Imposters
Jaimie plans to leave for Spain after graduation.
Infinitive
"Give me liberty or give me death!"
--Patrick Henry
Direct Object
I can see that (your / you're) worried.
What is you're?
Place the Commas: Tegan wants to go home but Sarah doesn't want to leave yet.
Tegan wants to go home, but Sarah doesn't want to leave yet.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/commas/extended_rules_for_commas.html
We had walked in the park yesterday.
Perfect Past
Imposters actually are THIS part of speech acting as nouns or adjectives.
Verbs
"I think therefore I am."
--René Descartes
Subject
The football team won (its / it's) final game.
What is its?
Place the Commas: I went to lunch with my mother brother and sister.
I went to lunch with my mother, brother, and sister.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/commas/extended_rules_for_commas.html
am, is, are, was, were, being, been, be,
have, has, had, do, does, did, will, would, shall, should
may, might, must, can, could
Helping Verbs
Juggling, fishing, and biking are my three favorite hobbies.
Gerund
"Lend me your ears."
Indirect Object
Last year's historic blizzard (affected / effected) all six New England States.
What is affected?
Place the Comma: Yes the plane will land at 5:30pm.
Yes, the plane will land at 5:30pm.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/commas/extended_rules_for_commas.html
Each of the thirty-one days in July were/was hot.
was
Slamming the door, the child stormed carelessly into the kitchen.
Present Participle
"[G]overnment of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
--Abraham Lincoln
Object of the Preposition
We went to Paris and stayed (there / their, they're) for two weeks.
What is there?
Place the Commas: While I was in the kitchen the baby woke up.
While I was in the kitchen, the baby woke up.
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/commas/extended_rules_for_commas.html
Active or passive: The entire stretch of highway was paved.
Passive Voice
Half eaten and withered, the apple core sat lonely on the shelf.
Past Participle
"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."
--Helen Keller
Predicate Nominative
The baby (laid/lay) in the crib.
lay
Insert the comma:
Let's eat grandma!
What is: Let's eat, grandma!
I will have called the bakery three times by then.
Future Perfect