Past Participles
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Blast to the Past
Transitions and Conjuctions
Definitions and Rules
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The past participle of "be"
been.
100
He was a teacher.
What is, "Was he a teacher?"
100
I am studying English at Cerritos College.
I was studying English at Cerritos College.
100
Three listing order transitions.
First, Second, Third, In addition, Also, Finally.
100
A group of related sentences about a single topic.
What is a paragraph?
200
The past participle of "find".
found
200
The Titanic sank in 1912.
When did the Titanic sink? or Did the Titanic sink in 1912?
200
The girls play soccer every Saturday.
The girls played soccer every Saturday.
200
One concluding sentence signal.
To conclude, In conclusion, In summary, Indeed
200
Used with negative sentences and questions in the simple past tense.
What is "did" or "does"?
300
The past participle of "hurt".
hurt
300
The Titanic had not crossed the ocean before.
Had the Titanic crossed the ocean before?
300
The students have been doing their homework.
The students had been doing their homework.
300
A conjunction showing contrast.
but
300
A sentence that has one subject-verb pair.
What is a simple sentence?
400
The past participle of "drink".
drunk
400
Twelve lifeboats had been removed from the Titanic.
How many lifeboats had been removed from the Titanic? or Had twelve lifeboats been removed from the Titanic?
400
People have been waiting in line. The accident happened.
People had been waiting in line when the accident happened.
400
A conjunction showing similar ideas.
and
400
The only tense or sentence form that doesn't use a subject.
What is the Command or Imperative form?
500
The past participle of write.
written
500
The Titanic had been traveling for five days when it sank.
How long had the Titanic been traveling when it sank? or Had the Titanic been traveling for five days when it sank?
500
My cousin has been living in the same house. The fire destroyed it.
My cousin had been living in the same house before the fire destroyed it.
500
A conjunction connecting a reason and a result.
so
500
Two simple sentences connected by a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
What is a compound sentence?
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