Chapter 6
What is leader in this sentence
In August 1914, Earnest Shackleton became the leader of an expedition to cross America.
Predicate nominative
Which one of these words is a concrete noun?
One event during colonial times- The Boston Tea Party- led the colonies to support each other instead of Britain.
Britain
I often dream about a new soccer ball.
Action verb
To make shorter
Abridge
Dangerous
Perilous
What kind of sentence is this?
There was public excitement over the expedition from the start.
inverted
Which one of these words is an abstract noun?
One event during colonial times- The Boston Tea Party- led the colonies to support each other instead of Britain.
Times
In my dream, I must kindly ask my parent.
Helping verb
To pardon or overlook
Condone
to speak of evil
Malign
What type of subject is in this sentence?
Take us with you on your trip to the South Pole.
Understood subject
Which is a compound noun?
One event during colonial times- The Boston Tea Party- led the colonies to support each other instead of Britain.
Boston Tea Party
My foot slips on sand an I stumble.
Action verb
Having a pleasing appearance
Comely
Highest point
Apex
What part of the sentence is stuck?
Just eighty miles from their destination, their ship Endurance became stuck.
Predicate nominative
What are the three proper nouns?
One event during colonial times- The Boston Tea Party- led the colonies to support each other instead of Britain.
Native American, Boston Harbor, December
As I fall, I smell the sweet air.
Linking verb
To strengthen, build up
Fortify
Published after death
Posthumous
Identify if the sentence has a compound subject, compound verb, or neither.
Lon Chaney Jr., took over the monster role in the 1940’s, sharing top billing with Bella Lugosi.
Neither
What pronoun can be found below?
One event during colonial times- The Boston Tea Party- led the colonies to support each other instead of Britain.
Personal
The palm tree is so tall.
Linking verb
Broken stone, ruins
Rubble
Slaver, any state of being bound
Bondage