Action Verbs and Direct Objects
What is the action verb in this sentence?
Mr. Smith pays Tom to work for him.
pays
Insert the correct form of grow into this sentence.
Last year, Jim (grew, grows) two inches.
grew
A five paragraph essay must have an introduction, a conclusion, and how many body paragraphs?
Three
Which of these words is an indefinite pronoun?
A) He
B) Someone
B) Someone
He came to the class after the first session.
Bryan
What is the direct object in this sentence?
Mrs. Brown bakes bread.
bread
Insert the correct form of see into this sentence.
Mary (saw, seen) the sign for the grocery store.
saw
A essay must have a main idea sentence (sometimes called a thesis statement). In which paragraph should the thesis statement be written?
A) Introduction
B) Body Paragraph 1
A) Introduction
Is the word she an indefinite pronoun?
No
he had a number of internet breakdowns, but always rejoined the class.
Harry
What are the action verb and the direct object in this sentence?
The students completed the assignment.
completed
assignment
Insert the correct form of lose into this sentence.
Pat has (lost, losted) her wallet.
lost
We read the fable "The Tortoise and the Hare". The lesson of the story was called the moral. When we read a book, the lesson the author is trying to teach is called the
A) theme
B) exposition
theme
What is the indefinite pronoun in this sentence?
He told that teacher that someone had taken his pencil.
someone
His first essay was about the book The Lightning Thief.
Harry
What are the two action verbs in this sentence?
Mr. Smith walks and talk with his students.
walks
talks
Insert the correct form of tell into this sentence.
The student has (told, tolden) his mom about the exams.
told
TRUE or FALSE
Each body paragraph in an essay should have a main idea sentence.
True
What is the indefinite pronoun in this sentence?
None of the students know who he was.
None
He wrote about a book called Paige Not Found.
Bryan
What are the two direct objects in this sentence?
The girl watched movies and musicals.
movies
musicals
Insert the correct form of do into this sentence.
Sarah has (did, done) a good job this year.
done
We should be sure that the first sentence of the conclusion paragraph contains the words In Conclusion, and a restatement of what important sentence from the introduction?
A) Thesis Statement
B) Hook
Thesis Statement
What is the indefinite pronoun in this sentence?
Some of the people in the restaurant were loud.
Some
One of these guys lives in Irvine, Ca., and the other joined us from China, but goes to school in Connecticut.
Bryan and Harry