Grammar Quiz Notes PDF

The Grammar quiz will be on the following: 1\. Active and passive voice 2\. Appositives and appositive phrases 3\. Transitive and intransitive verbs 4\. Linking verbs and Subject Complements 5\. Verbals, participles, gerunds, and infinitives 6\. Verb Mood 7\. Direct Object and Indirect Object...

The Grammar quiz will be on the following: 1\. Active and passive voice 2\. Appositives and appositive phrases 3\. Transitive and intransitive verbs 4\. Linking verbs and Subject Complements 5\. Verbals, participles, gerunds, and infinitives 6\. Verb Mood 7\. Direct Object and Indirect Objects Transitive and Intransitive Verbs I. A. II. B. C. 1. 2. A collective noun names a group of people, animals, or things Examples: - Prepositions: Examples: - I drink water ----\> I (subject) drink (v) water (object) I am walking to school ----\> I (subject) *am walking (v)* {to school (prepositional phrase)} Verbals - - Infinitives and infinitive phrases - - - - - \*Do not confuse a prepositional phrase beginning with *to* with an infinitive. In an infinitive, a verb follows *to*. In a prepositional phrase, a noun or pronoun follows *to*. - - - - - - - Subject Compliments 1. a. b. i. 1. 2. ii. 3. Direct Objects, Adverbs, and Objects of Prepositions I. A. 1. 2. 3. II. B. 4. Using Other Linking Verbs A **linking verb** connects a subject with a word or words that describe or identify it. *Be* is not the only linking verb. Other verbs that function the same way include: - To test whether a verb is a linking verb, replace it with *is, am* or *are*. If the sentence still makes sense, then the verb is a linking verb. I **stayed** calm. I **am** calm. Verb Moods I. A. 1. a. B. 2. b. C. 3. c. D. 4. 5. 6. d. e. E. 7. 8. f. 9. 10. g. Types of Verbs I. A. B. C. a. b. D. 1. 2. 3. 4. E. 5. c. 6. d. Action or Linking Verb An action verb tells what action someone or something is performing. A linking verb connects a subject with a word that describes or identifies it. While forms of *be* are always linking verb, most of the other linking verbs can either be a linking or action verb, depending on they are used in the sentence. **Linking:** The mood turned tense. (*Turned* links *mood* and *tense,* and *tense* describes *mood.)* **Action:** Felicia raked leaves. (Felicia performed an action.)