Definitions
Sit or Set
Which of these verbs requires a direct object?
Set
Helping Verb(s) + Main Verb
Verb Phrase
How to check for a Helping Verb
Replace verb with "be" form
How to check for PN
Subject of the inverted sentence
The 2 rules for a predicate adjective.
1) Must have a linking verb.
2) Must describe the subject.
Bring
Past Tense and Past Participle Tense of this verb
Past: brought
Past Participle: brought
Verb Tense that shows continuous action, add -ing to the end
Present Participle Tense
Verb Type
Our cat seems sick
Linking
Show the steps of how to find the PN of the following sentence:
Ms. Brody became our teacher.
1) Ms. Brody was our teacher.
2) Our teacher was Ms. Brody.
The PA of the following sentence.
The shell of this egg is brown.
brown
(brown shell)
Sing
Past Tense & Past Participle Tense of this verbPast Participle: Sung
Verbs that do not show action
These verbs link the subject with a noun, pronoun or adjective
Linking Verb
Verb Type
The child grew three inches last year.
Action
The PN of this sentence:
George remained the manager for 3 years.
Manager
The manager was George.
The banana yogurt tastes good.
good
(good yogurt)
Lie
Past Tense & Past Participle Tense of this verbPast: Lay
Past Participle: Lain
This verb tense has a helping verb (usually had) and ends in -ed
A toddler looked at me with big blue eyes.
Action
Barbara's dog is the poodle with yellow bows.
The poodle is Barbara's dog.
The PA of the following sentence:
She is wearing a brown shirt.
No PA
She is wearing a brown shirt.To Be
8 Verb Tenses
is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been
In these types of verbs, the past and past participle are the same
Regular Verbs
Verb Type
Her friend stayed upset for over an hour.
Show the steps in finding the PN of the following sentence:
Are you the head cheerleader?
1) You are the head cheerleader (change to statement)
2) The head cheerleader is you.
The PA of the following sentence:
The secretary was friendly and nice.
friendly and nice
(friendly and nice secretary)