Infinitives
Prepositional Phrase
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Linking Verbs
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Is an infinitive a noun or a verb?
verb
100
Find the prepositional phrase: The dog ran under the fence.
under the fence
100
Find the infinitive, prepositional phrase, verb, and subject: The doctor said to call after five days.
infinitive - to call; prepositional phrase - after five days; verb - said; subject - doctor
100
What are the two linking verbs that begin with a "W" IF YOU GET THE ANSWER RIGHT, NAME A LINKING VERB THAT BEGINS WITH THE LETTER B.
was, were
100
TRIPLE POINTS: Find the verb, subject and key in on the beginning, ending and meaning. - - - we worked to build the pencil.
verb - worked; subject - we; capital W and change pencil to a word that fits ( house, bridge . . .)
200
What does an infinitive begin with?
to
200
DOUBLE POINTS: Find the prepositional phrase - - By the house, the dog buried a bone.
by the house
200
Find the infinitive, prepositional phrase, verb, and subject: You forgot to look under the table.
infinitive - to look; prepositional phrase - under the table; verb - forgot; subject - you
200
True or False: The linking verb links the subject to the word that describes the linking verb.
True
200
DOUBLE POINTS: Find the verb, subject and key in on the beginning, ending and meaning. - - - Scott learned to spell the tree.
verb - learned; subject - Scott; change tree to words
300
DOUBLE POINTS: What type of word is at the end of the infinitive
verb
300
TRIPLE POINTS: Does a prepositional phrase end with a noun or a verb?
noun
300
Find the infinitive, prepositional phrase, verb, and subject: John failed to finish his work during class.
infinitive - to finish; prepositional phrase - during class; verb - failed; subject - John
300
TRIPLE POINTS: What are the 9 linking verbs?
am, are, is, was, were, seem, be, been, become
300
Find the verb, subject and key in on the beginning, ending and meaning. - - - Jan tried to follow her sister
verb - tried; subject - tried; missing a period
400
Which one is not the infinitive? to walk - - - to sing - - - to school - - - to play
to school - school is a noun not a verb
400
Which phrase is not a prepositional phrase? - - - to school, to the park, to walk, in the field - - - DOUBLE POINTS: Explain why it is not a prepositional phrase
to walk
400
TRIPLE POINTS: Find the infinitive, prepositional phrase, verb, and subject - - The burglar tried to open the safe in the library.
infinitive - to open; prepositional phrase - in the library; verb - tried; subject - burglar
400
DOUBLE POINTS: The linking verb is the word "is." What is the linking verb linking in the following sentence? - - - Tom is very smart.
Tom - smart
400
Find the verb, subject and key in on the beginning, ending and meaning. - - - the cow was happy to give milk.
verb - was; subject - cow; capital T; If you got this corrrect, TRIPLE POINTS: What kind of verb is was? linking or action
500
TRIPLE POINTS: Find the infinitive in this sentence - - The man wanted to walk his children to the park.
to walk
500
TRIPLE POINTS: Name the prepositional PHRASES - - The family moved into the house before Halloween.
into the house, before Halloween
500
Find the infinitive, prepositional phrase, verb, and subject: She ran down the street to see the parade.
Infinitive - to see; prepositional phrase - down the street; verb - ran; subject - she
500
What is the linking verb in this sentence? - - The little boy seems afraid of the dog.
seems
500
Find the verb, subject and key in on the beginning, ending and meaning. - - - the dog ran to catch the fence
verb - ran; subject - dog; capital T; period at the end; change fence to ball