Sentences 1
What are the nouns and verb(s) in this sentence?
Then Mom mixes the dough in a large bowl.
Nouns: Mom, dough, bowl
Verb: mixes
What is the subject in this imperative sentence?
Find a large mixing bowl, a rectangular pan, and a saucepan.
Subject: YOU
Tell what each of these types of nouns are
common
proper
abstract
collective
common: a general name of a person, place, thing, or idea
proper: a specific person, place, or thing
abstract: an idea (you can't touch it)
collective: a group of people or things
What is the plural possessive of each of these nouns?
scientist butterfly elephant
Plural possessive:
scientists' lab
butterflies' wings
elephants' trunks
Past, Present, or Future? What are the tenses of the verb in each sentence?
A-Textiles will fill many needs in years to come.
B-The indigo plant is a natural dye.
C-For centuries textiles helped people live normal lives.
A-future
B-present
C-past
What is the formula for a progressive verb?
What is the progressive verb in this sentence and what is it's tense?
Many companies were making T-shirts with pictures on them by the 1960s.
Progressive verb= helping verb + --ing
Progressive verb-were making
Tense-past
What are the prepositions, object of the prepositions, and prepositional phrases in this sentence?
At mealtime, Ruth sat beside the reapers.
Prepositions: at, beside
Objects of the prepositions: mealtime, reapers
Prepositional phrases: at mealtime, beside the reapers
What are the simple subject(s) and simple predicate(s) in this sentence?
Rain and sunshine make tall and healthy cornstalks.
Simple Subjects: rain and sunshine
Simple Predicate: make
Give examples of each of these nouns:
common, proper, abstract, collective
common: friend, desk, city, state
proper: Emmett, Douglas, Georgia
abstract: happiness, security, luck
collective: team, club, herd
Capitalize the proper nouns in this sentence: i learned the museum's history at the young naturalists' club last christmas.
And these titles?
(poem) the sunset (book) war and peace
I learned the museum's history at the Young Naturalists' Club last Christmas.
Poem: "The Sunset"
Book: War and Peace
Which sentence in each pair uses correct SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT?
1. A. Electricity run the machine.
B. Electricity runs the machine.
2. A. Textile factories produce many types of fabrics.
B. Textile factories produces many types of fabrics.
Correct:
1. B
2. A
Irregular Verbs: what are the present, past, and past participle tenses of this irregular verb: write
Present: write or writes
Past: wrote
Past Participle: written
What are the subject and predicate of this sentence?
The book of Exodus tells about bread made from wheat.
Subject: book
Predicate: tells
What are the simple subject(s) and simple predicate(s) in this compound sentence?
These beetles produce yellow, orange, or green light, and one beetle produces red light.
Simple Subjects: beetles and beetle
Simple Predicates: produce and produces
What is the plural form of each of these nouns?
puppy
donkey
bus
Plural:
puppies, donkeys, buses
Confusing proper nouns: Which is correct?
A-My Aunt and my Uncle live in California.
B-My aunt and my uncle live in California.
Correct:
B--you only capitalize nouns like aunt, uncle, mom, dad when you call them by that name.
Consistent Verb Tenses-which verbs need to be corrected?
The ermine is a small animal with several names. People called it the ermine, the stoat, or the short-tailed weasel. This animal lives in the cold northern parts of Europe, North America, and Asia. Ermine fur is brown in the summer, but it turned white in the winter. White ermine fur are a symbol of wealth, royalty, and purity.
Correct to
1. call
2. turns
3. is
Irregular Verbs: what are the present, past, and past participle tenses of this irregular verb: sing
Present: sing or sings
Past: sang
Past Participle: sung
Which is a fragment?
Rice does not contain any fat.
Eats rice for many meals.
The fragment is "Eats rice for many meals."
Which sentence uses the commas correctly?
A-Dragonflies live near water, but moths need dry places.
B-Dragonflies live near water but moths need dry places.
Correct: A (it separates two main clauses, together with the conjunction "but")
What are the special plural forms of each of these nouns?
calf
woman
child
sheep
Plurals:
calves, women, children, sheep
What are the abbreviations of these words?
January
Tuesday
Mister
morning (written after the hour)
Correct:
Jan. Tues. Mr. a.m.
What is the simple subject, helping verb, and main verb in this sentence?
I am enrolled at First Academy in Douglas, Georgia.
Simple Subject: I
Helping Verb: am
Main Verb: enrolled
What is the formula for a perfect tense verb?
Which tense is this verb (present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, or future perfect)?
Different colors of denim have kept this fabric in demand.
Perfect Tense Verb=the helping verb has, have, or had + past participle of the verb
have kept-past perfect
Are these sentences declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory?
Oats provide fiber in our diet.
Don't forget the oat flour in the recipe.
First sentence: declarative
Second sentence: imperative
Which sentence uses the commas correctly?
A-The monarch an orange and black butterfly migrates hundreds of miles.
B-The monarch, an orange and black butterfly, migrates hundreds of miles.
Correct: B (use a set of commas before and after an appositive--"an orange and black butterfly")
What is the singular possessive of each of these nouns?
friend brother starfish
Singular Possessive:
friend's (smile)
brother's (bicycle)
starfish's (arm)
Which commas are used correctly in each?
A-Dear Skyler, Sincerely,
B-Dear Skyler Sincerely
A-January 7 2025
B-January 7, 2025
Correct:
A (always use commas after greetings and closings)
B (always use a comma between the day and year--also between city and state)
S-V agreement with helping verbs. Which are the correct helping verbs in these sentences?
1. You (was, were) wondering about the history of American textiles.
2. The mill owner (was, were) convinced of the machine's value.
1. were
2. was
Mixing Verb Tenses: Remember that sometimes a change in verb tenses in a sentence is necessary to show the order of events, a shift in time, or conditions for something to happen.
Which verb is correct to complete the sentence?
Our class learned that a silkworm is/was a type of caterpillar.
Correct:
Our class learned that a silkworm is a type of caterpillar.