VERBS See these two links for more help: http://www.educationquizzes.com/us/grade-7/english-language-arts/verbs-tenses-part-1/ and linking verbs at IXL https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-6/identify-linking-verbs-predicate-adjectives-and-predicate-nouns

Complex subject

The noun plus the infinitive as in "(He was supposed to) take the garbage out"

Past tense verbs

These verbs usually end in 'ed' as in "The robot played ice hockey"

Future Tense verbs

Usually have the word 'will' before the verb and tells of something that will happen in later as in " The robot will play hockey".

Predicate tells

WHAT is said about the subject

Subject tells

WHO or what the sentence is about

Simple Subject

is usually a noun or pronoun as in " She coughed loudly" or " The cup was full"

Examples of 'to be' or 'to have' types of verbs

is, was has, had, am, are

Examples of action verbs

jump, sing cry, sit, act, run, play

Present tense verbs

the verb tells of something happening now as in " the robots plays ice hockey. This verb usually ends in an 's' if the subject is in third person.

The two parts to every sentence

Subject and predicate

The verb tells

The ACTION/FEELING of the subject and connects the subject to the predicate

Simple Predicate

Is usually just a verb (The boy jumped)

Linking verb

a verb (a feeling or sense of being) that connects a subject with an adjective or noun that describes or identifies the subject. "He appeared to be sad"