Verbs
Johannes Kepler was the first astronomer to openly advocate the Copernican system.
What type of verb is was?
Linking
Delightful
Adjective
A word that may modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Adverb
The blood bank gave us certificates to thank us for donating blood.
Indirect object (IO)
Johannes Kepler discovered the three laws of planetary motion.
What type of verb is discovered?
Transitive
Hey
Interjection
The word for which a pronoun stands
Antecedent
Did you get the email regarding the meeting, Maria?
Direct address (DA)
Halley's comet returned on schedule as Edmund Halley had predicted.
What type of verb is returned?
Intransitive
Who
Pronoun
A word or word group that joins words, phrases, or clauses
Conjunction
We painted the mailbox green.
Objective complement (OC)
Sir Isaac Newton has been called the mastermind of the human race.
What type of verb is has been?
Helping
More
Adverb
A substantive that follows another substantive to identify or explain it
Appositive
There is nothing else to do but mow the yard.
Expletive (EXP)
The supernova that appeared in 1572 was observed by Tycho Brahe.
What type of verb is was observed?
Transitive
If
Conjunction
Any word, phrase, or clause that functions as a noun or noun equivalent
Substantive
The second computer is the better buy, all things considered.
Nominative absolute (NA)