Action and Linking Verbs
An action verb shows action.
A linking verb links the subject to words that describe the subject.
The gods were pleased with how the clay people looked. The gods were not pleased that the clay people could not walk.
Contrasting
Put the subject and verb in agreement in the present tense
Subject: Margarite
Verb: draw
Margarite draws
What do prepositions tell a reader?
The place, time or partner of the subject.
Which is not a correlative conjunction?
A. neither/nor
B. after/ then
C. either/or
D. Not only/ but also
B
What is the subject and action verb in the following sentence?
The Inca divided their empire into four quarters.
Subject: The Inca
Action verb: divided
Which of the following words would I use to compare two things?
A. Instead
B. Alternatively
C. Also
D. In contrast
C
Put the subject and verb in agreement in the past tense
Subject: Leonardo da Vinci
Verb: to see
Leonardo da Vinci saw
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
_______ her 16th birthday, Isabella married Francesco Gonzaga of Mantua.
After
Which correlative conjunction would be used to show a choice between two things?
both/and
either/or
neither/nor
not only/but also
Either/or
What is an inappropriate shift in verb tense?
When a writer uses two different tenses in a set of sentences.
What is the correct way to write the title of a book?
A. Shifts in Power
B. Shifts in Power
C. Shifts in Power
D. "Shifts in Power"
A
Write a sentence using a linking verb
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Must use one of the following linking verbs be, become, seem, appear, remain, feel, look, smell, sound, taste, stay, grow, turn, prove, have, had, has, do, did, does, will, are, and would.
What word could I use to complete this sentence?
Don Quixote thought he saw a man wearing an enchanted helmet, ________, Sancho saw a barber riding a donkey and wearing a basin on his head.
Any of the following,
However, in contrast, on the other hand, alternatively
Put the subject and verb in agreement in the present tense
Subject: The yard
Verb: to be
The yard is
What is the preposition and prepositional phrase in the following sentence?
My dad wakes up before anyone else.
Preposition: before
Prepositional phrase: before anyone else
Which correlative conjunction would be used to make two negative statements?
both/and
either/or
neither/nor
not only/but also
Neither/nor
Read the sentences, are the verb tenses used correctly?
Rather than conquer or tame the land, Native Americans blended into the land. They built sturdy, cozy houses.
If not, what should be changed?
Yes, it is correct.
What is the correct way to write a chapter title?
A. Myths of the Maya
B. Myths of the Maya
C. "Myths of the Maya"
D. Myths of the Maya
C
Identify the subject and verb in the sentence.
Is the verb an action or linking verb?
In the summer of 1911, Ishi emerged from the wilderness in Oroville.
Ishi emerged
Action verb
Rewrite the sentences using a comparing or contrasting word or phrase.
My father only roots for Pittsburgh teams. I only root for Pittsburgh teams.
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Sentence should include Comparing words
(similarly, likewise, in the same way, just as, also, etc.)
Put the subject and verb in agreement in the present tense and use it in a sentence.
Subject: The authors
Verb: to write
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The authors write ______________.
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition and tell the function of the preposition (place, time, or partner):
The Arapahoe and Cheyenne fought _______ the Lakota at the battle of the Little Bighorn.
with (partner)
Use the correlative conjunction either/or in a sentence
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Sentence must show a choice between two alternatives.
Read the sentences, are the verb tenses used correctly?
Don Quixote tried to do what he thought was right. Sometimes he will make mistakes when he will attempt to fix things.
If not, what should be changed?
No, they are not.
he will make-> he made
he will attempt-> he attempted
What is the correct way to write a Work of Art?
A. Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
B. Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
C. "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci
D. Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci
D
Identify the action and Linking Verbs in the following sentences.
Chris was shorter than his father. Then he grew six inches. Now he is almost as big as his father.
Sentence 1: Lining Verb- was
Sentence 2: Action verb- grew
Sentence 3: Linking verb: is
Tell whether the sentences are comparing or contrasting, then rewrite the sentences using a comparing or contrasting word or phrase.
My sister enjoys watching the summer Olympic Games. My brother enjoys watching the winter Olympic Games.
They are contrasting
Sentence must include contrasting words such as however, in contrast, alternatively, whereas, instead, on the other hand, but, etc.
Put the subject and verb in agreement in the past tense and use it in a sentence.
Subject: Native Americans
Verb: to be
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Native Americans were _____________.
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition and tell the function of the preposition (place, time partner):
Francesco was often ___A____, fighting battles ____B____ other city-states and countries.
A: away (place)
B: against (partner) OR with (partner)
Use the correlative conjunction not only/ but also in a sentence
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Sentence must create emphasis