Grammar - Sentences & Phrases Flashcards
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What type of sentence?
Daniel joined the chess club.
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Simple sentence
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Trisha WORKS FOR MR. SMITH
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Predictive
- what is said about the subject - everything that follows the subject of the sentence
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Type of sentence?
Kristin washed the dishes, and billy fed the cat.
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Compound sentence
- 2 or more independent clauses joined by FANBOYS
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“At parties” Cindy likes to smoke cigarettes.
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Prepositional phrase
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Type of sentence:
“Luke graduated last year.”
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Simple sentence
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“Elizabeth and Matthew” got married in 2001
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Compound sentence
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“Stop complaining!”
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Imperative sentence
Simple sentence
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Monica “has been taking” kickboxing classes
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Simple sentence
indicative mood
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Jeremy “went to japan to teach English”
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Predicate
Sentence part
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Robert looks “tired”
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Subject compliment
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Joel is “a teacher”
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Subject complement
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Nicky drank her coffee “in the living room”
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Prepositional phrase
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“If I were you, I would take some time off from work”
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Subjunctive mood
And
Complex sentence
- subjunctive = used to express doubts and wishes, thoughts rather than facts
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“That movie was sold out, so we went to another one”
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Compound sentence
And
Indicative mood
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I don’t know “what the answer is”
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Noun clause
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“Did you feed the dogs?”
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Indicative mood
And
Simple sentence
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“Sam wants to go to the gym, but I want to wait because I have work to do”
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Compound complex sentence
Because = the adverb clause / FANBOYS
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“The secretary who was hired last week quit suddenly”
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Complex sentence
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Steve sent “the package” to his sister
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Direct object
And
Noun phrase
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Peter bought roses for “his wife”
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Indirect object
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“Although I like to have a clean house” I don’t like housework
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Indicative mood
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Simple present
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Also known as present simple
Base form + s
Ex: He likeS coffee
Or
She playS tennis well
- it’s used for facts, habits, states
- regularly or habitually
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Verb system:
Alanine LIKES champagne
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Simple present
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Present progressive
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Or present continuous
Form:
Be + (present participle -ing)
Ex:
Sherry IS workING
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Present Perfect
1 - unknown time in the past
2 - started in the past continues now
Look for: ALL day / for (15years) / SINCE (2013)
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Present Perfect Progressive
Formed:
Has/have been + present participle (-ing)
Ex: Paul has been traveling for many hours
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Simple Past
A specific time is given
Form:
Add -ed to the base form
Ex: Richard graduatED last year.
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Past progressive
Used when action was completed in the past
Form:
Past form of BE + present participle
(-ing)
Ex: I "was sleeping" when the phone rang.
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Past Perfect
2 events *something happened before something else in the past*
HAD + past participle
Ex: he HAD LEFT when we arrived.
Or
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Past Perfect Progressive
Form:
Had been + present participle (-ing)
- started before and unfinished when another took place
Ex: we HAD BEEN WORKING for an hour when the power went off.
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Simple future
Form:
Modal "will" in front of the base form
Ex: you WILL GET sick...
I WILL HELP you clean
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Future Progressive
Form:
Will be + present participle (-ing)
Ex: we WILL BE TRAVELING around Europe next year
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Future Perfect
Form:
Will have + past participle (-ed)
Ex: she WILL HAVE GRADUATED by next year
- used with FOR and SINCE
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Future Perfect Progressive
Form:
Will have been + present participle
(-ing)
Ex: by 2010, he WILL HAVE BEEN LIVING in San Diego for 25 years
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Passive Voice
To be + past participle (-ed)
Ex: the store WAS robbED
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Identify the tense and voice:
Jackson "has been studying" Italian for 5 years
Present perfect progressive, active voice
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Identify the tense and voice:
I "will have been working" at the ALI for 10 years by next summer
Future perfect progressive
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Identify the tense and voice:
The store "was robbed" last night by 2 men in ski masks.
Simple past, passive voice
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Identify the tense and voice:
Gretchen "is" always late for work
Simple present, active voice
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Identify the tense and voice:
Jeremy "is surfing" is del mar right now.
Present progressive, active voice
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Identify the tense and voice:
Luke "will graduate" in may
Simple future, active voice
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Identify the tense and voice:
This road "is being prepared" so we need to use the detour.
Present progressive, passive voice
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Identify the tense and voice:
Sheila "will be working" in Spain at this time next year
Future progressive, active voice
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Grave "has left" for Paris already
Present perfect
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Identify the tense and voice:
We "had been spinning" for 20 minutes when alanine fell off her bike
Past perfect progressive
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Identify the tense and voice:
I "ate" too much at lunch
Simple past
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Identify the tense and voice:
Time "was watching" tv when the smoke alarm went off
Past progressive
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Identify the tense and voice:
Wealth "is achieved" by spending less than you make
Simple present ???
