English Cycle 3 Flashcards
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An INFINITIVE
An infinitive is “to” plus a verb, used as a noun, adjective, or adverb
A PRESENT PARTICIPLE
A present participle is a verb plus “ing” used as an adjective or a verb.
A PAST PARTICIPLE
A past participle is a verb plus “ed” used as an adjective or a verb
VERB: PRINCIPAL Parts
Infinitive
Present
Past
Present Participle
Past Participle
To BE
to be
am, are, is
was, were
being
been
TO DO
to do
do, does
did
doing
done
To RISE
to rise
rise, rises
rose
rising
risen
To RAISE
to raise
raise, raises
raised
raising
raised
TO LAY
to lay
lay, lays
laid
laying
laid
TO LIE
to lie
lie, lies
lay
lying
lain
To SET
to set
set, sets
set
setting
set
To SIT
to sit
sit, sits
sat
sitting
sat
TO BEAT
to beat
beat, beats
beat
beating
beaten
TO BREAK
to break
break, breaks
broke
breaking
broken
TO WRITE
to write
write, writes
wrote
writing
writting
TO GO
To go
go, goes
went
going
gone
Sentence Parts: SUBJECT
The subject is that part of a sentence about which something is being said.
Sentence Parts: PREDICATE
The predicate is that part of a sentence that says something about the subject.
Sentence Parts: CLAUSE
A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.
INDEPENDANT CLAUSE
An independent clause expresses a complete thought like a sentence.
SUBORDINATE CLAUSE
A subordinate clause, also known as a dependent clause, does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
SENTENCE PARTS: PHRASE
A phrase is a group of words that does not contain both a subject and a verb and may be used as a single part of speech.
Four Sentence Structures
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
Seven Sentence Patterns
- Subject- Verb
- Subject- Verb- Direct Object
- Subject- Verb- Predicate Nominative
- Subject-Verb- Predicate Adjective
- Subject- Verb- Indirect Object- Direct Object
- Subject- Verb- Direct Object- Object Complement Noun
- Subject- Verb- Direct Object- Object Complement Adjective
