Subordinate Clauses
The two types of subordinate clauses are...
Adverb clause, adjective clause
How long can a simple predicate be?
What is one word, but sometimes several words long
Possessive nouns show...
What is ownership or possession
What are the 4 types of verbs (in the Language Power book)?
Auxiliary, phrasal, action, linking
Say a sentence in simple present tense
N/A
What is the purpose of a subordinate clause?
To add information
What is the difference between a complete and simple subject?
Complete subject includes all the words about the subject, while a simple subject is one
Which objects are being acted upon in a sentence? Direct or indirect?
What is direct
If the subject is singular, how do you make the verb agree with it?
Add an s
What is the difference between simple past and past progressive?
The action has already happened, the action was ongoing in the past
The type of words that can go before subordinate clauses are...
What are conjunctions?
Explain a compound predicate.
Two or more verb phrases that share the same subject
How do you make a singular noun possessive?
What does a phrasal verb do?
It changes the meaning of the verb in front of it.
What tense is “I will be going to Ottawa tomorrow” written in?
Simple future
Which of these are in adverb clauses: subject, adverb, verb, adjective?
Subject, verb
Form a sentence and identify the complete subject and complete predicate.
All the words about the subject should be the complete subject and all the words about the predicate should be about the predicate.
How do you make an irregular plural noun possessive? E.g. teeth, cacti
What’s the difference between an auxiliary (helping) verb and a linking verb?
What are verb tenses for?
To let your readers know when an action takes place
Give an example of an adverb clause and an adjective clause.
N/A
Why are complex sentences different from compound sentences?
Complex: independent clause + subordinate clause(s)
Compound: independent clause(s)
How do you make this last name plural and show ownership: Jones?
Joneses’
What are the definitions of auxiliary, linking, and phrasal verbs?
Auxiliary- helping verbs before the main verb
Linking- do not show actions, before information
Phrasal- verb followed by another verb that changes the meaaning
How many verb tenses have we learned so far?
7- simple present, present progressive, simple past, past progressive, simple future, present perfect, past perfect tenses