The "be" verb
Which sentence is incorrect (wrong)?
a) The boys were so happy to see you!
b) It was so hot outside right now.
c) Are you going to the park?
d) I am 10 years old.
b) It was so hot outside right now.
If you say "right now," you can't say "was." The sentence should be:
It is so hot outside right now.
It should be present tense.
a) "These are Emilie's noodles. They're her noodles."
b) "These are Emilie's noodles. They're hers."
Which choice is using a possessive pronoun? And what is it?
b) "These are Emilie's noodles. They're hers."
Annual
Annual means "happens every year."
How many parts of speech are there?
8
noun, verb, adjective, adverb, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, pronouns
"I don't want to study. I need to get a good grade on my test."
What word can we use to connect these two sentences?
"I don't want to study, but I need to get a good grade on my test."
Which sentence is correct (right)?
a) We are at the mall last week.
b) Sorry, I is too busy.
c) Are he going to play with us?
d) Yesterday was a great day.
d) Yesterday was a great day.
a, b, and c all use the "be" verb incorrectly. They do not agree with the tense.
What are the subject pronouns?
I, you, he, she, it, you, we, they
Invent
Invent means "to create something new."
"Wow! This pizza is delicious!"
What is the interjection in this example?
Wow!
(One word with an exclamation point usually means it's an interjection)
Remember: the subject is who, or what, is DOING the verb. What is the subject in this sentence?
a) The house was hit by the tornado.
It's tornado.
Because the tornado is doing the verb TO the house (hit).
What are the simple present "be" verbs?
am, is, are
What are the object pronouns?
me, you, him, her, it, you, us, them
Imply
Imply means to "say something in an indirect way."
a) "The lion is fast."
b) "The lion was running fast."
In which choice is "fast" an adverb?
Here, "fast" is describing "running." In choice a it is describing the lion (a noun), so it is an adjective.
"He went to the store to buy some fruit. He also bought some vegetables."
What word can we use to connect these two sentences?
"He went to the store to buy some fruit and he also bought some vegetables."
What are the simple past "be" verbs?
was, were
What are the possessive pronouns?
mine, yours, his, hers, yours, ours, theirs
Purchase
Purchase means "to buy."
Which part of speech replaces noun in a sentence?
Pronouns
"He love to eat ice cream on a hot day."
Why is this sentence wrong? What do we call the problem?
It should be "he loves," so the subject and the verb agree with each other.
What is the past participle of the "be" verb?
been
What word can be a possessive adjective AND a possessive pronoun?
his
Camouflage
This is how animals hide and protect themselves in nature (like changing their color).
Which part of speech describes a noun or pronoun?
Adjective
Independent clause: a simple sentence that has a subject, verb, and a predicate. It can be alone.
Dependent clause: a part of a sentence that needs help, it cannot be alone.