HOMEWORK – SESSION 1

A. From the list of vocabulary words below, fill in the word that matches the description.

grammar common noun simple subject

morphology proper noun complete subject
syntax verb simple predicate
noun transitive verb complete predicate
intransitive verb direct object

1. How words work together in sentences and clauses

2. The main verb or verb phrase

3. The patterns that make a language work

4. How individual words are formed (mouse/mice; wiggle/wiggling)

5. An action/being word that transfers action to something else

6. A specific name or title for something (Canada, Atlantic Ocean)

7. The thing (noun or pronoun) your sentence is about

8. A word that directly receives the action of the verb in the

sentence

9. An action/being word that does not transfer action to something

else

10. The thing your sentence is about and anything that modifies
(describes) it

11. Any word that names a person, place, thing or idea (truth, Florida,
porta-potty)

12. Everything that’s not a part of the subject; what you say about
your subject

13. A general, non-specific name for something (joke, burp)

14. A word that expresses an action (lick) or state of being (are)

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B. Label the underlined words in these sentences. You may use the following abbreviations:

Abbreviations: cn – common noun

PN – proper noun

TV or ➨ – transitive verb

IV or ] – intransitive verb
PN ➨ cn PN TV cn
Example: Bernard loves donuts. -or- Bernard loves donuts.

1. The explosion covered Henrietta with glitter.

2. The gremlin lives in a treehouse built entirely out of dirty socks.

3. My cousin Vladimir travels to Paraguay tomorrow to collect his marbles.

4. Gloria cannot enter the Brick Layer’s Jump Rope Competition without a penguin.

5. Pinky the pig will frolic in the meadow when the time is right.

6. The pirate only rides his rhinoceros to his job on alternate Thursdays.

7. The ringmaster selected the trapeze artist named Plummet as his co-pilot.

8. When Leland entered the magical cave, he was turned into a pet rock.

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C. Diagram the subject, verb and direct object (if there is one) of each sentence on the line below
it. First write the subject and verb on the line. Next, divide the subject from the predicate with a
vertical line. Next, if there is a direct object, write it on the line and divide it from the verb. Don’t
bother with words that aren’t either the subject, the verb, or the direct object.
Example: The nimble sprite ate giant blue ants for breakfast.

sprite ate ants

1. Fred tickles frogs for fun.

2. Leland saunters through the forest each day.

3. Leland sharpens his sword every month, whether it needs it or not.

4. My great aunt Druscilla teleports to the demolition derby every weekend.

5. Because he thought his life was boring, Sylvester auditioned for a part in the new
wombat apocalypse movie.

6. When his hand became too tired, Larry fell into the vat of tapioca pudding.

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7. Despite her allergies, Claudia drinks water with her breakfast.

8. In accordance with his vows, Dave always climbs a statue on his birthday.

9. Sarah refuses any help when painting her poodle.

10. While soaring above the earth, the superhero bumped an orbiting alien space ship.

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D. Fill in an appropriate verb (the funnier, the better!), then identify whether the verb is a
Transitive Verb (➨) or an Intransitive Verb (]).
Example: Greg pets machinery.
This verb is transitive or ➨ .

1. Yancey ______________________ spiders.

This verb is ___________________.

2. When her dog came home, Flora __________________ all around the house.
This verb is ___________________.

3. The angry mountain troll ____________________ the fountain by his front door.
This verb is ___________________.

4. Delilah _____________________ the ravenous woodchuck with a marshmallow.

This verb is ___________________.

5. The jello _____________________ into the Viking’s lap.

This verb is ___________________.

6. Francine _________________ while the axe blew away in the wind.

This verb is ___________________.

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