Nouns/pronouns
List any concrete nouns in the sentence.
Will you be going to the baseball game this Saturday?
game, Saturday
Write the verb and type: action, linking, helping/auxiliary?
American farms had more than 20 million horses and mules in 1900
Had -- action
State the adjective type: descriptive, superlative, demonstrative, interrogative, comparative
Not just anyone can do this job, you know.
demonstrative
List any adverbs in the sentence below:
All rattlesnakes are poisonous, but they bite people relatively rarely
relatively; rarely
State the simple subject AND predicate:
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced, acted, and sang in many movies.
Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers;
danced, acted, sang
State the pronoun and whether it is subjective or objective:
Dana stood in line in front of her.
her -- objective
Write the verb and type: action, linking, helping/modal auxiliary
The wonderful train ride became an impressive memory.
became -- linking
State the adjective type: descriptive, superlative, demonstrative, interrogative, comparative
Ants are social insects that live in organized colonies.
descriptive
What is the adverb of negation?
If not provoked, rattlesnakes are not very dangerous.
not
State the indirect object:
Pablo paid the clerk two dollars for the birthday card
Clerk
Make the following noun POSSESSIVE
Boss
Boss's
State the verb and whether it is transitive or intransitive:
The twelve-horsepower engine sputtered.
sputtered -- intransitive
What is the comparative adjective?
Old Faithful is more famous than the other geysers in the park.
more famous
List any adverbs of manner (or extent):
When hiking in the American West, you must proceed carefully.
Carefully
State the predicate adjective(s):
The grass became brown and dry during the drought.
brown/dry
Make the following noun PLURAL:
Snowmobile
Snowmobiles
What is the present progressive tense of the verb?
Fly
am/is/are flying
What is the superlative adjective?
Of all the U.S. parks, Yellowstone has the most extensive wildlife preserve.
most extensive
List any adverbs of time:
People often find rattlesnakes in dry, rocky areas.
often
(an indefinite frequency)
State the predicate nominative:
The annual school choral production was a success.
success
Make the following noun possessive.
Puppies
Puppies'
What is the past perfect tense of the verb?
Grow
had grown
What is the descriptive adjective?
Ants are also extremely strong and energetic.
strong/energetic
List any adverbs of place:
The gas station is nearby.
nearby
(location/distance)
State the direct object:
Sarah guaranteed Ali full payment for his work at her print shop.
payment