SVA
Identify the Verb. Does it agree with the Subject?
The planet Mars appears red in the nighttime sky.
Verb: Appears (Singular)
Planet Mars is a Singular Subject.
Add an independant clause to form a compound sentence.
Jared loves to play tennis.
Which part of speech is the word in italics?
Children often like shoes with colorful designs.
Noun
Is this a simple/compound/complex sentence?
She wore a red jersey.
Simple
Is the sentence complete or not?
I take the bus to school.
Yes
Identify the Verb that doesnt agree with its Subject.
I feels joy each time I walk on the beach.
Verb: feels (Singular)
I is a special pronoun that agrees with a PLURAL verb = feel.
Add an independant clause to form a compound sentence.
Hillary taught her dog a new trick.
Which part of speech is the word in italics?
Our guest were leaving tomorrow.
Verb
Is this a simple/compound/complex sentence?
I eat chicken wings every single day.
Simple
Is the sentence complete or not?
And stayed in a small hotel near Forum.
No.
Which word is a pronoun?
Leo said that he would run the business.
Pronoun: He
Yes it agrees with 'would run' as that is a modal verb. A modal verb does not have to agree with the subject (pronoun).
Add an independant clause to form a compound sentence.
The sun was bright this morning.
Which part of speech is the word in italics?
To escape the snarling lion was Nora's only thought.
What is a verb?
Is this a simple/compound/complex sentence?
When Carl was younger, he did not have money to buy sweets.
Compound.
Is the sentence complete or not?
By taking the food from her sister.
No.
Identify the verb. Does it agree with the subject?
The huge tiger growl fiercely and angrily.
Verb: Growl (Plural)
Subject: Tiger (Singular)
What should the verb be?
Add an independant clause to form a compound sentence.
Minnie told THE WHOLE STORY to us.
What is a direct object?
Which part of speech is the word in italics?
Humming softly, she swept the sidewalk.
Adverb
Is this a simple/compound/complex sentence?
Look at this picture and guess what is at the right hand corner.
Compound.
Is the sentence complete or not?
The Dodo bird is extinct; it no longer exists.
Yes.
What are the two verbs and do they agree with the subjects?
The alarm do not go off, so I was late for school.
Verb 1: Do (Plural)
Subject 1: Alarm (Singular)
Does not agree.
Verb 2: Was (Singular)
Subject 2: I (Singular)
Agree.
Add an independant clause to form a compound sentence.
A popular movie is TWILIGHT.
Which part of speech is the word in italics?
Have you changed your mind?
What is a pronoun?
Is this a simple/compound/complex sentence?
We searched the North woods, where we sure we would find Bigfoot.
Complex
Is the sentence complete or not?
Which is the fifth planet from the sun, is the largest planet in the solar system.
No.