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Describes an actin that will take place in the future.
Future tense is formed by adding the helping verb will (or shall) to the verb.
1. We will visit my grandmother next Sunday.

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Past tense describes an action that has already taken place.
Past tense is often formed by adding ed to the verb.
1. We visited my aunt last weekend.

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Present tense describes an action that happens regularly.
1. We visit my grandmother on Sundays.
It can also express a general truth.
1. We visit many relatives.

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Connects a sentence's subject with a noun or an adjective in the predicate. The predicate word (noun or adjective) tells what a sentence's subject is or is like.
1. An avocado is a fruit (predicate noun).
2. The avocado is ripe (predicate adjective).

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Answers the question to whom? or for whom?
1. James bought Corey a cold drink.
2. Naomi gives the class red pencils.

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Direct objects come after the action verb and receives the action of that verb.
Also, the direct object answers what or whom?
1. Kelsey's soccer team won yesterday's game.

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Describes what someone or something does.

1. Tyler swam faster than anyone else at camp.
2. Alicia calculated the score in her head.

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An action verb that is not followed by a direct object is called an intransitive verb.

The polar bears eat slowly. (no direct object - slowly describes how the bears eat).

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An action verb that is followed by a direct object is called a transitive verb.

The polar bears eat fish (direct object answers what or whom.

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Shows ownership
lion's - singular
lions' - plural

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Words that name a group of people or things.

crowd; team; class; swarm; audience

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Names more than one person; place; thing; or idea.

boys; girls; balls; parks

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Names one person; place; thing; or idea.

boy; girl; bat; ball; peace; park

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Person; place; thing; or idea.

student; police officer

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Specific noun that needs to be capitalized.

Jan Lopez; Captain Millay

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Two or more sentences (thoughts) incorrectly written as one sentence.

Bill won the race, the crowd cheered.

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Incomplete thought. Lacks either a subject, or predicate.

Almost stopped them.

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One subject and one predicate.
Natalie won the marbles tournament.

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Two or more simple sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction (and, but, or). Also can be joined by a semicolon.

Jessica's cake won first prize, and Katherine won the sack race.

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2 or more simple predicates that have the same subject.

The archaeologists excavated the tomb and discovered the treasure.

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2 or more simple subjects that have the same predicate.

Mummies and art objects are found in Egyptian tombs.

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Everything that describes the topic of the sentence.

The baseball that I caught at an Angel's game is on my desk at home.

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Only the topic or topics of the sentence.

I am cold.
Michelle likes softball.

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Everything that describes the action(s) of the subject(s).

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With emotion!
It's raining outside!

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Only the one or two action words (verbs) that describe the action of the subject(s).

The coffee is hot!
They are playing baseball.

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Makes a statement.

The sky is blue.

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Command.

Do your homework.
Do your homework!

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Question?