Prepositions
Give an example of A preposition
To, into, above, beyond, on....
A verb
What is Physical Actions and Abstract Actions
Ex. Trucks speed down the highway.
I think my shoes are under the bed.
The simple predicate in this sentence:
Carlos wrote a letter to his uncle.
Wrote
The simple predicate of a sentence is the verb that is done in the sentence. It can be the action that happens, the state of being, or the linking verb.
List the Subject personal pronouns
What is
I, you, we, he, she, it, they
An Adjective
What is a word that modifies, or changes, a noun.
True or False: Prepositions can be alone in a sentence
False: Prepositions can never be alone
Present participle of Walk
Walking
Which is NOT part of the simple predicate:
I do not want spaghetti for dinner again.
Not
"Not" is not a verb. Therefore, it cannot be part of the simple predicate. Be careful when dealing with contractions.
The 3 categories of Personal Pronouns
What are Subject, Object, Possessive
Most common type of all adjectives
What are The Articles
THE, A, AN
The object of preposition
What is the noun following the preposition that the preposition is relating to something in the sentence
Ex. The flower IN the vase is a peony.
Past participle of Eat
Eaten
The Subject in this sentence:
Where are my slippers?
What are Slippers
What is the pronoun in this sentence:
One day the doctor asked the doctor's assistant for the doctor's calendar.
There are no pronouns
Name one of the different types of Adjectives
Nouns, Possessive Nouns, Proper Nouns, Proper Adjectives
A prepositional phrase
What is a prepositional phrase is the preposition, the object of the preposition, and all the modifiers between the two.
Ex. in (preposition) the vase (object)
to (preposition) the movies (object)
after (preposition) science class (object)
Run
Direct object in this sentence:
Dante threw the ball.
The Ball
What is the noun or pronoun that directly receives the action of the verb.
The Subject pronoun in this sentence:
He bit the monster.
He
Give the definition of a compound-adjective or give an example
A compound adjective is made up of two or more words put together.
Ex: My two-year-old sister loves puppies.
Name 1 of some common prepositions
What is Prepositions of time, Prepositions of place, Prepositions of direction/movement, Prepositions of manner
I am walking, I was walking, I will be walking
Indirect Object in this sentence:
I gave my mother my report card.
(Mother is the indirect object.)
I gave my report card to my mother.
The possessive pronoun in this sentence:
My pencil fell on the floor, and his pencil ended up on her desk.
My, His, Her
Order of Adjectives
Determiners, Quantifiers, Opinions, Facts/Physical Traits
Ex: The two comfortable old blue recliner chairs