Grammar

Change transitive verbs from ___ to ___ voice by switching the object and the subject, or two ___ phrases

Transitive verbs can be __or ___, and take __ __

Intransitive verbs cannot be ___ and don’t take ___

followed by something that supports the verb (ie she is a doctor)

usually the only verbs that can be inverted with subject to form questions or have negative forms attached (ie are you running the race, I can’t help you)

a type of verb, of which the most common is “be,” that joins the subject of the verb with a complement/adjective (ie you SMELL good)

what is the easiest type of verb for kids to learn?

when kids first learn these, they often say them without a direct object

Units within sentences made up of these three

group of related words that doesn’t have subject AND predicate

group of words with both subject AND predicate, possible to be a complete sentence on its own

what the subject is doing and its associate descriptions. Basically, anything that’s not the subject of a sentence

two or more main clauses joined as equals make a

To link main clauses together using conjunctions

clause that can’t be sentence on own, functions as noun, adjective or adverb to main clause

at least one main clause + subordinate clause makes a

looks like a verb but functions as a noun

word that functions as a description where action is happening, ie under, around, down, inside

verb-derived word ending in -ing, -ed, -t, -en, some irregular forms, and serves as adjective

to + verb makes an

four types of phrases that aren’t verb or noun phrases

this type of phrase describes where the action is happening

this type of phrase serves only as an adjective

this type of phrase serves only as a noun (not a noun phrase)