English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
The word tense is connected to the word time. A verb tense shows us when in time something is happening. Verbs in the present simple tense show that something is happening right now – in the present. I eat. I… Read more57. Verb Tense – Present Simple
Last week, we learned about action and linking verbs. Linking verbs connect the subject to a noun that renames the subject or to an adjective that describes the subject. Linking verbs give extra information about subjects. However, using too many… Read more56. Highlight on Writing- Avoid Overuse of Linking Verbs
Section A. What type of verb is in each sentence below? Write A for action verb. Write L for linking (existence) verb.1. Today is my birthday.2. Grandma baked a cake.3. My dog chased a rabbit.4. The sky became cloudy.5. Mary… Read more55. Practice with Verbs
Last week we talked about action verbs. Action verbs sometimes transfer action to a direct object. An action verb that transfers action is called a transitive verb. Ate is an action word. In this sentence, ate is a transitive verb.Bob… Read more54. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
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
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
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
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
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