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A verb form that is used as another part of speech in a sentence.

What is a verbal?

100

Predicate nominatives follow this kind of verb.

What is a linking verb?

100

Peggy asked Have you ever read the book Pilgrim's Progress

Peggy asked, "Have you ever read the book Pilgrim's Progress?"

100

With the windows rolled down.

What is a fragment?

100

Class, please look this way.

What is a direct address?

200

The verb form used as a noun which always ends in 

-ing.

What is a gerund?

200

This tells to whom, for whom, to what, or for what the direct object was given, and always comes before the direct object in the sentence. 

What is the indirect object?

200

No but the story is in my brothers literature book It covers seventy one pages! said Nancy

"No, but the story is in my brother's literature book. It covers seventy-one pages!" said Nancy.

200

I hope you enjoyed yesterdays field trip, now it is time to review for the mid-term.

What is a run-on?

200

Please give me your full attention.

What is an indirect object?

300
One of the four principal parts of a verb (the other principal parts are present participle, past, and past participle).

What is present?

300

This verb form includes the word to followed by a verb.

What is an infinitive?

300

I learned continued Peggy that the poem The Shepherd's Song is taken from that book.

"I learned," continued Peggy, "that the poem 'The Shepherd's Song' is taken from that book."

300

Should I get my husband custom-made socks for Christmas?

What is a sentence?

300

Carter is the male lead in the first grade Christmas program.

What is a predicate nominative.

400

Predicate nominatives follow a linking verb and identify or explain this.

What is the subject?

400

This word or phrase explains or identifies the noun directly in front of it.

What is an appositive?

400

My brother's favorite part was about the castle however, he also talked a great deal about the trial commented Nancy.

"My brother's favorite part was about the castle; however, he also talked a great deal about the trial," commented Nancy.

400

A toilet-paper blaster, a monster slime toy, a slime shooter, a three-headed dragon puppet, and the Hot Wheels dinosaur track.

What is a fragment?

400

Asher chose a Spider-Man book from the book fair.

What is a direct object?

500

Direct objects receive the action from this kind of verb.

What is an action verb?

500

The name of the person the sentence is being spoken to, set off by commas.

What is a direct address?

500

One of the Bible verses referred to in the book is Hebrews 9 27 remarked Peggy.

"One of the Bible verses referred to in the book is Hebrews 9:27," remarked Peggy.

500

I bought my sons a few toys from their wish lists, but I refused to get Gunnar the toilet paper blaster. 

What is a sentence?

500

Cryptozoology, the study of creatures such as the Lock Ness Monster or Bigfoot, is an interesting topic. 

What is an appositive?

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