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:

• appear• become• grow• feel• look• remain

• 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

ParticiplePast 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:

• to give• to send• to mail• to award• to write• to earn• to show• to make

• 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+DO2. S+V+IO+DO3. S+LV+SC

Answer:

1. Bodie kisses Andy.

2. Bodie gave Andy a kiss.

3. Bodie is a bulldog.