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Identify the tense and voice:
I "had finished" dinner when my roommate came home
Past perfect, active voice
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Identify the tense and voice:
The fire "had been extinguished" by the time the homeowner arrived
Past perfect, passive voice
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Identify the tense and voice:
I'm sure that I "will have completed" the project before the end of the week
Future perfect / active voice
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Identify the tense and voice:
The coach of the football team "has been fired"
Present perfect / passive voice
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Identify the verb tense:
Jane "bought" a dress yesterday
Simple past
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Identify the verb tense:
Gretchen "exercises" every day.
Simple present
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Identify the verb tense:
The sun "sets" in the west
Simple present
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Identify the verb tense:
We "will leave" at 7:00
Simple future
- after now
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Identify the verb tense:
Will "was running" when he twisted hi ankle
Past progressive
- 2 events occurred in the past
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Identify the verb tense:
Cindy "is working" out right now
Present progressive
- started in the past and continues to now
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Identify the verb tense:
Randy "will be working" in Sydney next year
Future progressive
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Identify the verb tense:
I "had finished" making dinner when Paul came home
Past perfect
- 2 actions in the past
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Identify the verb tense:
He "had worked" at Apollo graphics for 2 months when he got a promotion
Past perfect
- 2 actions in the past
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Identify the verb tense:
Grace "has been" to Rome before
Present perfect
- completed in the past but at unknown time
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Identify the verb tense:
We "have lived" here for 15 years
Present perfect
2 basic ideas:
- unknown time in the past
- started in past and continues through now (all/since/for)
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Identify the verb tense:
Tim "will have graduated" by the
Time we return to San Diego
Future perfect
- 2 events... Before Something else happens in the future
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Identify the verb tense:
Joy "will have been" the chair of the department for 10 years when she retires
Future perfect
- the end point is the future, even if it started in the past
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Identify the verb tense:
Joe "had been waiting" for 30 minutes when he gave up and went home
Past perfect progressive
- 2 events in the last
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Identify the verb tense:
When I saw Kelly I could tell that she "had been swimming" because her hair was wet
Past perfect progressive
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Identify the verb tense:
Keiko "has been studying" English for 3 years
Present perfect progressive
- started in the past continues now
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Identify the verb tense:
I "have been crying"
Present perfect progressive
- started in the past
And continues now or almost now
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Identify the verb tense:
Barbara "will have been working" here for 30 years next month
Future perfect progressive
- started in the past and will end in the future
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Identify the verb tense:
Rebecca "has been studying" Japanese for 2 years
Present perfect progressive
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Identify the verb tense:
The plane "had left" when Janice "arrived" at the airport
Had left = past perfect
| Arrived = simple past
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Identify the verb tense:
When don "retires" he "will have been working" for the company for 30 years
Retires = simple future
Will have been = future perfect progressive
- started in the past... Continues to future
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Identify the verb tense:
Susan "was doing" the laundry wile the baby "was sleeping"
Was doing = past progressive
Was doing = past progressive
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Identify the verb tense:
Cindy "goes" to the gym after work
Present simple
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Identify the verb tense:
David "is emailing" a colleague
Is emailing = present progressive
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Identify the verb tense:
Yesterday I "bought" a DVD player
Bought = simple past
- yesterday is the known time so it's simple past
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Identify the verb tense:
I "have bought" several DVDs lately
Have bought = present perfect
- bc it is an unknown time
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Identify the verb tense:
Where is the cake? Oh, it "has been eaten"
Had been eaten = present perfect
- bc unknown time
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Identify the verb tense:
By the time you "return" I "will have left"
Future perfect
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Identify the verb tense:
My car "was being worked on" when I "got" to the mechanics
Was being worked on = past progressive
Got = simple past
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Identify the verb tense:
The house "will have been painted" when we "Move" in
Will have been = future perfect / passive
Move = simple future
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Identify the verb tense:
I hope that we "will be touring" Provence during May
Will be touring = future progressive
- B + ing
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Identify the verb tense:
Mark "likes" coffee
Simple present
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Identify the verb tense:
We "were eating" when the phone rang
Past progressive
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Identify the verb tense:
Grace "is telling" us about her dream
Present progressive
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Identify the verb tense:
We "had left" by the time it started to rain
Past perfect
- 2 actions completes in the past
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Identify the verb tense:
Rob "has lived" here for 20 years
Present perfect
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Identify the verb tense:
By the time James finished the race he "will have been running" for 2 hours
Future perfect progressive
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Identify the verb tense:
Joyce and Bill "have been dancing" for hours
Present perfect progressive
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Identify the verb tense:
I "walked" to work today
Simple past
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Identify the verb tense:
Susan and Rick "had been arguing" when the baby woke up
Past
Perfect
Progressive
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Identify the verb tense:
I think that I "will go" to bed early tonight
Simple future
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Identify the verb tense:
The car "was stolen" last night
Simple past passive
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Identify the verb tense:
The party "is being planned" for Saturday night
Present
| Progressive passive
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Identify the verb tense:
The thief "had been caught" before he could get rid of the loot
Past perfect passive
- 2 events in the last
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Identify the verb tense:
She "has been transferred" to another department
Present perfect
| Passive
