Main Verbs and Helping Verbs, Mental vs. Physical Verbs, Action and Non-action verbs, Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases, Parts of Speech, Parts of Speech

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Neither

However, according to other experts, the redwood forests can STILL be saved!

presenting

physical

The burglar climbed through the open window.

through the open window

among

A green apple is among red apples.

at

A man is at the edge of the Grand Canyon.

of

A vacuum cleaner made of gold!

Helping Verb

According to some scientists, redwood forests outside the park WILL disappear within our lifetime.

Yikes!

BONUS: What is the interjection in this sentence? Yikes! The girl was behind me and I stepped on her toe.

Helping Verb

Because of this destruction, the survival of the redwood forest is BEING threatened.

conjunctions

Connects words and phrases; always followed by a comma Remember FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

with

Cookies are good with milk.

interjections

Expresses strong emotions. Followed by an exclamation point or a comma depending on the strength of emotion. Examples: Wow!, Yuck!, Yes, Holy cow!

Main Verb

For centuries, these trees have BEEN an important part of the environment of the northwest United States.

Helping Verb

HAVE you ever seen a traditional Hawaiian dance, one with drums and chants?

Neither

Have you EVER visited Redwood National Park?

Helping Verb

Hawaii IS called the Aloha State.

near

He is near the finish line.

without

He is without an umbrella.

Neither

I can certainly NOT imagine anything more spectacular than an active volcano at night.

Main Verb

LOOK at these beautiful pictures of Hawaii.

Helping Verb

More than 85 percent of the original redwood forest HAS been destroyed over the years.

pronouns

Replaces a noun. Examples: I, he, she, they, it, his

Main Verb

SAVE me a place on the next flight!

before

She studies before the test.

around

She takes a trip around the world.

along

She walks along the road.

away

She walks away from the camera.

Helping Verb

Surely these rare trees MUST be saved for future generations.

adverbs

Tells more about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Tells how, how many, when.

adjectives

Tells us more about a noun. Describes the noun. Examples: green slow, five, stinky, tall, round

Main Verb

The Hawaiian islands HAVE lush, exotic scenery.

over

The balloon flies over the buildings.

across

The bridge goes across the river.

in

The cat is in the box.

off

The cat jumps off the fridge.

as

The dog is as big as a horse.

on

The dog is on the bed.

behind

The ducklings are behind their mother.

for

The flowers are for his girlfriend.

outside

The flowers are outside the shop.

Main Verb

The giant trees ARE an awesome sight.

into

The man leaps into the elevator.

toward

The man runs toward the soccer ball.

from

The men run from the bear.

Main Verb

The musical heritage and rich culture of the original Hawaiians CONTRIBUTE to the islands' popularity.

up

The people walk up the mountain.

after

The rainbow comes after the rain.

to

The road goes to Calgary.

above

The sky is above her.

between

The small rock is between the big rocks.

inside

The water is inside the house.

onto

The woman gets onto the horse.

through

The woman runs through the field.

under

The woman sits under the umbrella.

out

The woman strolls out the door.

Helping Verb

They WERE taken by our science teacher.

against

They walk against the wind.

about

This book is about animals.

Helping Verb

Those Hawaiian dancers MUST have been practicing for years.

Main Verb

Unfortunately, redwood forests are still SHRINKING rapidly.

Helping Verb

WOULD you like a helicopter ride over misty waterfalls like those in Hawaii?

D) and

What is the conjunction in this sentence? Yikes! The girl was behind me and I stepped on her toe. A) behind B) girl C) stepped D) and

B) girl

What is the noun in this sentence? Yikes! The girl was behind me and I stepped on her toe. A) behind B) girl C) stepped D) and

A) behind

What is the preposition in this sentence? Yikes! The girl was behind me and I stepped on her toe. A) behind B) girl C) stepped D) and

C) stepped

What is the verb in this sentence? Yikes! The girl was behind me and I stepped on her toe. A) behind B) girl C) stepped D) and

verbs

Words that show action or a state of being. One of these is required in a sentence

prepositions

Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple Street), down (the stairs)

Helping Verb

You CAN recognize redwoods and sequoias by their bark.

The chandelier hung above the dining room table.

above the dining room table

Late for an appointment, the man ran across the street.

across the street

live

action I'm living in London.

work

action Jack isn't working today.

feel

action Mary isn't feeling well.

cook

action My mum is cooking dinner now.

The elephant leaned its head against the wall.

against the wall

A field mouse scampered along the path.

along the path

The jet flew around the globe.

around the globe

The river flowed at the foot of the mountain.

at the foot of the mountain

The rabbit hid behind the box.

behind the box

The basketball rolled beneath the small bench.

beneath the small bench

Whose sneakers are beside the basketball?

beside the basketball

The basketball is between the red sneakers.

between the red sneakers

The cattle grazed beyond the fence.

beyond the fence

have

both I have a cat. He's having a shower.

think

both I think London is a nice city. He's thinking about how to solve a problem.

Dad hurried down the stairs when the doorbell rang.

down the stairs

The tourists rode horses in front of the pyramids.

in front of the pyramids

The surfer leaned into the wave.

into the wave

appreciating

mental

loving

mental

thinking

mental

worrying

mental

The coastguard officer stopped near the sailboat to check on its passengers.

near the sailboat

My neighbor parked his small blue car next to my yellow sports car.

next to my yellow sports car

believe

non-action Do you believe in love at first sight?

prefer

non-action Do you prefer Coke or Pepsi?

need

non-action You need a haircut.

know

non-action. Do you know where Stonehenge is?

Smoothly, the plane lifted off the runway.

off the runway

nouns

person, place, thing, or idea

breathing

physical

creating

physical

dancing

physical

drumming

physical

playing

physical

The balloons soared toward the clear blue sky.

toward the clear blue sky

The plumber fixed the leak under the sink.

under the sink


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