Definitions
A verb form that is used as another part of speech in a sentence.
What is a verbal?
Predicate nominatives follow this kind of verb.
What is a linking verb?
Peggy asked Have you ever read the book Pilgrim's Progress
Peggy asked, "Have you ever read the book Pilgrim's Progress?"
With the windows rolled down.
What is a fragment?
Class, please look this way.
What is a direct address?
The verb form used as a noun which always ends in
-ing.
What is a gerund?
This tells to whom, for whom, to what, or for what the direct object was given, and always comes before the direct object in the sentence.
What is the indirect object?
No but the story is in my brothers literature book It covers seventy one pages! said Nancy
"No, but the story is in my brother's literature book. It covers seventy-one pages!" said Nancy.
I hope you enjoyed yesterdays field trip, now it is time to review for the mid-term.
What is a run-on?
Please give me your full attention.
What is an indirect object?
What is present?
This verb form includes the word to followed by a verb.
What is an infinitive?
I learned continued Peggy that the poem The Shepherd's Song is taken from that book.
"I learned," continued Peggy, "that the poem 'The Shepherd's Song' is taken from that book."
Should I get my husband custom-made socks for Christmas?
What is a sentence?
Carter is the male lead in the first grade Christmas program.
What is a predicate nominative.
Predicate nominatives follow a linking verb and identify or explain this.
What is the subject?
This word or phrase explains or identifies the noun directly in front of it.
What is an appositive?
My brother's favorite part was about the castle however, he also talked a great deal about the trial commented Nancy.
"My brother's favorite part was about the castle; however, he also talked a great deal about the trial," commented Nancy.
A toilet-paper blaster, a monster slime toy, a slime shooter, a three-headed dragon puppet, and the Hot Wheels dinosaur track.
What is a fragment?
Asher chose a Spider-Man book from the book fair.
What is a direct object?
Direct objects receive the action from this kind of verb.
What is an action verb?
The name of the person the sentence is being spoken to, set off by commas.
What is a direct address?
One of the Bible verses referred to in the book is Hebrews 9 27 remarked Peggy.
"One of the Bible verses referred to in the book is Hebrews 9:27," remarked Peggy.
I bought my sons a few toys from their wish lists, but I refused to get Gunnar the toilet paper blaster.
What is a sentence?
Cryptozoology, the study of creatures such as the Lock Ness Monster or Bigfoot, is an interesting topic.
What is an appositive?