Subjects and Predicates
What is a simple subject?
The simple subject is the principal word the sentence is about
Give the names of the four principal parts of an English verb with examples using the verb "walk"
Infinitive - To walk
Present participle - walking
Past tense - walked
Past participle - have walked
What is a regular verb?
A regular verb is one that forms its past and past participle by adding -d or -ed to the dictionary form
Ex. I walk, I walked, I have walked
What are the two main aspects of English verbs?
English verbs have progressive and emphatic forms
What are the two types of direct question
The two types of direct questions are questions introduced by question words and yes/no questions
What part of speech is a simple subject?
A noun
What is a participle?
A participle is an adjective formed from a verb (a verbal adjective)
What is an irregular verb?
An irregular verb is one that does not form its past and past participle by adding -d or -ed to the dictionary form.
What is the emphatic form?
The emphatic verb form shows emphasis or unusual stress. It is found in only two tenses, the present and the past. It uses the helping verbs do, does, or did
How do you form a yes or no question? Give an example
To form a yes/no question, put a helping verb first.
Ex. statement: He likes Latin.
Questions: Does he like Latin? Is he liking Latin? Did he like Latin?
What is a simple predicate?
The simple predicate is the verb, including helping verbs
What are the two forms of participles? Give examples.
The two participles are the present participle and the past participle.
Ex. 1 Present participle - The conquering Gauls stormed the gates of Rome.
Ex. 2. Past participle - The conquered Gauls surrendered to Caesar.
What are the names of the six English tenses?
Present
Past
Future
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Future Perfect
Give examples of past emphatic and present emphatic verb forms using the verb "walk"
I do walk (he, she, it does)
I did walk
What are the six common question words?
The six common question words are who, what, when, where, why, how
What is the simple subject of the following sentence?
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
fox
How is the present participle formed?
The present participle is formed by adding -ing to the dictionary form.
Give the first person singular of the 6 English verb tenses using the verb walk
Present - I walk
Past - I walked
Future - I will walk
Present perfect - I have walked
Past perfect - I had walked
Future perfect - I will have walked
What is the progressive verb form?
The progressive verb form shows continuous action and consists of the present participle with forms of the to be verb as helping verbs
Make your own yes/no question
Answers vary, but must start with a helping verb
What is the simple predicate of the following sentence?
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
jumped
How is the past participle formed?
The regular past participle is formed by adding -d or -ed to the dictionary form
Give the first person singular of the 6 English verb tenses using the verb "run"
Present - I run
Past - I ran
Future - I will run
Present perfect - I have run
Past perfect - I had run
Future perfect - I will have run
Give the progressive forms for the first person singular of the six English verb tenses using the verb "walk"
Present - I am walking
Past - I was walking
Future - I will be walking
Present perfect - I have been walking
Past perfect - I had been walking
Future perfect - I will have been walking
Make your own question that begins with a question word
Answers vary, but must begin with a question word