Irregular Plurals
We NEVER form a plural with an ____________________.
apostrophe
....seriously, NEVER!
Fill in the blank
I _____________ my homework. (future, do)
shall do
True or false: A verbal is a verb form that functions as a verb.
False! A verbal is a verb form that does NOT function as a verb. It acts like something else in a sentence.
Explain the difference between their and there.
Their is the possessive form of they
There means "at" or "in that place"
Prepositions are words that tell us about ___________________ in time, space, or degree.
relationships
Give the plural:
watch
watches
add -es to words ending in s, sh, ch, x, z
Give the present participle, past tense, and past participle of the verb walk
(to be helping verb) walking, walked, (to have helping verb) walked
A gerund ends in -_________ and functions as a _________.
-ing, noun
Explain the difference between Calvary and cavalry.
Calvary is the site of Jesus's crucifixion.
Cavalry are military troops on horseback.
Select the prepositions from this list:
run, about, big, over, to, raft, skip, from, during
about, over, to, from, during
Give the plural
turkey
turkeys
add -s when a word ends with ay, ey, oy, uy
The perfect tenses are formed by placing a have/has _________ ________________ in front of the ______________ _________________ of a verb.
helping verb, past participle
Select the gerund acting as the subject of this sentence:
Swimming is a very difficult sport.
Swimming
Define heresy.
Heresy- an opinion or doctrine that disagrees with the doctrine of a church or deviates from accepted beliefs or standards
Select the prepositions from this sentence:
The white abalone is at the top of the endangered list for marine invertebrates.
at, of, for
Give the plural
cherry
cherries
change "y" to "i" and add -es when a word ends in a consonant + y
Complete the sentence with the verb and tense indicated in the parentheses.
Ichabod Crane _________________ home through the dark, spooky woods. (present perfect of walk).
has walked
Select the gerund acting as the subject of this sentence:
During the middle ages, farming was a common profession.
farming
(during may end in -ing, but it is never a verb)
All or nothing: What do the following roots mean?
Caco-
Eu-
Mania-
Caco- bad
Eu- good
Mania- madness, passion
Select the prepositions in this sentence:
On behalf of the class, I thanked the prime minister for traveling to us in spite of the bad weather.
on behalf of, for, to, in spite of,
daughter-in-law
daughters-in-law
make the main element plural in a compound noun
Complete the sentence with the verb and tense indicated in the parentheses.
By the end of the night, Ichabod Crane ___________________ Katrina Van Tassel for her hand. (future perfect of ask)
will have asked
Write your own sentence with a gerund as the subject.
answers will vary
Explain the difference between imminent and immanent.
imminent means that something is likely to happen at any moment while immanent means something innate or inborn.
Create a sentence using at least three prepositions.
Answers will vary