DO, PA, PN
who or what
What is an intransitive verb?
A verb without a direct object
What verb is the following:
I planted a tree in my backyard?
A transitive verb
What is a subject?
what the sentence is about
What does a predicate adjective do?
it describes the subject or tells a quality of the subject
What is a transitive verb?
A verb with a direct object
What is the following verb?
I watch silently from my window.
Intransitive
What two things does a verb show?
It shows action or a state of being
What does a predicate nominative do?
It renames the subject
What is a helping verb?
I was helping my neighbor with dishes.
helping verb
What questions does an adverb answer?
How, when, were
Does the following sentence contain a predicate nominative, a predicate adjective, or a direct object?
In class, we are creating a cell model.
In class, we are creating a cell model.
DO
What is a linking verb?
It shows existence not action. It links the subject to the PA or PN.
What type of verb is the following:
I was hungry for PE.
linking
What are the four types of sentences?
Declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, imperative
Does the following sentence contain a predicate nominative, a predicate adjective, or a direct object?
The evil cat is malicious.
PA
What are the "be" verbs?
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
Name 5 helping verbs
am, is, are, was, were, being, been, be, have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, should, would, could
What questions does an adjective answer?
How many, whose, which one, what kind?