Parts of Speech
The part of speech that shows action, linking, or existence.
What are Verbs.
what verbs show existence
(commonly known as the following: Am, Is, Are, Was, Were, Be, Being, Been)
what are state of being verbs
What are the six basic tenses
present, present perfect, past, past perfect, future, future perfect.
Define transitive verbs
having a receiver for the action
I might go to the mall
subject is I
verb is might go
part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
what are nouns
The dog had run to the far side of the field.
the verb is had run, it is an action ver with a helping verb, and it is transitive
what are verbs that change their entire word structure to change between present, past, and past participle
irregular verbs (refer to page 51)
is this verb transitive or intransitive
Evan ran the race with confidence.
transitive, Race receives the action of being ran
A failing grade is anywhere between an 0% through a 69%.
subject is grade
verb is is
words that modify nouns
what are adjectives
verbs that usually connect parts of the subject to parts in the predicate
what are linking verbs
Please correct the following verbs
dragged snuck
throwed growed
ranned thunk
drug thought
sneaked
thrown
run or ran
grown
Define verb voice
tells whether or not the verb is doing the action and the subject is receiving
if no answer is right, it is Tamari's discretion
identify all adjectives
The beef jerky came in three large packs of clear plastic.
The, Beef, Three, Large, Clear
part of speech that shows how a noun or pronoun is related to another word in the sentence
what are prepositions
Looks like a verb in a sentence, but it plays a different role.
verbals
what principal part should be added to perfect verbs
the past participle
what voice is used in the following sentence
The tree was climed by Travis
it is passive, the tree did not climb itself
identify the verbs and tell their types
Talia and Pete had gone to the store, but Talia had left her wallet at home.
the verbs are had gone and had left.
both are verb phrases containing one helping verb and one action verb.
if wrong up to Tamari's discretion
An exclamatory word that is not grammatically related to any word in the sentence
what is an interjection
Three forms verbals appear in
gerund, participle, and infinitive
what two verb tense forms give the normal verb tenses more sentence depth
Progressive and Emphatic forms
what are the three moods
indicative
imperative
subjunctive
Make a declarative sentence, an interrogative sentence, an imperative sentence, and an exclamatory sentence.
Completely up to Tamari's discretion