Verbs
What is a modal verb?
A verb that takes another verb after it. Modal verbs can express suggestion, order, request, etc
What is a superlative? Give the superlative form of good.
A superlative adjective describes a noun at the upper or lower limit of a quality. Best.
What are the three adverb positions?
Initial, mid, and final
What is the passive voice?
The passive voice is used when the subject is being acted upon rather than acting itself.
Can verbs and objects ever be separated?
No.
What is a gerund?
How do you turn verbs into adjectives?
Add -ed or -ing to the root of the verb
Where in a sentence are comment adverbs normally placed?
Initial position
What form of a verb do you use to form the passive?
Use the past participle.
What proper nouns require the?
Singular rivers, oceans, bridges, regions, and buildings. Plural lakes, mountains, and islands. Some organizations.
Use a reply question with the correct auxiliary verb. She slept peacefully.
Did she?
What is the most common use of an adjective without a noun?
Describing groups of people in general.
When forming superlative adverbs, how do you know whether to use most or -est?
Adverbs ending in -ly take most, short adverbs take -est
What is the most simple way to make an active sentence passive?
Make the object of the active sentence the subject of the active sentence. Make the verb passive. Construct the rest of the sentence.
What feeling do type 3 conditional sentences express?
Regret
Use a question tag with the correct auxiliary verb. You are his friend, ...?
You are his friend, aren't you?
Put the following adjectives in order: plastic, pink, cheap, big, long
Cheap big long pink plastic
How much? OR To what extent?
How do you use a passive reporting sentence to talk about the future?
Use a verb that looks to the future, like expect
When using indirect speech, how would you describe yesterday? How about now?
The previous day. Then.
What is the difference between stopping doing something and stopping to do something
Stopping doing something means finishing it or not doing it anymore. Stopping to do something means no longer doing it to do something else.
Some adjectives have -ing forms that don't end in -ing. What are they for offended, stressed, and scared?
Offensive, stressful, scary
When you have an adverb of time, place, and manner in one sentence, what order do you put them in?
Manner, place, time
What are the 2 main constructions for passive reporting?
It is [passive reporting verb] that, subject is [] to be
Name the prepositions for: look forward, believe, and look
To, in, for