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| SUBJECT? The head of the school demanded quiet from the students. | head |
| Will linking verbs ever take a direct object? | NO - NEVER |
| SUBJECT? Quickly, the truckload of lettuce fell off the back of the truck. | truckload |
| SUBJECT? Hurry, put your clothes away and let's get going. | You |
| VERB? Will he be swimming and sailing with us this weekend? | wll be swimming - sailing |
| PREP PHRASES? Over the river and through the woods, the little bunnies from the warren in front of the house ran. | five |
| Name four jobs (functions) of a noun and pronoun. | subject-predicate nominative -direct object-object of the preposition |
| What are the five questions adjectives answer? | Which one/ What Kind/ How many/ What color/ Whose? |
| What are the four questions adverbs answer? | How/ when/ where/ to what extent? |
| Identify the word in caps: James is a DANCER. | predicate noun |
| Identify the word in caps: Tammy smells DELICIOUS! | predicate adjective |
| Identify the word in caps: Karen is in the CAR. | object of the preposition |
| Which three parts of speech do adverbs modify? | adjectives, adverbs, and verbs |
| DIRECT OBJECT(S)? Jane was quiet but eventually selected Mary and Jeannie. | Mary and Jeannie |
| ADVERBS? Yesterday, the very squiggly worm slowly crawled on my wiggly sister. | three - yesterday, very, slowly |
| PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES? In spite of the cold weather, Heather likes to run through the mall on Ninth Avenue. | three |
| ADJECTIVES? Tired and thirsty, the hikers slowly trekked up that very steep mountain trail. | six |
| Recite the twenty-three helping verbs. | is am are was were/ be being been/ have has had/ do does did/ shall will should would/ may might must/ can could |
| SENTENCE STRUCTURE? Old King Hrothgar should have been a happy man, for he and his warriors were the terrors of the European seas. | compound |
| Identify the word in caps? Hrothgar's warriors were almost always VICTORIOUS. | predicate adjective |
| WHAT ARE "ROBBING AND LOOTING"? Their robbing and looting had made them rich? | compound subject |
| PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES? They surrounded themselves with plush furs and brilliant ornaments of gold. | two |
| SUBJECT? What is the monster's name? | what |
| What part of speech is "what"? | interrogative pronoun |
| What are the five interrogative pronouns? | what/which/who/whose/whom |
| Name a few interrogative adverbs. | How? When? Where? Why? |
| SUBJECT? There are the game consoles on the kitchen table. | consoles |
| PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES? Finally, in desperation, the Vikings laid a trap for the monster one night. | two |
| SUBJECT? Here are the remains of monster's sharp nails. | remains |
| WHAT IS THE "WHICH" CLAUSE FNING AS? The men could see Grendel's long, sharp teeth, which were curved like the tusks of a wild boar. | adjective modifying teeth |
| SENTENCE STRUCTURE? Rosie clucked, pecked, and skittered into the hen house. | simple sentence with compound verb |
| PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES? With a simple shrug of his powerful shoulders and with a with a sweep of a huge arm, he threw off his attackers. | four - threw off is a phrasal verb, and attackers is the DO, not an OP. |
| SUBJECT - WHAT PART OF SPEECH? None of their weapons made the slightest impact on the monster? | None - indefinite pronoun |
| ADVERBS? Soon, many men had been brutally killed or permanently maimed. | three |
| NAME the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES. According to the legend, Beowulf and Grendel struggle for quite some time, but ultimately, in spite of the monster's strength, Beowulf prevails. | according to legend/ for quite some time/in spite of the monster's strength |
| Identify the word in caps. Beowulf placed one FOOT on either side of the door's inner frame. | noun functioning as the DO |
| Identify the words in caps. Beowulf laid down NEXT TO his men. | compound preposition |
| Identify the word in caps. They remained CLOTHED in their heavy armor in anticipation of a great struggle. | predicate adjective |
| Identify the word in caps. WOW, Beowulf stood exhausted and held tightly to Grendel's severed arm. | interjection |
| Break down the word "coordinating." | "Co" means equal and "ordinate" means rank/order. |
| Break down the word "conjunction." | "Con" means together/with and "junc" means join. |
| Break down the word "preposition." | "Pre" means before and "position" means "placed." So preposition means placed before. |
| Break down the word "interjection." | "Inter" means between and "ject" means to throw. An interjection is a word that is thrown into a sentence to express emotion. |
| What is an "infinitive"? | the base form of a verb/ a verb at rest |
| Identify the word in caps. That is HER car over in front of the barn. | possessive pronoun functioning as an adjective |
| Identify the word in caps. Let's try a CHINESE restaurant tonight. | proper adjective |
| Identify the word in caps. I smell STINKY. | predicate adjective |
| Identify the word in caps. I smelled the apple PIE. | noun functioning as the DO |
| Identify the word in caps. I GREW to be a cranky old woman. | Action verb - it took me years to develop into a cranky old woman, so its an action verb. |
| Identify the word in caps. I GREW weary and had to return home. | Linking verb - links "I" with "weary." |
| Identify the word in caps. I SOUNDED the alarm. | action verb |
| Identify the word in caps. She SOUNDS tired. | linking verb - links "she" with "tired." |
| Identify the word in caps. Paulie APPEARED in the doorway. | Action verb |
| Identify the word in caps. Karen APPEARED annoyed. | Linking verb - links "Karen" with "annoyed." |
| Identify the word in caps. The LEADER of the pack turned and snarled. | noun functioning as the subject |
| What are the five functions of pronouns? | subject/predicate nominative/direct object/object of the preposition/ adjective |
| Identify the word in caps. I live in the LOVELY, quaint village of Bernardsville. | adjective modifying village |
| Identify the part of speech in caps. IN SPITE OF of the blizzard, we proceeded to our destination. | compound preposition |
| Identify the part of speech in caps. ACCORDING TO Dr. Scooby, Shaggy needs a new personality. | compound preposition |
| Identify the part of speech in caps. "OUT OF BOUNDS Cosby" was Bill Cosby's nickname, ACCORDING TO his comedy routine. | compound prepositions |
| How can you be sure a word is a noun? | Put an article before it. |
| How many of the 23 helping verbs function as stand alone linking verbs? | Eleven: is, am, are, was, were, have, has, had, do, does, and did |
| How will you know that a word is a predicate adjective? | The word will be to the right of an LV on the predicate side of the sentence and will modify the subject. |
| How can you determine if a word is a predicate nominative? | The word will be to the right of an LV on the predicate side of the sentence and can take the place of the subject. |
| Name common linking verbs. | appear, become, feel, grow, look, sound, seem, smell, taste, turn, stay, remain, and any form of "to be" |
