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| "A glass top protected the tablecloth and the wood underneath it." This is a declarative sentence. True or False? | True. |
| "Bill’s fruit stand sells oranges, apples, and grapes." Direct or indirect object? | Direct object |
| "California is a state." Direct object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or predicate adjective? | Predicate adjective |
| "Carpenters build houses." Direct object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or predicate adjective? | Direct object |
| "Do you want parmesan cheese on your pasta?" This is an imperative sentence. True or false? | False. It is an interrogative sentence, a question. |
| "Emily will attend the school concert tomorrow afternoon?" Past or present? | Present? |
| "Go do your homework." is a _ sentence. | "Go do your homework." is an imperative sentence or command. It is used to make a demand or request. |
| "I am going home" is a _ sentence. | "I am going home" is a declarative sentence. It makes a statement. |
| "Joshua will have finished the book by Friday". Past or present? | Past? |
| "Last summer Jason _ to Hawaii to visit his aunt and uncle." Choose the best word: go, goes, gone, went | went |
| "Make a schedule, and stick to it." This is an interrogative sentence. True or False? | False. It is an imperative sentence, a demand. |
| "Mr. Knight flies frequently between Los Angeles and Houston." Active or passive? | Active. Subject "Mr. Knight" does the flying. |
| "Mr. Williams always follows the same daily routine." Present, past, present participle, or past participle? | Present |
| "My brother has gone to sleep." Complete verb phrase? Yes or No. | No |
| "My father is becoming impatient." Complete verb phrase? Yes or No. | No |
| "My little brother plays practical jokes just to provoke me." Pick the best synonym: excite, thrill, stimulate, irritate | irritate |
| "My mother is an engineer." Linking verb? Yes or No. | Yes |
| "Oscar told us the truth." Direct object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or predicate adjective? | Indirect object? |
| "Our bus should arrive soon." Complete verb phrase? Yes or No. | No |
| "Pat brought us a bag of potatoes and a dozen ears of corn." Direct or indirect object? | Indirect object |
| "She designs aircraft engines." Linking verb? Yes or No. | No |
| "She submitted it to the editor." Does this sentence have a transitive or intransitive verb? | Transitive. The verb "submitted" needs an object, "it". |
| "That music sounds lovely." Direct object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or predicate adjective? | Direct object? |
| "That table may look fragile, but it’s actually quite sturdy." Pick the best synonym: stable, muscular, hardy, tough | tough |
| "The ball flew over the fence and vanished into the trees." Pick the best synonym: disappeared, faded, expired, departed | disappeared |
| "The camp counselors will furnish the canoes and paddles for our trip." Pick the best synonym: obtain, give, supply, prepare | supply |
| "The candidate was nominated by the convention delegates." Active or passive? | Passive. The subject "candidate" undergoes the action of being "nominated" by the "delegates". Who is the doer of the action "nominated"? The "delegates". |
| "The candidates have disclosed their positions on several key issues." Present, past, present participle, or past participle? | Past participle |
| "The editor smiled brightly." Does this sentence have a transitive or intransitive verb? | Intransitive. The verb "smiled" does not have or need an object. |
| "The lost dog was found in an old barn." Active or passive? | Passive. The subject "dog" is the recipient of the action "was found", it is the thing that was found. Notice that the thing doing the action ("finding") is missing, which is common in passive sentences. |
| "The reporter finished her story." Does this sentence have a transitive or intransitive verb? | Transitive. The verb "finished" needs an object, "her story". |
| "The sidewalks have become icy." Main verb? Not main verb? | Main verb |
| "The television reporters raised may important questions about the fire." Present, past, present participle, or past participle? | Past |
| "The two brothers have _ friends with their new neighbor. Choose the best word: became, become, becoming. | become |
| "The weather has been cold." Main verb? Not main verb? | Not main verb? |
| "Timothy is explaining the story to his younger brother." Present, past, present participle, or past participle? | Present participle |
| "Twelve students from the seventh grade joined the football team." Active or passive? | Active. Subject "students" did the "joining". |
| "We have been waiting for an hour." Complete verb phrase? Yes or No. | Yes |
| "What a lovely day this is." This is an exclamatory sentence. True or False? | True. Even though it does not end with an exclamation point, it says something with special emphasis. |
| "What a wonderful day this is!" is a _ sentence. | "What a wonderful day this is!" is an exclamatory sentence or exclamation. It is a more emphatic form of statement. |
| "When are you going to work?" is a _ sentence. | "When are you going to work?" is an interrogative sentence or question. It is used to request information. |
| "Whenever Philip makes important decisions, he seeks guidance from his uncle." Pick the best synonym: advice, knowledge, protection, information | advice |
| Anticipate | To expect; look forward to; be sure of: to anticipate a favorable decision. |
| Calculate | To determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light. |
| Devices | A contrivance or an invention serving a particular purpose, especially a machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks. |
