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Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence: "I decided to go to the store to buy milk."
Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence: "I decided to go to the store to buy milk."
"to buy milk"
What type of verb is "turned" in the sentence, "The mood turned tense"? Explain your reasoning.
What type of verb is "turned" in the sentence, "The mood turned tense"? Explain your reasoning.
Linking verb. "Turned" connects the subject "mood" with the word "tense" which describes the mood.
Explain what the sentence, "The team is ready for the game" means, considering the verb "is" in the sentence.
Explain what the sentence, "The team is ready for the game" means, considering the verb "is" in the sentence.
The sentence is in the present tense and indicates that the team is currently prepared and in a state of readiness for the game.
Identify the verb mood in the following sentence: "If I were you, I would study for the test."
Identify the verb mood in the following sentence: "If I were you, I would study for the test."
Explain the difference between a gerund and a participle.
Explain the difference between a gerund and a participle.
Explain the difference between a direct object and an indirect object.
Explain the difference between a direct object and an indirect object.
Give an example of a sentence using a transitive verb.
Give an example of a sentence using a transitive verb.
Explain how you can determine if a verb is a linking verb.
Explain how you can determine if a verb is a linking verb.
Flashcards
Active Voice
Active Voice
The subject performs the action of the verb.
Passive Voice
Passive Voice
The subject receives the action of the verb.
Appositive
Appositive
A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun.
Transitive Verb
Transitive Verb
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Intransitive Verb
Intransitive Verb
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Linking Verb
Linking Verb
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Gerund
Gerund
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Infinitive
Infinitive
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Study Notes
Grammar Quiz Topics
- Active and passive voice will be covered
- Appositives and appositive phrases will be included
- Transitive and intransitive verbs will be examined
- Linking verbs and subject complements will be part of the quiz
- Verbals (participles, gerunds, and infinitives) will be assessed
- Verb moods will be included
- Direct and indirect objects will be tested
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
- Transitive verbs express an action directed towards someone or something.
- Intransitive verbs do not direct an action towards someone or something.
- Intransitive verbs do not have direct objects.
- Collective nouns name groups of people/animals/things (examples are Band, Class, Flock, Group, Team, Staff).
Prepositions
- Prepositions show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. (examples: About, On, For, To, In, Of)
Verbals
- Participles are verbs ending in "-ing" or "-ed" functioning as adjectives.
- Gerunds are verbs ending in "-ing" functioning as nouns.
- Infinitives use "to" plus a verb, functioning as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs.
Subject Complements
- Subject complements follow linking verbs and describe or identify the subject.
- Predicate nouns rename the subject.
- Predicate adjectives describe the subject.
Direct Objects
- Direct objects receive the action of the verb.
- Action verbs can be followed by direct objects, adverbs, or prepositional phrases.
- Sentences can contain more than one. (examples: Anita swept the porch, Josh drove carefully)
Prepositions (continued)
- Prepositions are words like at, on, over, above, under, of, in with
Linking Verbs
- Linking verbs connect a subject to a word or words that describe or identify it. (examples: appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, and turn)
Verb Moods
- Indicative mood: makes statements and expresses facts or opinions
- Interrogative mood: asks questions
- Imperative mood: gives commands or requests
- Conditional mood: describes situations dependent on another event. Uses "would" before the verb.
- Subjunctive mood: expresses suggestions, requests, and hypothetical situations. Uses base form of the verb in subordinate clauses. Uses if-clauses. (example: If I were a billionaire)
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