Verbals
a verb that acts like noun and always ends in -ing
What is a gerund?
Active voice verbs tell us what the ________ is doing.
What is the subject?
What are the 5 verb moods?
I, I, I, C, S
What is:
Interrogative, Imperative, Indicative, Conditional, Subjunctive
Which do you use if you leave out irrelevant information?
What is ellipsis?
What is the plural form of goose?
What is geese?
a verb that acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb; "to" followed by a verb
Ex: My cousins like to visit the lake when they come to our house.
What is an infinitive?
Passive voice verbs shows that _______ __ _____ ____ to the subject.
What is "something being done"?
What is the verb mood that asks questions?
Interrogative
Which do you use to punctuate a break or pause in a sentence?
What is a comma?
Which is the correct spelling?
occurrence
occurence
occurance
What is occurrence?
a verbal that acts like an adjective; usually ends with -ing or -ed
What is a participle?
Identify as Active or Passive:
Dinner was made by my little brother.
What is passive?
Which verb mood expresses a wish that isn't likely to come true?
Subjunctive
Which do you use to create suspense?
What is a dash?
We painted the living room _______.
beige or biege?
What is beige?
What word in this sentence is a verbal and which verbal is it?
Reading is my favorite pastime.
What is "reading" and gerund?
Identify as active or passive:
Jeremiah had been given twenty gifts for his birthday by his friends.
What is passive?
Which sentence is written in the subjunctive mood (hypothetical situation)?
It will rain tomorrow.
It might rain tomorrow.
Prepare for the rain tomorrow.
What is "It might rain tomorrow."?
Which would you use?
Because it was raining this morning ___ the party was moved indoors.
What is a comma?
Which word(s) are spelled incorrectly?
Those we think of as performing brave deeds often become are heros accidently.
are = our
heros = heroes
accidently = accidentally
Identify the gerund or participle in the sentence. If it is a participle, tell if it is past or present.
Her owner, Victoria, would walk the slightly spoiled piglet on a purple leash.
What is spoiled? What is a past participle?
Change this sentence from passive to active:
The Megan Moroney concert was attended by all of my friends and I was sad.
I was sad because all of my friends attended the Megan Moroney concert.
or
All of my friends attended the Megan Moroney concert and I was sad.
Which is imperative and how do you know?
Will we see a shooting star tonight?
I went for a hike in the woods.
Stop talking, now!
Stop talking, now!
It is a command.
I had forgotten how to get there, so I began studying a map.
Which sentence correctly uses ellipses to replace the underlined words?
I had forgotten how to get there,...
I had forgotten how to get there...
I had forgotten ho to get there....
I had forgotten how to get there....
Which is the correct spelling?
definately
definitely
defiantly
definetly
What is definitely?