English Study Guide

Test # 1

Answer the following.

What are the helping verb forms of be?

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This type of sentence makes a statement.

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This type of sentence asks a question.

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This type of sentence tells someone or something a command.

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This type of sentence expresses strong emotion.

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____________ a word that completes the meaning of a verb.

4 types of complements are ___________________________________

Predicate Nouns and Predicate Adjectives have ________ verbs.

Direct and Indirect Objects have ______ verbs.

____________ renames or defines the subject after a linking verb.

____________ describes the subject after a linking verb.

A word that names the receiver of the action verb is a ______________.

A word that tells whom or what an action is performed is a ________________.

IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES UNDERLINE THE SUBJECT ONCE AND THE VERB TWICE. FIND THE PN AND PA.

Chicago is the Windy City.

This nickname is a reference to loud and windy promoters.

It is high above sea level.

Its rose gardens smell fragrant.

Tin cans are the containers that islanders used for exchanging letter with passing ships.

It looks so beautiful at night.

Denver is the Mile High City.

IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES UNDERLINE THE SUBJECT ONCE AND THE VERB TWICE. FIND THE DO AND IF THERE IS THE IO.

Builders poured concrete by the ton during the project.

The project gave many towns an economic boost.

Astronauts can even see it from space.

It brought Americans increased mobility.

The interstate highway system offers American cities a connection with each other.

They moved enough soil to cover Connecticut.

State gov. began building the system in the 1950s.