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GRAMMAR UNIT 3 STUDY GUIDE - VERBS
Study Resources:
1. Grammar textbook
2. Grammar workbook
3. LA notebook
4. Class website
Study Strategies:
1. Read and review notes in LA notebook.
2. Review homework exercises in Grammar workbook.
3. Review lessons in Grammar textbook & Do extra practice on pages 136-142
4. Watch videos in LA section of class website: MsLeeLLA.weebly.com
Review Questions:
Grammar textbook page 96:
1. What is an action verb?
2. Make a list of action verbs.
Grammar textbook page 98:
3. What is a direct object?
4. What questions after the verb does the direct object answer?
5. Write out some sentences and circle the direct object.
Grammar textbook page 100:
6. What is a helping verb?
7. What is a main verb?
8. Write out some sentences that use helping verbs and main verbs. Circle the verb phrase and label the helping
verbs and main verbs in each sentence.
Grammar textbook page 102:
9. What is a linking verb?
10. What is the difference between a linking verb and a helping verb?
11. Write out some sentences that use linking verbs and circle the linking verb.
Grammar textbook page 104:
12. What is the present tense?
13. When do you have to conjugate (change the spelling of the verb)?
14. What are the conjugation rules for different verbs in the present tense?
*Try to avoid using a helping verb when writing in the present tense.*
Grammar textbook page 106:
15. What is the past tense?
16. What are the conjugation rules for different verbs in the past tense?
Grammar textbook page 108:
17. What is the future tense?
18. How do you form the future tense of a verb?
Grammar textbook pages 36-40:
19. What is the subject of a sentence?
20. What is the predicate of a sentence?
*Review the sheet with the labeled sentence “Meg is drinking a milkshake.” The sheet should have been glued into
your notebook. Also, review the sheet with definitions and examples of subject, predicate, action verb, direct object,
and helping verb (also glued into your notebook).*