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Month: March 2021

53. Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

March 31, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

Yesterday, we learned that a linking verb can connect a subject to a predicate noun. A predicate noun finishes a thought by renaming the subject. Mom is. This sentence is incomplete. Add a predicate noun to rename the subject and… Read more53. Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Sentences

52. Linking Verbs and Predicate Nouns

March 30, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

Linking verbs show existence. Most linking verbs are forms of the verb to be. I like to call linking verbs “equals” verbs, because the words on either side of the verb “equal” each other. The linking verb connects the subject… Read more52. Linking Verbs and Predicate Nouns

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Sentences

51. Linking Verbs

March 29, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

We have learned that some verbs are action verbs and some verbs are existence verbs. Existence verbs are actually called linking verbs. Linking verbs do not show any action by the subject.Linking verbs link the subject to a noun or… Read more51. Linking Verbs

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Sentences

50. Practice with Subject/Predicate and Transitive Verbs

March 26, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

Section A. Separate each of these sentences into a subject and a predicate by drawing a line / after the subject.Example: Mom / baked a cake.1. A brown dog ran down the street.2. The sun was shining yesterday.3. I helped… Read more50. Practice with Subject/Predicate and Transitive Verbs

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Practice/Review

49. Action Verbs and the Indirect Object

March 25, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

We have learned that some action verbs are transitive. Transitive verbs transfer action to a noun. The noun that receives the action is labeled a direct object. Sometimes a sentence with a direct object will also have an indirect object…. Read more49. Action Verbs and the Indirect Object

CC-L1, Parts of Speech

48. Action Verbs and the Direct Object

March 24, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

An action verb shows action. Sometimes the action verb transfers the action to another object. A verb that transfers action is called a Transitive Verb.The object that receives the action is called the Direct Object. A transitive verb always transfers… Read more48. Action Verbs and the Direct Object

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Sentences

47. Verbs Can Show Action or Existence

March 23, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

A verb is a part of speech that shows action or existence. Action verbs show action. Run, jump, eat, hit, wear, find, see, hold, imagine, open, make, and love are all action verbs. Any word for something you can do… Read more47. Verbs Can Show Action or Existence

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Sentences

46. Subject and Predicate in a Sentence

March 22, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

Each sentence has two parts: a subject and a predicate.The subject of a sentence is the person, thing, or idea that the sentence is about. The predicate of a sentence gives information about the subject. The gray cat chased a… Read more46. Subject and Predicate in a Sentence

CC-L1, Parts of Speech, Sentences

45. More Practice with Pronouns

March 19, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

Section A. Choose a reflexive or intensive pronoun for each blank below.1. My sister bought ___ a new car.2. The king ___ will be visiting our town3. I hurt ___ when I fell off my bike.4. The soccer players are… Read more45. More Practice with Pronouns

CC-L1, CC-L6, Parts of Speech, Practice/Review

44. Common Mistakes With Pronouns

March 18, 2021July 17, 2021 Sharon Porterfield

This lesson will make you aware of two common pronoun mistakes. Try to eliminate these mistakes from your writing. Using pronouns correctly will give you more confidence as a writer. So here we go! Common Mistake #1 – Using the… Read more44. Common Mistakes With Pronouns

CC-L1, CC-L6, Parts of Speech, Writing

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