What are Adverbs? An adverb, like an adjective, modifies another word in a sentence. An adverb can modify or change the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Notice that the use of adverbs in the examples above makes the meaning of the sentences more exact. In a sentence an adverb usually answers […]
Fill appropriate propositions in the following sentences:
The lion and the unicorn fought ________ the crown.
She sat _________ the fire and told me a tale.
He rules __________ a vast empire.
Do not cry _________ spilt milk.
The ocean floor is made up of various landscapes including mountains, valleys, and plains. These underwater surfaces of the ocean floor are located from the shallowest part of the ocean to its deepest part.
Adjectives are words that modify nouns or pronouns. Modify means “describe” or “limit”. The articles a, an, and the are adjectives.
A compound is a word formed from two or more words. Every compound functions as a unit, but not all compounds are written as single words.
A reflective or intensive pronouns must always have an antecedent in the same sentence.
A. Circle the action verb in each sentence below. 1. I like to read books. 6. Sam hits the baseball over the fence. 2. The roof of the house leaks. 7. Harold finds a purple crayon. 3. Gold examines his patient. 8. John rode his bike to school. 4. Judy solves the mystery. 9. My
A. Underline the verb, and change the following sentence from present tense to future tense. Much of this trash finds its way into the ocean. _______________________________________________________________________________ B. Change the following sentence from future tense to past tense. The hazardous plastic will remain in the ocean forever. _______________________________________________________________________________ C. Underline the abstract nouns in the sentences
A. Underline the subject, circle the verb and box the object in the following sentences. The thief snatched her bag. The ring glittered on my finger. B. Fill in these spaces with a subject and a verb. __________ ____________ his bike to school. __________ ____________ behind the tree. C. Underline the adverb in each sentence and circle the verb
A suffix is a word part added to the end of a base word. A suffix changes the meaning and sometimes the part of speech of the word to which it is added.