Questions for Labeling Sentences
How do you find the indirect object?
Ask: To/for what? or To/for whom?
What are the 4 sentence structures?
Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex
What is a linking verb? What are the linking verbs?
A linking verb is used to make an assertion by joining two words and be replaced with the word equals.
am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been, sound, look, smell, taste, feel, grow, become, appear, seem, stay, remain, prove, go turn
What questions do AJs answer?
What kind? Which/which one? How many? Whose?
Define coordinating conjunction and give the list of coordinating conjunctions.
Coordinating conjunctions connect grammatically equal words or groups of words like compound subjects, verbs, or sentences.
The coordinating conjunctions are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
How do you find the predicate nominative?
Ask: Does the word following the linking verb replace the subject?
What are the nouns in the objective case?
Direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition, object complement noun
What is a helping verb? What are the helping verbs?
A helping verb helps another verb assert action, being, or existence.
am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been, have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, will, could, should, may, might, must, can, could
What questions do adverbs answer?
how, when, where, why, how often, how much, to what extent, under what condition
Define interjection and tell how they are set apart from the sentence.
An interjection is a word or phrase used to express sudden emotion or command and are set part from the sentence by either an exclamation point or a comma.
How do you find the object complement noun?
Ask: Is the word following the direct object a noun? Does it rename the direct object?
What are the 8 parts of speech?
N, PRO, V, AV, AJ, C, I, P
What is an intransitive verb?
An intransitive verb does not transfer action from subjects to objects.
Name the 4 one-word AVs.
Simple, flexional, affirmative, negative
Define and list the subordinating conjunctions.
A subordinating conjunction joins an independent clause to a dependent clause. The subordinating conjunctions are: when, while, where, as, since, if, although, whereas, unless, because
How do you find the object complement adjective?
Ask: Is the word following the direct object an adjective? Does it describe the direct object?
Give an example of a noun being used as an AJ.
horse stall, barn door, dog collar, cat bed, dog harness...
What is a transitive verb?
A transitive verb transfers action from subjects to objects.
What is adverb degree and what are the adverb degrees?
Adverb degrees are the degrees of comparison. Positive, comparative, superlative
Name the three types of interjections and give the definition of each.
Simple - words that are never used as anything other than interjections. Secondary - words that are other parts of speech used as interjections. Phrasal - groups of words used as a single interjection.
What is the difference between a predicate nominative and an object complement noun?
A predicate nominative renames the subject and the object complement noun renames the direct object.
What does a complex sentence require?
A compound sentence requires a w/w clause or a www.asia.wub clause.
What sentence patterns have transitive verbs?
Sentence pattern 2, 5, 6, 7
What are possessive AJs, what do they stand for, and give an example of each?
PNA - possessive noun adjective - cat's collar: PPNA - possessive proper noun adjective - Sally's purse; PPA - possessive pronoun adjective - our pizza
What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?
A phrase is a group of words which does not have both a subject and a verb.
A clause is a group of words which has both a subject and a verb.