Principle Elements & Pronouns
The principle elements of every sentence.
What are Subject and Predicate?
These are the Be Verbs, often used as linking verbs.
Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been.
This is the definition of a Prepostion.
What is a part of speech used to show the relationship between certain words in a sentence?
This is the definition of a Pronoun.
What is a part of speech used in place or a noun or nouns?
Identify the type of sentence:
I can't wait for our WOL Test!
What is an exclamatory sentence?
Definition of a Predicate Adjective and Predicate Nominative.
What is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes a quality of the subject?
What is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject?
This is the definition of a Direct Object.
What is a noun or pronoun that follows a transitive verb and tells what the subject is acting on?
Identify the verb that agrees with the subject of the sentence:
Usually, the army of insects (devour / devours) a clump of trees.
What is devours?
These are the three most common relative pronouns.
What is who, which, and that?
My, our, your, your, his, hers, its, their.
What are possessive pronouns?
These are the 11 commonly used sensory linking verbs.
What is appear, become, feel, look, seem, stay, sound, taste, grow, smell, and remain?
This is the definition of a Proper Adjective.
What is a Proper Noun used as an adjective, sometimes with a slightly changed ending?
Analyze and diagram the following sentence:
Swarms of prospectors came to the San Francisco area!
The teacher will verify for the correct answer. (answer found on page 74 of teacher manual)
This is the definition of a clause.
What is a group of words behaving like one part of speech, containing a Subject and a Predicate?
The case of the italicized pronoun is the ______ case in this _______ sentence.
Go help them pick up the trash.
What is the objective case in the imperative sentence?
Analyze and diagram the following sentence:
The skies in the west appeared dark and hostile.
Write on a piece of paper and teacher will verify. (Answer found on page "m" in Ch 5 of teacher manual)
The italicized word is a Proper ______ in the following sentence:
The Freedom Trail is a two-and-a-half-mile path of history.
What is a Proper Noun?
This is the definition of an Indirect Object.
What is an objective element (a noun or pronoun) receiving what the direct object names?
This is the definition of an Interrogative Pronoun.
What is the question pronouns which may act as a Subject, an object, or an adjective within a question?
These are the absolute possessive pronouns.
What is:
mine, ours, yours, yours, his/hers/its, and theirs?
Analyze and diagram the following sentence:
During the storm, the icy hail sounded thunderous on the roof.
Complete on a piece of paper and the teacher will verify. (answer found on page "m" of the teacher manual in Ch 5)
The italicized word is a Proper ______ in the following sentence:
The guys are planning a Boston trip next week.
What is a Proper Adjective?
Analyze and diagram the following sentence:
They gave the snake beef jerky and dog biscuits.
The teacher will verify the answer provided. (answer found on page 132 of teacher manual)
Analyze and diagram the following sentence:
Are those old snowshoes, which have a leather web, very helpful?
Teacher will check for accuracy. (answer found on page "o" in Ch 8 of teacher manual)