Principal elements/Parts of speech
Answers the questions: "How many? Whose? Which one? What kind?” Modifies a noun or pronoun.
What is an adjective?
A group of words acting as one part of speech with both a subject and a predicate.
What is a clause?
Lainey will give you a fresh-baked cookie. will give is a:
What is a verb phrase?
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they
What are subject pronouns? (nominative case)
Hyrum eats a sandwich without any danger from threatening seagulls.
Hyrum eats a sandwich without any danger from threatening seagulls.
This is the proper order of Syntax:
What is: subject, verb, indirect object, direct object?
It cannot stand on its own; it gives support to the main clause.
What is a subordinate (dependent) clause?
These are the 11 sensory linking verbs.
What is: appear, become, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, grow, remain?
Mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, yours, theirs
What are absolute possessive pronouns?
Anthony and Brenton are undercover agents.
Anthony and Brenton are undercover agents.
Also known as "FANBOYS", these are the seven coordinating conjunctions
What is: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so?
We travel to the mountains. “To the mountains” is an [ ]
What is an adverbial prepositional phrase?
Cyrano is a brave and mighty soldier. "Is" links Cyrano to the [ ].
What is a predicate nominative?
Me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them
What are object pronouns?
On Tuesday, the students were surprised by the snow.
On Tuesday, the students were surprised by the snow.
A barrel of monkeys. Barrel is a: _________
What is a collective noun?
A "because clause" is this kind of clause.
What is a dependent/subordinate clause?
The ghost of Christmas past appeared to Scrooge to instruct him. In this sentence, the main verb is: ____, which is a _______.
What is appeared, predicate verb?
My, your, his, her, its, our, your, their
The spicy octopus smelled fishy and dreadful.
The spicy octopus smelled fishy and dreadful.
The indirect object answers these four questions:
What is: to what? to whom? for what? for whom?
"The wheels on the bus go round and round" On the bus is an [ ]
What is an adjectival prepositional phrase?
Also called an "auxiliary"
What is a helping verb?
Sunray, when is your history final? Your is a(n) ______ pronoun.
What is a 2nd person singular possessive pronoun?
Are your shoes red or green?
Are your shoes red or green?