grammar review
Unit #2
Question:
What are the three types of
verbs?
Answer:
Action, Linking, and Helping
Question:
How many verbs can you list that
could be an action verb and a linking
verb (depending on the context)?
Answer:
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appear
become
grow
feel
look
remain
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seem
smell
sound
stay
taste
turn
Question:
• Find the verb of the sentence.
• Is it action or linking?
The alarm sounded shrill.
Answer:
• Linking!
The alarm sounded shrill.
Question:
• Find the verb of the sentence.
• Is it action or linking?
I sounded the alarm.
Answer:
• Action!
I sounded the alarm.
Question:
What are the principal parts for the 2
most important irregular verbs in
English— to be and to have.
Answer:
Infinitive
Present
Participle
Past
Past
Participle
(to) be
(is) being
was
(have) been
(to) have
(is) having
had
(have) had
Question:
• Write a sentence with the verb to swing
in the present tense.
Then…
• Write the same sentence changing the
tense of verb to swing to the present
perfect tense.
Answer:
Present Tense:
• I swing my purse as I walk down the street.
Present Perfect Tense:
• I have swung my purse as I…
Question:
• Write a sentence with the verb to eat in
the past tense.
Then…
• Write the same sentence changing the
tense of verb to eat to the past perfect
tense.
Answer:
Past Tense…
• She ate apples and bananas.
Past Perfect Tense…
• She had eaten apples and bananas.
Question:
• Write a sentence with the verb to run in
the future tense
Then…
• Write the same sentence changing the
tense of verb to run to the future perfect
tense.
Answer:
Future Tense…
• The contestant will run in the marathon.
Future Perfect Tense…
• The contestant will have run in the marathon.
Question:
How many action verbs can you list that often
have an INDIRECT OBJECT after them?
Hint: an indirect object answers the questions:
VERB to whom? or VERB to what?
Answer:
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to give
to send
to mail
to award
to write
to earn
to show
to make
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to bake
to cook
to bring
to toss
to throw
to teach
to offer
Question:
• Write three
sentences
using this
picture of Andy
and Bodie.
1. S+V+DO
2. S+V+IO+DO
3. S+LV+SC
Answer:
1. Bodie kisses
Andy.
2. Bodie gave
Andy a kiss.
3. Bodie is a
bulldog.