Parts of Speech
What is a verb? Give an example:
An action word.
Any suitable example
Define:
Subject
The subject in a sentence is the person/thing performing the action.
Write the following sentence in the future continuous tense:
Samantha drove to Durban on Sunday.
Samantha will be driving to Durban on Sunday.
The TV costs an arm and a leg.
The TV is very expensive.
The red sports car raced down the street.
The red sports car
What is a noun?
Something we can see, touch and sometimes taste, smell and hear.
What is the predicate?
A predicate is the rest of the sentence that describes what is done.
Write the following sentence in the past continuous tense:
We go to church on Sundays.
We were going to church on Sundays.
Susan is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Susan is pretending to be someone she is not.
In autumn, the orange and red leaves litter the field.
the orange and red leaves
Identify the adverb in the following sentence.
The grey cat slowly climbed up the oak tree.
Slowly
What is the subject in this sentence?
The teacher wrote the answers on the board.
The teacher.
Change the following sentence to the past perfect tense:
My mom drives me to school.
My mom had driven me to school.
I'm having second thoughts about attending your party.
Doubting the decision you made.
We all wore our wild-animal onesies to the sleepover.
our wild-animal onesies
Identify the adjectives in the following sentence.
The grey cat slowly climbed up the oak tree.
Grey and oak.
What is the predicate of this sentence?
The teacher wrote the answers on the board.
Wrote the answers on the board.
Write the following sentence in the future continuous tense:
We were eating pizza on Fridays.
We will be eating pizza on Fridays.
I feel like a fish out of water at social gatherings.
You are feeling uncomfortable or left out.
She refused to eat the chocolate chip cookie that I baked.
the chocolate chip cookie
How many types of articles are there in English?
Name them and provide the examples.
Definite: The
Indefinite: a or an
Identify the subject and predicate in this sentence:
The students were kicking the ball on the field.
Subject: The students
Predicate: were kicking the ball on the field.
Write the following sentence in the past perfect tense:
The dog ran away from his owner.
The dog had run away from his owner.
Bite the bullet.
Having to do something you don't really want to do
It is important to be aware of the potential negative effects of social media.
the potential negative effects