What is the pattern of the following sentence?
Faramir led his men.
S-Vt-DO
Which type of verb transfers the action to another object?
A transitive verb transfers action to another object.
Adverbial clauses are connected to a sentence by what?
Subordinating conjunctions join the adverbial clause to the word it modifies.
How is a participle marked in a sentence analysis?
With a heart
What is different about a sentence diagram containing a participle?
A participle's line is curved.
Name the five sentence patterns we have learned.
S-Vi
S-Vt-DO
S-Vl-PN
S-Vl-PA
S-Vt-IO-DO
What type of verb equates a word from the predicate to the subject?
A linking verb equates a predicate word to the subject.
Which does the following sentence contain, a phrase or a clause?
Frodo inherited the ring after Bilbo left the Shire.
"After Bilbo left the Shire" is a clause because it does contain BOTH a subject and a predicate.
True or False: A participle is a verb ending in -ed, -en, -t, or -ing, and functions as an adverb in a sentence.
False. A participle functions as an adjective in a sentence.
Describe the following prompt as a noun with a participle describing it.
a mom who loves
a loving mom
What is the pattern of the following sentence?
Gollum scrambled down the rocky path.
S-Vi
What type of verb does not transfer action to another object?
An intransitive verb does not transfer action to another object.
Why does Mrs. Johnson teach us grammar?
Mrs. Johnson teaches us grammar because she loves us!
Change the following prompt into a participle describing the noun:
a car that speeds
A speeding car
What is the definition of a participle from our textbook?
A participle is a verbal that is used as an adjective ending in -ed, -en, -t, or -ing.
What is the pattern of the following sentence?
The ring grew heavier as they approached Mordor.
S-Vl-PA
Name the "to be" verbs.
What is an antecedent?
An antecedent is the noun that precedes a pronoun (the noun that the pronoun is replacing in a sentence.)
Which word in this sentence is a participle?
Gollum was gnawing on the flapping fish.
flapping
(Both teams)
Analyze and diagram the following sentence:
Denethor took fallen Faramir to his dreary tomb.
What is the pattern of the following sentence?
Bring me a cookie from the kitchen.
S-Vt-IO-DO
The following are an example of what type of verb?
seem, smell, taste, become, is, looked, appeared
Linking Verbs
Reflexive pronouns may be indirect objects, objects of prepositions, direct objects, and predicate nominatives.
(Both teams)
Analyze and diagram the following sentence:
After the surprising reveal, Eomer welcomed the army of Aragorn.
(Both teams)
Analyze and diagram the following sentence:
Aragorn went to Eowyn when he discovered her wounded state.