A | B |
Mrs. Gleason was __ (clear, easy to understand, adj.) about her behavior expectations during the Jekyll field trip.--lucid, benevolent, discerning, anarchy | lucid (Lou said) |
The youth minister is know to be very __(kind-hearted, generous, adj.lucid, benevolent, discerning, anarchy | benevolent (ben the elephant) |
The archeologist's __ (insightful, perceptive, adj.) nature helped him to easily figure out what time period the urn was from.-- lucid, benevolent, discerning, anarchy | discerning (this urn) |
Noah misplaced his ark keys while the animals were out of their cages which resulted in __ (chaos, lack of order, n.)--lucid, benevolent, discerning, anarchy | anarchy (ark key) |
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable-- What part of speech is NOT? | No, Not, and Never are ALWAYS adverbs |
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable-- What are the simple subjects? | Winter Recital and it |
Sentence: The winter recital was(1) on sunday it was(2) not enjoyable-- What is the SIMPLE PREDICATE or VERB? | WAS |
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable-- How is the word ENJOYABLE functioning? | adjective |
Sentence: The winter recital was(1) on sunday it was (2) not enjoyable-- WAS (1) is Verb Transitive or Verb Intransitive? | Intransitive because there is NO DO. |
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable--Is WAS (1) a linking or action verb? | Action because a linking verb has to have something to link to and there is a prep phrase after the verb, meaning NOTHING to link to. |
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable-- The sentence TYPE is? | COMPOUND-- two independent clauses joined by a semicolon |
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable-- as it is written is it a FRAGMENT, RUN-ON, or does it simply need a comma after SATURDAY? | Run-on. If you put a comma after Saturday would mean you are inserting a comma splice. |
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable-- The prep phrase ON SATURDAY is what kind? | ADVERB telling you when. Modifies WAS (1). |
Sentence: The winter recital was on sunday it was not enjoyable--What part of speech is WINTER RECITAL? | proper noun |
Usually, the names of seasons -- fall, winter, spring, and summer -- are or are not capitalized? | They are NOT capitalized unless they are used in titles. |
List the 8 linking verbs that are ALWAYS linking verbs unless they are being sweet little helpers. | Am, is, are, was, were, be, being been |
List the 12 FICKLE verbs that can be linking or action. | FLTSS -- feel, look, taste, sound, smell; BRAGS--Become, remain, appear, grow, stay; ST. - Seem, turn |
He (past, passed) us five minutes ago | passed (v) went by |
We should not dwell on the (past, passed). | past (n) time that has gone by |
They rode (past, passed) the air show. | past (prep) beyond |
This (past, passed) week seemed extremely long. | past (adj.) just gone by; ended |
World (piece, peace) is the goal of the United Nations. | peace( n.) quiet order and security |
J.P. bought that piece of silk in Hong Kong. | piece (n) a part of something |
Caroline likes her sandwiches plain with just meat and bread. | plain (adj), unadorned, simple, common |
A dry grassy (plane, plain) often supports large numbers of grazing herd animals. | plain, n., flat area of land |
The inclined (plain, plane) permits one to overcome a large resistance by applying a relatively small force through a longer distance than the load is to be raised | plane, n., a flat surface |
Push the (plain, plane) along the wood with long, smooth strokes. | plane, n. tool |
A cargo (plane, plain) full of soldiers who were doctors readied to take off for Iraq. | plane, n., an airplane |
Mrs. PK is a fine _ (principal, principle, n.). | principal, n., the head of a school; |
I outlined the (principal, principle) ideas from the conference. | principal, adj., chief, main |
Treating others like you would like to be treated is considered a basic (principle, principal) of life. | principle, n., a rule of conduct; a fundamental truth |