English Unit 4
an example of a compound subject
Bob and Bill ran down the hill.
an example of a compound subject
Bob and Bill ran home.
Correct any mistakes. did you see Nathan yesterday.
Did you see Nathan yesterday?
Grandma made me a new dress for my birthday.
Grandma, made, me, dress
subject verb indirect object direct object pattern
He gave me a synonym.
Correct any mistakes. I went to dallis Satirday.
I went to Dallas Saturday.
I gazed at the mountain.
I, gazed
Why is it important to know the basic parts of a sentence?
It is important to know the basic parts of a sentence because it helps you to write more complex sentences in a way other people can understand what your saying.
Janey wanted a new doll for Christmas.
Janey, wanted, doll
an example of a compound verb
Jill wrote and published a book.
an example of a compound verb
Jill wrote and published three books.
Mr.Green gave Bobby a new fishing rod Saturday.
Mr.Green, gave, Bobby, rod
Mr.Jones gave Sherry an A in English.
Mr.Jones, gave, Sherry, A
Correct any mistakes. Mrs.turner gave my mom her favorite receipt
Mrs.Turner gave my mom her favorite recipe.
Make this thought clear. When eight years old, my mother had my baby brother.
My mother had my baby brother when I was eight years old.
Correct any mistakes. Sunday Sherry wondered over to the fare grounds.
On Sunday, Sherry wondered over to the fairgrounds.
Paul gave Susan a turn at the bat.
Paul, gave, Susan, turn
Sally offered me a piece of her birthday cake.
Sally, offered, me, piece
Sandy made a cake yesterday.
Sandy, made, cake
Shirley threw the ball over the house.
Shirley, threw, ball
Make this thought clear. Melinda painted the picture sitting by the river.
Sitting by the river, Melinda painted the picture.
Susan came to my house yesterday.
Susan, came
subject verb direct object pattern
The creativity hit me by surprise.
subject linking verb predicate adjective pattern
The extraordinary mind-blowing imagination was real.
subject linking verb predicate nominative pattern
The impression was also known as anger.
subject verb sentence pattern
The thesaurus is orange.
Thom offered me a piece of cake.
Thom, offered, me, piece
Make this thought clear. I saw three cars walking down the lane.
While I was walking down the lane, I saw three cars.
Why would a sentence not be complete without a subject?
Without a subject, the sentence has no topic to perform an action.
Why is a sentence not complete without a verb?
Without a verb a sentences has no action.
stress, emphasis
accent
linking verb
am
confusing, unclear
ambiguity
An indirect object may be modified by ___________.
an adjective
word with an opposite meaning
antonym
linking verb
are
heavy
burdensome
floor
ceiling
emotional overtone of a word
connotation
makes a statement
declarative
dictionary meaning of a word
denoatation
dictionary meaning of a word
denotation
the noun that follows a verb and answers the questions whom or what
direct object
The dog grabbed the bone and ran.
dog, grabbed, bone-ran
shows strong emotion
exclamatory
true of false? An adverb can modify a noun.
false
true or false? A predicate adjective modifies the verb.
false
true or false? Direct objects follow linking verbs.
false
My father built a new shed in the back yard.
father, built
The flowers bloomed in the garden.
flowers, bloomed
scare
frighten
Esther is a beautiful girl.
girl-predicate nominative
disregard
ignore
issues a command or request
imperative
a noun that indicates to or for whom or what the subject acts
indirect object
a noun that indicates to whom or for whom something is done
indirect object
change in pitch
inflection
affect
influence
asks a question
interrogative
A linking verb is a ___________ verb
intransitive
Choose the correct spelling. intransative, intrinsative, intransitive
intransitive
entangle
involve
linking verb
is
verbs that join a subject and a predicate nominative or predicate adjective
linking verb
A verb that is commonly used in sentences with indirect objects is ______________.
made
My mother walked to the park.
mother, walked
sloppy
neat
Mr.Brown is a good neighbor.
neighbor-predicate nominative
timid
outgoing
A sentence fragment is ____________________________________?
part of a sentence with punctuation
tone of the voice
pitch
it follows a linking verb and describes a subject
predicate adjective
it follows a linking verb and renames the subject
predicate nominative
Choose the correct spelling. preposition, prepisition, prepasition
preposition
way of saying a sound or a word
pronunciation
To look over your work carefully, checking spelling, punctuation, and form.
proofreading
Choose the correct spelling. puntuation, punctuation, punctution
punctuation
way of indicating end of a sentence or a phrase
punctuation
Action verb
ran
gracious
rude
Putting together two or more complete thoughts as one sentence is _____________.
run-on sentence
happy
sad
it expresses a complete thought
sentence
cheap
shabby
The fence was very strong.
strong-predicate adjective
who or what the sentence is about
subject
The two essential parts of the sentence are the __________ and the ____________.
subject, predicate
Action verb
swim
word with a similar meaning
synonym
Action verb
talked
A verb that has a direct object is known as a _____________ verb.
transitive
true or false? Is, are, and were are linking verbs.
true
sad
unhappy
a word that expresses action
verb
word that expresses action
verb
The subject of a sentence consists of ________________________________________.
who or what the sentence is about
Do you know Charlie Lester?
you , do know
