Parts of a sentence
What is the subject?
The cat slept on the windowsill.
The cat.
What is the preposition in this sentence? The children ran across the field after finishing their classes.
across
What are the two versions of the future simple?
will and going to.
What is the past simple form of the verb to have?
had
What is the main verb and what is the auxiliary? :
The children were playing soccer in the park.
Were = auxiliary, playing = main verb in the -ing form.
Identify a preposition of time.
possible answers: after, around, at, before, by, during, for, in, on, since.
will be + -ing form of the verb.
What is the past participle of the verb to be?
been
Identify the modifiers and tell me what kind of modifiers they are:
The tired runner collapsed after quickly finishing the race.
Tired= adjective, quickly= adverb.
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence: I slept so well, my pillow was like a feather.
"like a feather" = prepositional phrase of manner. Tells us how the pillow felt.
If we are making an offer, what form of the future should we use? and give an example.
will! ex: I will do the dishes.
What is the past simple form of the verb to teach?
taught
What is the direct and what is the indirect object?
Maria gave her friend a thoughtful gift.
The gift= direct object, her friend = indirect object.
Use the preposition "since" in a sentence.
example: I have worked at the bakery since I was 10 years old.
If we are emphasizing the duration of an action in the future, what form of the future must we use? and give an example.
The future continuous. For example: We will be eating a long dinner for Thanksgiving this time next week.
what is the past simple and past participle form of the verb to break?
broke, broken
Identify all the part of this sentence:
The quiet student carefully completed the assignment.
subject: the student
verb: completed
direct object: the assignment
modifiers: quiet = adjective, carefully= adverb
Rewrite this sentence adding a prepositional phrase: The cat was sleeping.
Example: the cat was sleeping on the couch.
Use the future simple in the going to form about a prediction in the future. Be careful to use going for the correct kind of prediction...
Must be a prediction for which we have present evidence. ex: your cake is going to burn, you must lower the temperature.
Rapid fire: give me the past simple and past participle form of the next 5 verbs...
To do: did, done
To cut: cut, cut
To eat: ate, eaten
To see: saw, seen
To buy: bought, bought