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Grammar
Review Time!
Simple Subject = The person, place, thing, or idea
(main noun or a pronoun) that’s the main focus of the sentence.
In commands, the subject is usually an implied “you”. (You) Do your math questions!
In questions, rephrase the question as a statement.
Why is Ulrick chewing on that rubber chicken
-> Ulrick is chewing on that
rubber chicken.
Sentences beginning with “Here”: Subject comes after the
verb.
Here is a wicked wombat.
Sentences beginning with “There”: Take the “there” off.
There are little green bumps on your face.
Verbs = There are three kinds:
Action Verbs, Linking Verbs, and Helping
Verbs.
Action Verbs – These are things that you do. They can have Indirect Objects
and Direct Objects. Remember the
almighty pattern: SVID
Direct Objects = ask “Who?” or “What?” after
an action verb. They are always after the action verb. They are always nouns or pronouns.
Indirect Objects = ask “To whom?” “For whom?” or “For what?” “To What?” If you have an indirect object, there always needs to be an
action verb and a direct object.
REMEMBER SVID!
Linking
Verbs – These link the subject to a word that describes (Predicate
Adjective, which is an adjective) or renames
(Predicate Nominative,
which is a noun) the subject.
Helping
verbs – small verbs that help other verbs.
will
sing, is going, have died, have been…..
BIG THING TO REMEMBER: Subjects, Verbs, IO, DO, Predicate Nominatives, Predicate Adjectives are
NEVER, EVER, EVER in prepositional phrases – SO CROSS OFF PREP PHRASES AS SOON
AS YOU SEE THEM…IT CLEARS THINGS UP!
Homework: Do exercise 5, plus write 10 sentences: 5 that have a direct object, 5 that have both a direct and indirect object.
