Verbs
Identify the Verb Type
Verb and type of verb (action, linking, or helping)
Maria feels tired after practice.
Verb: feels
Type: linking
Choose the Correct Pronoun
___ went to the park.
(A) Him
(B) He
(C) Them
(B) He
Identify the Modifier
Is quickly an adjective or adverb?
She ran quickly.
Adverb
Find the Preposition
The cat slept under the table.
under
Add the Comma
Yes I will help you.
Yes, I will help you.
Find the Helping Verb
They have finished their homework.
Have
Subject or Object?
Is the pronoun a subject or an object pronoun?
The teacher called me.
Object pronoun
What Does It Modify?
What word does very modify?
The very tall building collapsed.
very modifies tall
Identify the Prepositional Phrase
We walked through the dark forest.
through the dark forest.
Introductory Phrase
Add commas where needed:
After the game we went out for pizza.
After the game, we went out for pizza.
Correct the Tense
Yesterday, we go to the museum.
Yesterday, we WENT to the museum.
Reflexive or Intensive pronoun?
I made the cake myself.
Intensive pronoun
Choose the Correct Word
Good or well?
She did good on the test.
Well
Choose the Correct Conjunction
I wanted to go, ___ it was raining.
(A) and
(B) but
(C) so
(B) but
In a Series
Add commas:
I bought apples oranges bananas and grapes.
I bought apples, oranges, bananas, and grapes.
Irregular Verb Challenge
Give the past tense of: take / swim / break
take → took
swim → swam
break → broke
Correct the Sentence
Her and me went to the store.
She and I went to the store.
Error Correction + Identification
Correct the sentence and explain why:
She sings beautiful and dances graceful.
beautifully = adverb (modifies sings)
gracefully = adverb (modifies dances)
Reason: Verbs need adverbs, not adjectives.
Compound Sentence
Combine using a coordinating conjunction:
I studied hard. I passed the test.
I studied hard, so I passed the test.
Compound Sentence
Add the comma:
She wanted to go but she was tired.
She wanted to go, but she was tired.
Double Challenge
Identify all verbs and label each as action, linking, or helping:
The students were studying quietly during the test.
were = helping verb
studying = action verb
Person & Number
What person and number is they?
they → Third person, plural
Find Both
Identify one adjective and one adverb
The extremely loud music bothered everyone.
extremely = adverb
loud = adjective
Multi-Step
Identify the conjunction AND the prepositional phrase:
She stayed inside because of the storm.
Conjunction: because
Prepositional phrase: of the storm
Error Detective
Fix all comma errors:
Before dinner we washed our hands and we cleaned the table.
Before dinner, we washed our hands, and we cleaned the table.