Step 4 Grammar
Verb: swim
Use a present progressive verb in this sentence.
I _____________ across Lake Champlain.
What I am swimming across Lake Champlain?
Verb: drill
Use a present progressive verb in this sentence.
The dentist _____________ the tooth.
What is The dentist is drilling the tooth?
is helping
are helping
am helping
What are present progressive verbs with helper verbs?
cat, dog, desk, school, chair, teacher, student.
What are singular nouns?
cats, dogs, desks, schools, chairs, teachers, students.
What are plural nouns?
Verb: swim
Use a present tense verb in this sentence.
He _____________ across Lake Champlain.
What is he swims across Lake Champlain?
Verb: mop
Use a present progressive verb in this sentence.
We _____________ the floors.
What is We are mopping the floors?
Double rule.
They swim.
She swims.
What is a subject verb agreement?
The American lady danced.
Lady.
What is the subject of the sentence?
The man quickly walked.
Quickly.
What is an adverb?
Verb: go
Use a present progressive verb in this sentence.
She _____________ to the dance.
What is she is going to the dance?
Verb: dance
Use a present tense verb in this sentence.
She _____________ in the play.
What is She dances in the play?
The cat's tail is long.
Cat's.
What is a singular possessive noun?
cat's, dog's, desk's, school's, chair's, teacher's, student's.
What are singular possessive nouns?
Am, is, are.
What are helper verbs?
Verb: walk
Use a present tense verb in this sentence.
The woman _____________ two miles after work.
What is the woman walks two miles after work?
Verb: plant
Use a present tense verb in this sentence.
Mike _____________ a tree in his yard.
What is Mike plants a tree in his yard?
The bright sun burned the leaves.
Bright.
What is an adjecive?
The sand absorbed the oil.
Oil.
What is the direct object?
She bikes to school.
Bikes.
What is happening in the sentence?
What is a third person singular present tense verb?
Verb: read
Use a present tense verb in this sentence.
The student _____________ his book every night.
What is the student reads his book every night?
Verb: drop
Use a present progressive verb in this sentence.
We _____________ seeds in the soil.
What is We are dropping seeds in the soil?
Double rule!
The fat cat sat on the mat.
Fat.
What is an adjective?
is walking, am sitting, are talking
What is a present progressive verb?
The timid student read.
Timid.
What is an adjective?