| English verbs have two participles named _ and _. | Present and Past |
| Estimate | To form an approximate judgment or opinion regarding the worth, amount, size, weight, etc., of; calculate approximately: to estimate the cost of a college education. |
| Expect | To look for with reason or justification: We expect obedience. |
| Gadget | A small specialized mechanical or electronic device; a contrivance. |
| Guess | To arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about something without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person’s weight. |
| Hope | To look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence. |
| How is a present participle used? | The present participle in English is active. It has the following uses: Forming the progressive aspect: Jim was sleeping. Modifying a noun: Let sleeping dogs lie. Modifying a verb or sentence: Broadly speaking, the project was successful. |
| How is the past participle used? | The past participle has both active and passive uses: Forming the perfect aspect: The chicken has eaten. Forming the passive voice: The chicken was eaten. Modifying a noun, active sense (certain intransitive verbs only): our fallen comrades. Modifying a noun, passive sense: the attached files. Modifying a verb or sentence, passive sense: Seen from this perspective, there is no easy solution. |
| In "George III is the king of England", the king of England is the Predicate __. | Predicate Nominative A predicate nominative is a noun phrase that functions as the main predicate of a sentence, such as "George III is the king of England", the king of England being the predicate nominative. The subject and predicate nominative must be connected by a linking verb. |
| In "Jenny is attractive", attractive is the Predicate _. | Predicate Adjective A predicate adjective is an adjective that functions as a predicate, such as "Jenny is attractive", attractive being the Predicate Adjective. The subject and predicate adjective must be connected by a linking verb. |
| In "We threw knives", knives is the __ object of the verb threw. | Direct object |
| Informed | Having or prepared with information or knowledge; apprised: an informed audience that asked intelligent questions. |
| Inscribe | To mark a surface with words, characters, etc., especially in a durable or conspicuous way. |
| Intelligent | Having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student. |
| Is this dialog punctuated correctly? "Do you want help?" Mel asked, "You can learn it in no time!" | No. Use a period instead of a comma after the word "asked". |
| Is this dialog punctuated correctly? "I know," she answered. The opening phrase always confuses me." | No. Need a quotation mark before the word "the". |
| Is this dialog punctuated correctly? "The concert is tomorrow," moaned Felicia, "and I’m not ready for it." | Yes. |
| Is this dialog punctuated correctly? "We’ve been practicing that piece for two weeks" Mel said. | No. Need a comma after the second quotation mark. |
| Knowledgeable | Possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive. |
| Object | Something perceptible by one or more of the senses, especially by vision or touch; a material thing. |
| Pen (verb) | To write with or as with a pen; put down in writing: to pen an essay. |
| Predict | To foretell the future; make a prediction. |
| Suspect | To believe to be the case or to be likely or probable; surmise: I suspect his knowledge did not amount to much. |
| Things | Material objects without life or consciousness; inanimate objects. |
| What are the four primary purposes for sentences? | Declarative, exclamatory, interrogative, and imperative. |
| What is a direct object? | An indirect object is the recipient of the direct object, or an otherwise affected participant in the event. Example. They sent him a postcard. (him is the indirect object of the verb sent) |
| What is a linking verb? | A word used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (a subject complement or an adverbial). Examples. * The zebra fell victim to the lion. |
| What is a transitive verb. | A verb that requires both a subject and one or more objects. Examples: * Oluwafeyikemi sees Ng. (Ng is the direct object of "sees") * You lifted the bag. (bag is the direct object of "lifted") * I punished you. (you is the direct object of "punished") * I give you the book. (book is the direct object of "give" and "you" is the non-prepositional indirect object of "give") |
| What is the difference between a transitive verb and an intransitive verb? | The difference is the number of arguments that the verb takes. Intransitive : the verb only has a subject. Example: "he runs", "it falls". Transitive : the verb has a subject and a direct object. Example: "she eats fish", "Mike hunts deer". |
| What is the past tense of a verb? | The past tense is a verb tense expressing action, activity, state or being in the past. |
| What is the present tense of a verb? | The present tense is the tense (that is, the form of the verb) that may be used to express: Action at the present time; A state of being; A habitual action; An occurrence in the near future; or An action that occurred in the past and continues up to the present. |
| When the subject is the agent or actor of the verb, the verb is in the _ voice. | Active Voice When the subject is the agent or actor of the verb, the verb is in the active voice. The cat ate the mouse |
| When the subject is the patient, target or undergoer of the action, it is said to be in the _ voice. | Passive Voice When the subject is the patient, target or undergoer of the action, it is said to be in the passive voice. The mouse was eaten by the cat |
| Wise | Having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion. |
| Write | To express or communicate in writing; give a written account of. |