Vocabulary - Adjectives
loquacious, garrulous
synonyms - talkative
germinate, stagnate
antonyms - germinate: grow, stagnate: cease to flow.
Subject Noun
tells what the sentence is about, person/place/thing
(Who does the verb)
Make this possessive:
Jesus
Jesus's
What makes a simple sentence
SN - V
transient, permanent
antonyms
Transient - passing away, ending
Permanent - stays the same
terminate, initiatiate
antonyms: terminate - end, initiate: begin
Pronoun
takes the place of a subject noun
(he/she/it/you/they...)
Make this possessive - the plural of child.
Children's
What makes a compound sentence?
SN VT C SN VT
defunct, extinct
mutter, enunciate
antonyms: mutter - mumble, enunciate: announce clearly
name the 8 be verbs
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
Make this possesive: the plural of wife
wives'
Name some FANBOYS conjunctions
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
eccentric, odd
synonyms - strange, not normal
transform, preserve
antonyms - transform: change, preserve: keep the same
Direct Object
A direct object is a noun or pronoun that completes the meaning of the sentence. To find it ask What/whom after the verb.
What is the difference between an adverb and a preposition, such as He fell down, or down the street
A preposition must have an object
Name 3 www.asia.wub words
when, while, where, as, since, if, although, whereas, unless, because
sumptuous, lavish
synonyms - extravagant, expensive
appease, antagonize
antonyms: appease: to make someone calm by meeting demands. Antagonize : to anger someone.
Indirect Object
The noun that receives what the DO names. Ask to whom or for whom after the verb.
their/there/they're - give proper examples
their - possessive
there - place
they're - they are
Show 2 ways (compound and complex) to fix the following sentence:
The boy raced down the hall he crashed into an old lady
The boy raced down the hall, and crashed into an old lady.
As the boy raced down the hall, he crashed into an old lady.