on, to, before, after
She is being very patient with the students, and the classroom feels calm.
is, being, and feels
Label the following as an IC, DC, or Ph:
After dinner
Ph
After is acting like a preposition because there is not a Subject AND Predicate.
Which option is a simple sentence?
A. Tony and Mark love to play soccer.
B. After church, we ate at Cinco de Mayo, and we went shopping.
C. We played outside until it started to rain.
D.
A. Tony and Mark love to play soccer.
What are the verbs in this sentence, and what kind are they?
You should finish your homework to prepare for the test before dinner.
should = modal verb
finish = action verb
to prepare = infinitive phrase
Write a sentence with an interjection - make sure it is properly punctuated!
EEK! There is a spider!
Yay! We won!
Hey, how are you?
What are the objects of this sentence, and what types are they?
She gave her friend a gift at the party.
direct object = gift
indirect object = friend
object of the preposition = party
We planned to go to the Mississippi State game until.
Until is an SBC which starts a dependent clause; without the S + P, it is incomplete/ a fragment.
Write a compound sentence and punctuate it properly.
Shrek is friends with Donkey, but he does not like Lord Farquaad.
List 5 coordinating conjunctions and 5 subordinating conjunctions.
CC = for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
SBC = after, while, when, if, that, though
What kind of verb is in this sentence?
The sky looks beautiful at sunset.
looks = linking verb
Write a sentence with an object complement.
OC = Cash
Write a dependent clause.
Until we ate dinner
When I get home
Write a complex sentence and punctuate it correctly.
List 3 sets of correlative conjunctions
- both/and
- neither/ nor
- either/ or
- not only/ but also
Explain the be-substitution test and what it is used for.
The be-substitution test is used to determine if a word is a linking verb or not.
You use the forms of be to substitute the word in the sentence. If it WORKS, then the word was a linking verb.
Example: She seems very happy today. SUBSTITUTE was for seems -> She was very happy today. -> it worked, so SEEMS is a LINKING VERB.
Write one sentence with a predicate nominative and one sentence with a predicate adjective.
Pred. Nom. = My favorite teacher is Miss. Hunter.
Pred. Adj. = Miss Hunter is very smart.
Write an independent clause with a phrase attached.
I ate dinner after church.
Write a compound-complex sentence and punctuate it correctly.
Mrs. Maggie and Mrs. Bethany are both teachers, but they teach different topics because Mrs. Maggie teaches English and Reading.