Verbs & Verb Types
A verb shows what someone or something does or is.
In the sentence: “The puppies barked all night,” identify the verb.
barked
A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
In: “The forest was quiet,” identify the noun.
forest
Adjectives describe nouns.
In: “The ancient map tore easily,” identify the adjective.
ancient
A complete sentence needs a subject and a verb. Is this complete or a fragment?
“Ran to the store.”
Fragment
Add the correct end punctuation: “Watch out”
! (Accept: period if you prefer neutral tone.)
An action verb shows what someone/something does.
In: “Jada kicked the ball across the field,” identify the action verb.
kicked
A proper noun names a specific person/place.
In: “We visited Winnipeg,” identify the proper noun.
Winnipeg
Adverbs often describe verbs and answer how/when/where.
In: “He ran quickly,” identify the adverb.
quickly
Identify the subject in:
“The team celebrated loudly.”
team
Add commas:
“After dinner we played cards.”
After dinner, we played cards.
A linking verb connects the subject to a description (like is, are, was, seem).
In: “The soup smells delicious,” identify the linking verb.
smells
A pronoun replaces a noun.
In: “Mia dropped Mia’s phone, so she picked it up,” identify the pronoun replacing Mia.
she
Identify the adjective in:
“The movie had a surprising ending.”
surprising
Identify the predicate (what the subject does) in:
“The cat slept on the couch.”
slept on the couch
Correct the capitalization:
“we studied canadian history.”
We studied Canadian history.
A helping verb works with a main verb (like has, have, will, can).
In: “They have finished the project,” identify the helping verb.
have
Identify the possessive pronoun in:
“That jacket is mine.”
mine
Identify the adverb in:
“We will leave soon.”
soon
A compound sentence joins two complete sentences. Add the best conjunction:
“I wanted to go, ___ it was snowing.”
but
Add apostrophe: “That is Jamies locker.”
What is Jamie’s?
Find the main verb in:
“We will visit the museum tomorrow.
visit
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Identify the object pronoun in:
“Mr. Lee helped us after school.”
us
Which word is the correct adverb?
“She spoke soft / softly during the ceremony.”
softly
Fix the fragment by adding what’s missing:
“Because I was tired.” (What kind of fix is needed?)
add an independent clause? (Accept: “Finish the sentence / add a main clause.”)
Choose correct:
“Its/It’s going to be cold today.”
It's
Find the helping verb in:
“We will visit the museum tomorrow.”
will
Replace the repeated noun with a pronoun:
“The dog chased the dog’s tail.” (Give the best replacement.)
its
Find the word being described:
“The extremely tall building…” What word does extremely describe?
tall
Identify the dependent clause:
“When the bell rang, we packed up.”
When the bell rang
Fix the dialogue punctuation:
She said “stop right there”
She said, “Stop right there.”
or
She said, “Stop right there!”
An irregular verb doesn’t follow -ed rules (go→went).
In: “He ran to the bus,” identify the irregular verb.
ran
Identify the abstract noun in:
“Her confidence grew with practice.”
confidence
Fix it:
“He did good on the test.” (Replace the incorrect word.)
good ---> well
Identify the simple sentence:
A) Because I was late, I ran.
B) I ran.
C) I ran, and I slipped.
B
Insert the semicolon correctly:
"I wanted to go I had no ride.”
I wanted to go; I had no ride.
Identify the verb phrase (helping + main) in:
“She has been practicing every day.”
has been practicing
Identify the collective noun in:
“A crowd gathered outside the gym.”
crowd
Identify the comparative adjective:
“This puzzle is harder than the last one.”
harder
Fix the run-on:
“I finished my work I started reading.” (Add punctuation or a conjunction.)
I finished my work, and I started reading. (Accept: semicolon or period version.)
Fix the list punctuation:
“We need paper pencils erasers and rulers.”
We need paper, pencils, erasers, and rulers. (Oxford comma optional.)
Choose the correct verb:
“Neither of the answers (is/are) correct.”
is
Choose the correct pronoun:
“Between you and (I/me), this movie was disappointing.”
me
Identify the adverb phrase in:
“She sang with confidence.”
with confidence
Identify the sentence type:
“Please close the door.”
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Add commas to avoid confusion: “Let’s eat Grandma!”
Let’s eat, Grandma!
Fix the tense shift:
“Yesterday we walk to the store and bought chips.” (Rewrite the first verb correctly.)
walked
Choose the correct pronoun: “Jordynn and (I/me) are going to present.”
I
Choose the correct word:
“I feel (bad/badly) about what happened.”
bad
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Combine with a relative pronoun:
“I read a book. The book was amazing.”
I read a book that was amazing. (Accept: which.)
Fix the possessive:
“The students projects were displayed.”
The students’ projects were displayed.