Comparative
when do you use a superlative?
to compare three or more people or things.
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Good is always an ______.
Good is always an adjective.
What is a linking verb?
A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to a word or words in the predicate.
A direct object answers the question _____ or _____.
what or whom
What are the three kinds of verbs?
action verb, linking verb, helping verb
Identify the adjective or adverb in the sentence then say if it is comparative or superlative.
This ribbon is longer than other one.
longer, comparative
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that modifies, or describes a noun or a pronoun.
What are predicate adjectives?
Predicate adjectives are adjectives that follows a linking verb and describes or modifies the subject.
what is the difference between a direct object and an indirect object?
A direct object names the receiver of the action. An indirect object tells to what or whom or for what or whom an action is done.
A verb is a word used to express an ______, a ______, or a _______.
action, condition, state of being
Identify the adjective or adverb in the sentence then say if it is comparative or superlative.
That dog must be the largest dog in the whole universe!
Largest, superlative
Bad is always an adjective. What is the adverb form of bad?
badly
Name four common linking verbs.
ex) is, feel, seem, look, appear, became, are, taste, become
What is the indirect object in this sentence.
Jonathan showed her the medal.
her
State three common helping verbs.
ex) has, have, had, do, does, did
What is the comparative and superlative form of the word tall?
taller, tallest
The students are hard-working and finished three homework assignments in one short evening.
hard-working, three, short
What are predicate nouns?
Predicate nouns are nouns or pronouns that follows a linking verb and identifies, renames, or defines the subject.
What is the direct object in this sentence.
Ms. Lukehart loaned him an extra textbook.
textbook
The action verb tells what the ____ does. The action may be ____ or ____.
subject, physical, mental.
If a word has three syllables how can you modify it?
Add more or most before the word
What does an adverb modify?
it modifies a verb, adverb, or adjective.
Identify the predicate adjectives and adjectives from the sentence below.
a. The rich generous billionaire was a wanted criminal.
Rich, wanted, and generous is the adjectives. Criminal is a proper adjective.
Say the direct or indirect objects in the sentences below and say DO for direct objects and IO for indirect objects.
a. Imagine a city under the sea.
b. You can rent videos at the store.
a. city, DO
b. videos, DO
Say all the linking verbs that are the forms of be.
be, is, am, were,was, been, being