A verb shows....
action or a state of being
The principle elements of a sentence are ...
a subject and a predicate
Combine the sentence!
Patricia wants to go for a walk. Her dog wants to go outside to play.
, and (or) , but
Simplex, complex or compound?
The children wore their dirty boots.
simple
How many predicates does a compound sentence have?
2
The eight parts of speech are ....... of ........
classes of words
A _______ modifies a noun.
adjective
My laptop will not work. I will need to buy a new one.
, so
Simplex, complex or compound?
They took a lot of pictures when they visited Montana.
complex
What does IEW stand for?
Institute of Excellence in Writing
List the eight parts of speech!
NOUNS! VERBS! ADJECTIVES! ADVERBS! PREPOSITIONS! PRONOUNS! CONJUNCTIONS! INTERJECTIONS!
A ______ modifies a verb.
adverb
Combine the sentences.
Shelby has a dog. He needs a bath.
, and
Simple, complex or compound?
Before the bell rings, the student lined up at the door.
complex
A _____ ______ helps another verb to express it's meaning.
helping verb
An adjective is a part of speech used to ....
modify a noun
A ______ tells us about the subject, like what it is doing or being.
predicate
Separate the sentence into two complete sentences.
I like coffee, and I like tea.
I like coffee. I like tea.
Simple, complex or compound?
We turned off the lights, and we went to sleep.
compound
Name 15 helping verbs!
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, has, have, had, do, does, did, may, might, must, should, could, would, shall, will, and can
__________ - an objective element that tells us what the subject is acting on. It is a noun or pronoun after a transitive verb.
direct object or DO
A _____ is a part of speech used in place of a noun or nouns.
pronoun
School is fun, but I do not enjoy homework.
Simple, complex or compound?
He was playing on his computer.
simple
What level WOL book are we using?
The first level, or 1B