Weeks 1-5
What is an infinitive?
An infinitive is "to" plus a verb, used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
To Do
to do
do, does
done
doing
did
To Lie
to lie
lie, lies
lay
lying
lain
To Write
to write
write, writes
wrote
writing
written
Independent Clause
An independent clause expresses a complete thought like a sentence.
Present participle
A present participle is a verb plus "-ing, used as an adjective or a verb.
To Rise
to rise
rise, rises
rose
rising
risen
To Set
to set
set, sets
set
setting
set
To Go
to go
go, goes
went
going
gone
Subordinate Clause
A subordinate clause, also known as a dependent clause, does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
Past participle
To Raise
to raise
raise, raises
raised
raising
raised
To Sit
to sit
sit, sits
sat
sitting
sat
Sentence Parts: Subject
The subject is that part of a sentence about which something is being said.
Sentence Parts: Phrase
A phrase is a group of words that does not contain both a subject and a verb and may be used as a single part of speech.
Verb: Principal Parts
infinitive, present, past, present participle, past participle
To Lay
to lay
lay, lays
laid
laying
laid
To Beat
to beat
beat, beats
beat
beating
beaten
Sentence Parts: Predicate
The predicate is that part about a sentence that says something about the subject.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-complex
To Be
to be
am, are, is
was, were
being
been
To Lay
to lay
lay, lays
laid
laying
laid
To Break
to break
break, breaks
broke
breaking
broken
Sentence Parts: Clause
A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.
7 Sentence Patterns
subject-verb
subject-verb-direct object
subject-verb-predicate nominative
subject-verb-predicate adjective
subject-verb-indirect object-direct object
subject-verb-direct object-object complement-noun
subject-verb-direct object-object complement adjective