Lesson 8

Subject ID

100

Find the subject in the sentence: 

The cat slept on the mat.

cat

200

Find the subject in the sentence: 

Maria runs every day.

Maria

300

Find the subject in the sentence: 

My friends and I play soccer.

friends and I

400

Find the subject in the sentence: 

There are many books on the shelf.

books

500

Find the subject in the sentence: 

To finish on time, the team practiced every evening.

team

Predicate and Verb Type

100

What is the predicate in the sentence: 

The dog barked loudly.

barked

200

What is the verb in the sentence and is it an action or linking:

She seems happy.

seems - Linking verb

300

What is the predicate in the sentence:

The students finished their work early.

finished

400

Find the verb in the sentence and tell if it is an action or linking verb:

The soup smells delicious.

smells - Linking

500

Find the predicate in the sentence:

Neither the coach nor the players were confident before the game.

were

Linking Verbs and Recognition

100

Which is a linking verb?

ran / are / jumped 

are

200

Is the verb linking or action in the sentence: 

The cake tastes sweet.

Linking

300

Choose the linking verb in the sentence: 

The sky became cloudy.

became

400

Find the linking verb and the predicate adjective in the sentence: 

The idea seems impossible to them.

Linking Verb: seems

Predicate Adjective: impossible

500

Explain why feel is a linking verb in: 

I feel tired after practice.

If I change feel with = or seems, the sentence still makes sense. Feel connects the subject to the description tired.

Infinitives(Definition and ID)

100

Which is an infinitive: 

to sing / sings / singing

to sing

200

Find the infinitive in the sentence:

I like to read before bed.

to read

300

Is "to be" acting like a noun in the following sentence?

To be brave is important. 

Yes, the infinitive "to be" is acting like a noun.

400

Find the infinitive in the sentence and tell whether it acts like a noun, adjective, or adverb:

She has time to practice piano.

to practice - acts like an adjective describing "time". EX: What kind of time? to practice.

500

Rewrite: He wants a place to sleep. 

Identify the infinitive and it's function.

to sleep - adjective modifying "place". EX: What kind of place: a place to sleep.

Diagram the skeleton and Mixed Challenge

100

Draw the skeleton line for: 

Dogs bark.

___dogs_____|___bark________

               

200

For the following sentence, show subject and verb placement on the skeleton.

The tall boy ran. 

___boy___|___ran___

300

Diagram the subject and verb for:

Maria and Jose study nightly.

___Maria___

                   \__|__study__

              and/

___Jose___

400

Find the subject, verb, and infinitive in:
The team decided to celebrate.

Subject: team

Verb: decided

Infinitive: to celebrate

500

Daily Double: Here you can choose to add up to double the points or remain at the 500. Remember whatever number you choose, if you get the correct answer, you get the points, if you get the wrong answer, you lose the points.

In the following sentence diagram the sentence, find the infinitive and its function.

To win the prize, the athlete trained daily. 

___athlete__|__trained__

Infinitive: To win

Function: adverb (trained why: to win)