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Some common state-of-being-verbs are:
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am, are, is, were, & was.
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What is a verb phrase?
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A Verb Phrase is a combination of state-of-being verbs and action verbs in a sentence that function as one part of speech.
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Special verbs called "helping verbs" may be combined into verb phrases. Common helping verbs are:
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aught, can, could, do, did, does, have, had, has may, might, must, shall, & will. Example: The team will be leaving.
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What are pronouns?
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Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns in a sentence.
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The subject of the sentence is either a...
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noun or pronoun
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The subject usually comes _______ the verb and answers the question:
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Before; "Who or what does this action"
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Two or more separate verbs make a:
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compound verb
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What is used to separate two or more verbs in a sentence?
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a conjunction or a comma.
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examples of conjunctions are:
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For-And-Nor-But-Or-Yet-So
remember the acronym FANBOYS: |
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two or more separate subjects make a:
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compound subject
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What usually separates compound subjects in a sentence?
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and or a comma
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_______are words that describe and "modify" nouns and pronouns.
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adjectives
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One-word adjectives usually come right _________ the word they modify and answer the questions:
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BEFORE the word they modify and answer the questions:
Which one? or How many? |
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The most common adjectives are the articles:
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a, an, & the.
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When adjectives modify the same noun, the adjectives are separated by a ______ (when the adjectives are separate things) and are sometimes separated by using the conjunction ______. Sometimes no punctuation is needed.
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comma; "and"
Examples: "grey, blue, and green cloth." or "simple minded thinking." ie. no comma. |
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The usual adjective patterns are:
1) When we compare two things, we add _____ to the adjective. 2) When we compare more than two things, we add _____ to the adjective. |
1) When we compare two things, we add "-ER" to the adjective. eg. "Bill is taller than John."
2) When we compare more than two things, we add "-EST" to the adjective.1) eg. "Bill is the tallest in the class." |
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The words "more" or "less" and "most" or "least" are used to show comparisons when the adjective is:
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a word of two or more syllables.
Use "more" or "less" when comparing two, ie. "Jan is more (or less) cheerful than Allison." Use "most" or "least" when comparing more than two, ie. Jan is the "most"(or least) cheerful student in the class." |
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What is the only definite article in the English Language?
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"the"
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What are the only indefinite articles in the English Language?
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1) "a" which is used before words beginning with a consonant sound
or an aspirated h: a car, a lamb, a hope, a habit, a hotel 2) "an" Which is used when the next word begins in a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) ie. "an elephant." |
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Adverbs usually ________ the verb they modify; however, they may be found before the verb or within the verb phrase. Adverbs tell:
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when, where, why, & how.. the action of the verb takes place.
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The object of the preposition is the:
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The word or phrase the preposition introduces.
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How to recall a preposition?
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anywhere a mouse could go; under, in front of, behind, over, below, into, on, etc.
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In a prepositional phrase, the preposition ALWAYS comes ________ the noun object.
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Before
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Sentences are ___________ or based on the verb.
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"predicated"
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The Complete Predicate is:
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The verb and usually all other words following the verb.
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The Simple Predicate is:
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The Verb or Verb Phrase in the Complete Predicate.
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