L1-5
What is the simple subject of this sentence:
A thief had stolen the jewels.
Thief
Write all the proper nouns in this sentence that should be capitalized:
patrick's house is located on green street.
Patrick's Green Street
will, shall
Which it's or its is correct:
The shaggy dog keeps scratching (it's, its) ears.
its
Write the all prepositions in this sentence:
After lunch, I'll sit and study with you.
After, with
What is the simple predicate of this sentence?
The thief had stolen the jewels
had stolen
Write the present tense of the following verbs:
dance, deny, and fizz
dances, denies, fizzes
What is the noun of this sentence, AND is it past, present, or future?
The infant cries when hungry.
cries, present
Is the following sentence, past perfect, present perfect, or future perfect:
Have you curled your hair yet?
present perfect
Write one example of a neuter noun and an indefinite noun
neuter: no gender ex: key, wagon
indefinite: can be either gender ex: grandparent, child
Is this a complete sentence, a fragment, or a run on sentence?:
Exercise makes us feel better it is fun too
run on sentence
Write the past tense of the following verbs: rake, cry, and sip
raked, cried, and sipped
What is the capitalization rules when writing poetry?
The start of a new line
What is the helping verb used for the present participle? AND write an example
is; is walking, is helping, is snowing
Write the correct possessive noun for the following 3 words:
nobody, ladies, children
Correct this sentence fragment:
Running really fast.
Write 3 concrete nouns
answers will vary. examples include anything that you can physically touch. ex: paper, computer, town, piano
Write the plural form of the following nouns:
candy, day, boss, circus, reply
candies, days, bosses, circuses, replies
What is the helping verb used for the past participle? AND write an example
has; has rested, has skipped, has formed
What is a compound noun and write an example.
A noun made up of two or more words. ex: playground, high school, toothpaste, nail polish, mother-in-law, great-grandfather
What is the action verb in the sentence AND write a better one.
I went into the ditch
went; answers will vary: fell, slid, tumbled, etc.
Write 5 abstract noun
Answers will vary. Must be nouns that you cannot touch but can think about such as:
religion, philosophy, holiday, nationality, day, faith
Write the plural form of the following 6 nouns:
knife, cuff, loaf, radio, solo, echo
knives, cuffs, loaves, radios, solos, echoes
in 45 seconds, write as many prepositions as you can
Aboard
About
Above
Across
After
Against
Along
Among
Around
At
Before
Behind
Below
Beneath
Beside
Between
Beyond
By
Down
During
Except
For
From
In
Into
Like
Of
Off
On
Over
Passed
Since
Through
Throughout
Till
Toward
Under
Underneath
Until
Up
Upon
With
Within
Without
You have 45 seconds to write as many as the 23 helping verbs as you can.
is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been, has, have, had, may, might, must, can, could, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would