GRAMMAR Review
Day 2
Warm Up
Identify the part of speech of each underlined word.
1. Sea mammals are some of the most interesting
creatures in the world.
2. Whales are sea mammals.
3. Some whales have teeth, but some have powerful,
toothless gums.
4. They spend much of their time underwater.
5. They must swim to the surface to get oxygen.
6. Male whales sing to attract females.
7. The humpback whale is the best-known whale
singer.
Word Bank:
Adjective
Adverb
Conjunction
Noun
Pronoun
Preposition
Verb
Answers to Warm Up
1. Sea mammals are some of the most
interesting creatures in the world.
2. Whales are sea mammals.
1. Adverb
2. Noun
3. Some whales have teeth, but some have
powerful, toothless gums.
3. Conjunction
4. They spend much of their time underwater.
4. Pronoun
5. They must swim to the surface to get oxygen. 5. Preposition
6. Male whales sing to attract females.
6. Adjective
7. The humpback whale is the best-known whale
singer.
7. Verb
Review Simple Subjects & Verbs
 Who the sentence is about- SUBJECT
 What the subject does or did- VERB
Try theseBeautiful plants grow in the Everglades.
The sun often shines brightly.
Birds in the Everglades include wild turkeys and wading birds.
The large, fierce alligators do not fear the birds.
Will you visit the Everglades sometime soon?
Linking Verbs
 Verbs that do not show action are LINKING VERBS
Common Linking Verbs:
Am
Was
Be
Become
Feel
Is
Were
Being
Look
Taste
Are
Seem
Been
Appear
smell
 LV’s link the subject with a word in the predicate that tells more about
it. The word it is linked to can be a PN or a PA…
 PREDICATE NOUN- renames the subject.
(Mrs. Blankenship is our principal.)
 PREDICATE ADJECTIVE- describes the subject
(The students are friendly.)
Find the Linking Verb and identify the
Predicate Adjective or Predicate Noun:
Hawaii is the youngest state in the United
States.
Hawaii’s attractions are famous.
To a visitor, these islands look spectacular.
The mild climate feels perfect.
Tourists are excited about the warm sun
and ocean breezes.
It is a destination you will love.
Helping Verbs
Helping Verbs! Helping Verbs! There are 23…
Am, is, are! Was and were! Being, been, and be!
Have, has, had! Do, does, did! Shall, should, will, and would!
There are 5 more helping verbs: may, might, must, can, could!
 A verb that is made up of more than one word is called
a verb phrase. It contains a main verb and a HELPING
VERB.
 HELPING VERBS work with the main verb, but do not
show action.
Try identifying the verb phrase and the HV:
Our local bookstore is celebrating Mark Twain’s birthday.
The store has lowered the prices of all its books.
Already, sales have broken all records.
I am looking for a specific book by Mark Twain.
Direct Objects
 An action verb is often followed by a NOUN or a PRONOUN
that tells who or what receives the action of the verb. The
word that tells who or what is the DIRECT OBJECT
 To find the DIRECT OBJECT, find the action verb, and ask
who or what receives the action.
 In some sentences the DIRECT OBJECT is compound
Try These:
Jane studied the stars.
At the age of twelve, she observed an eclipse and a meteor
shower.
She watched the sky at night through a telescope.
She read many books and articles about astronomy.
Jane told her classmates about her observations.
Transitive & Intransitive Verbs
 TRANSITIVE VERBS- action verbs that send their action to a
DIRECT OBJECT (noun or pronoun)
 INTRANSITIVE VERBS- have no direct object
 The same verb can be transitive or intransitive- it all depends on
the context of each individual sentence
 Some action verbs are always intransitive (twinkled, will listen)
Transitive or Intransitive? If Transitive, then identify the direct object…
Tornadoes can cause tremendous damage.
Many regions experience frequent tornadoes.
Last week a tornado occurred in Tennessee.
Dozens of trees fell in one neighborhood.
Houses were destroyed.
Community volunteers are cleaning up the mess still.