English Cycle 3

Question 1

An infinitive

Answer 1

An infinitive is “to” plus a verb, used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.

Question 2

A present participle

Answer 2

A present participle is a verb plus “-ing,” used as an adjective or a verb.

Question 3

A past participle

Answer 3

A past participle is a verb plus “-ed,” used as an adjective or a verb.

Question 4

Verb: principal parts

Answer 4

infinitive
present
past
present participle
past participle

Question 5

To be

Answer 5

infinitive to be
present am, are, is
past was, were
present participle being
past participle been

Question 6

To do

Answer 6

infinitive to do
present do, does
past did
present participle doing
past participle done

Question 7

To rise

Answer 7

infinitive to rise
present rise, rises
past rose
present participle rising
past participle risen

Question 8

To raise

Answer 8

infinitive to raise
present raise, raises
past raised
present participle raising
past participle raised

Question 9

To lay

Answer 9

infinitive to lay
present lay, lays
past laid
present participle laying
past participle laid

Question 10

To lie

Answer 10

infinitive to lie
present lie, lies
past lay
present participle lying
past participle lain

Question 11

To set

Answer 11

infinitive to set
present set, sets
past set
present participle setting
past participle set

Question 12

To sit

Answer 12

infinitive to sit
present sit, sits
past sat
present participle sitting
past participle sat

Question 13

To beat

Answer 13

infinitive to beat
present beat, beats
past beat
present participle beating
past participle beaten

Question 14

To break

Answer 14

infinitive to break
present break, breaks
past broke
present participle breaking
past participle broken

Question 15

To write

Answer 15

infinitive to write
present write, writes
past wrote
present participle writing
past participle written

Question 16

To go

Answer 16

infinitive to go
present go, goes
past went
present participle going
past participle gone

Question 17

Sentence parts: subject

Answer 17

The subject is that part of a sentence about which something is being said.

Question 18

Sentence parts: predicate

Answer 18

The predicate is that part of a sentence that says something about the subject.

Question 19

Sentence parts: clause

Answer 19

A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.

Question 20

Independent clause

Answer 20

An independent clause expresses a complete thought like a sentence.

Question 21

Subordinate clause

Answer 21

A subordinate clause, also known as a dependent clause, does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.

Question 22

Sentence parts: phrase

Answer 22

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.

Question 23

Four sentence structures

Answer 23

simple
compound
complex
compound-complex

Question 24

Seven sentence patterns

Answer 24

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