Definitions
Part of sentence about which something is being said.
What is a subject?
The principle parts of to be
infinitive to be
present am, are, is
past was, were
present participle being
past participle been
The principle parts of to beat
infinitive to beat
present beat, beats
past beat
present participle beating
past participle beaten
Definition of an infinitive
What is "to" plus a verb, used as a noun, adjective, or adverb?
The principle parts of to set
infinitive to set
present set, sets
past set
present participle setting
past participle set
That part of a sentence that says something about the subject.
What is a predicate?
The principal parts of to do
infinitive to do
present do, does
past did
present participle doing
past participle done
The principle parts of to break
infinitive to break
present break, breaks
past broke
present participle breaking
past participle broken
Definition of present participle
What is a verb plus "-ing", used as an adjective or a verb?
Definition of past participle
What is a verb plus "-ed", used as an adjective or a verb?
Group of verbs that contains both a subject and a verb.
What is a clause?
The principle parts of to rise
infinitive to rise
present rise, rises
past rose
present participle rising
past participle risen
The principle parts of to write
infinitive to write
present write, writes
past wrote
present participle writing
past participle written
Verb Principle Parts
Infinitive
Present
Past
Present Participle
Past Participle
The principle parts of to raise
infinitive to raise
present raise, raises
past raised
present participle raising
past participle raised
Expresses a complete thought like a sentence.
What is an independent clause
The principle parts of to lay
infinitive to lay
present lay, lays
past laid
present participle laying
past participle laid
The principle parts of to sit
infinitive to sit
present sit, sits
past sat
present participle sitting
past participle sat
The four sentence structures
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-complex
A group of words that does not contain both a subject and a verb and may be used as a single part of speech
What is a phrase?
Does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
What is: A subordinate clause, also known as a dependent clause
The principle parts of to go
infinitive to go
present go, goes
past went
present participle going
past participle gone
The principle parts of to lay
infinitive to lay
present lay, lays
past laid
present participle laying
past participle laid
The 7 sentence patterns
What is:
Subject-Verb
Subject-Verb-Direct Object
Subject-Verb-Predicate Nominative
Subject-Verb-Indirect Object-Direct Object
Subject-Verb-Direct Object-Object Complement Noun
Subject-Verb-Direct Object-Object Complement Adjective
The principle parts of to lie
infinitive to lie
present lie, lies
past lay
present participle lying
past participle lain