Modify This!
Complements
Anything Goes
The heart of a Sentence
Nouns and Adverbs: The Detail Detectives
Pattern Identification
100

What four questions do adjectives answer?

What kind? How many? Which? Whose?

100

Where does the object complement go?

After the direct object

100

Change the declarative sentence into an interrogative sentence.  Changing the end mark is not an option.

"The Veritas students are prepared."

C, I, A

100

Which verb attribute tells whether the verb states a fact or asks a question (____), gives a command (______), or expresses a desire or a wish (____)?

indicative, imperative, subjunctive

100

Adverbs answers several questions. What are they?

How? When? Where? Why? How often? How much? To what extent? Under what condition? 

100

My sister is a teacher.

S–Vl–PN

200

What kind of adjective is those in the phrase “those books”?

Limiting

A limiting adjective does not describe—it limits or narrows down which noun you are talking about.

So instead of telling you what kind, it tells you:

  • Which one(s)

  • How many

  • Whose

200

Name verbs that take object complements.

make, call, judge, choose, elect, nominate, name, paint

200

True or False: Mom is the subject of this imperative sentence: Mom, help me with my homework.

False (Implied YOU is the Subject)

200

“She runs daily.” Form?

Simple


200

Name the different adverb types?

Flexional, Affirmative, Negative, and Simple

200

The chef cooked dinner

S–Vt–DO

300

What kind of adjective is Sarah’s in the phrase “Sarah’s coat”?

Possessive adjective

300

What is the job of the OCN?

Rename the DO.

300

 Can you have more than one purpose in a sentence?

Yes.

300

to + a verb =

infinative
300

This noun attribute tells whether a noun names something general like "city" or a specific name like "Chicago."

common or proper

300

The dog slept.

S–Vi

400

What kind of adjective is gold in the phrase “gold ring”?

Descriptive adjective  

400
What is the job of the OCA.

Describe the DO

400

This degree of an adjective compares two things like "faster" or "smarter"

comparative
400

The 4 forms tell us when something has occurred.  Please list them. 


The forms tell us when something has occurred.

Simple is plain: I fall

Perfect is done:  I have fallen

Progressive is moving:   I am falling

Perfect progressive is both in one:  I have been falling.

400

In the phrase "The herd ran" the word "herd" fits which noun attribute?

collective

400

The soup tastes good.

S–Vl–PA

500

Name the three degrees of descriptive adjectives.

Positive, comparative, superlative

500

You will never find this in an OCN.

A prepositional phrase

500

This adjective degree is used when comparing three or more things, such as "strongest" or "most careful."

superlative degree

500

Some verbs are _____, which means they follow a predictable pattern, use the same endings for each part.

Others are _______, like the verbs to be and to have, which don’t follow the normal pattern and need to be memorized.

regular and irregular

500

An adjective with -ly added becomes what type of adverb?

Flexional

500

They named the baby Noah.

S–Vt–DO–OCN

600

In “They arrived early yesterday,” name both adverbs.

early, yesterday

600

"The team chose Alex captain.” What is captain?

OCN

600

In this case, pronouns such as "I," "he," and "we" function as the subject of a sentence.

What is nominative?

600

What Part of a verb usually works with a helping verb like “is,” “am,” or “are.”

Example: jumping

Present Participle
600

Words like yes and certainly are example of what kind of adverbs

affirmative

600

She made the room clean.

S–Vt–DO–OCA

700

“After the game ended, the team celebrated,”
is “After the game ended” an adjectival clause or an adverbial clause?

Adverbial clause

700
How is the OCN different from the PN

Predicate Nominative renames the subject, the OCN renames the Direct Object

700

This type of pronoun introduces a subordinate clause and relates it to the word it modifies, with examples including "who" and "which."

What is a relative pronoun?

700

Perfect form uses what helping verb?

form of “to have”

700

In several sentence patterns, the diagram shows a slanted line in the skeleton.  Name those patterns.

PN, PA, OCN, OCA

700

The teacher gave the student homework.

S–Vt–IO–DO

800

In the sentence:
“The boy who kicked the ball ran home,”
is “who kicked the ball” an adjectival clause or an adverbial clause?

Adjectival clause

800

What is the job of the complement?

completes the thought begun by the subject and the verb.

800

Label the following sentence.  

Our very dedicated students study diligently.

Identify the adjectives and name the type.  

Our = Possessive Pronoun Adjectives (PPA)

very = adverb 

dedicated = descriptive adjective

students= SN

study= Vi

diligently = adverb


800

Identify the Person, Number, Form, and Time: 


The children are playing at the park.

3rd person
plural
progressive
present

800

These noun attributes describe nouns you cannot experience with your five senses versus a noun you can experience with your 5 senses

abstract vs. concrete

800

The athlete ran quickly.

S–Vi