Study guide: Verbs, Descriptions and Joining Ideas
Apply read irregular past verbs, find adjective or adverb work, choose a conjunction relationship, recognize a sentence form using supplied texts and original responses.
Ideas to explain in your own words
- Some past-tense verbs change form instead of adding -ed. Went comes from go, ate from eat, ran from run and took from take.
- An adjective describes a noun; an adverb can describe how an action happens. Quiet room uses an adjective, while speak quietly uses an adverb.
- Conjunctions connect ideas. And adds, but contrasts, because gives a reason and or presents a choice. The relationship depends on the actual connected ideas.
- Statements tell, questions ask, commands request actions and exclamations express strong feeling. Their words and ending marks work together.
Useful vocabulary
- Read irregular past verbs
- Some past-tense verbs change form instead of adding -ed. Went comes from go, ate from eat, ran from run and took from take.
- Find adjective or adverb work
- An adjective describes a noun; an adverb can describe how an action happens. Quiet room uses an adjective, while speak quietly uses an adverb.
- Choose a conjunction relationship
- Conjunctions connect ideas. And adds, but contrasts, because gives a reason and or presents a choice. The relationship depends on the actual connected ideas.
- Recognize a sentence form
- Statements tell, questions ask, commands request actions and exclamations express strong feeling. Their words and ending marks work together.
Watch your reasoning
- Do not add -ed to an already past form.
- A word ending -ly is often, but not always, an adverb.
- And does not by itself show cause.
- A question mark is for an actual question.
A worked review example
Past verb: went. Highlight: quiet in a quiet room. Join: A and B. Sentence: We went home. Read irregular past verbs: The relevant input states: Past verb: went. This fits go. Some past-tense verbs change form instead of adding -ed. Went comes from go, ate from eat, ran from run and took from take. Do not add -ed to an already past form. Find adjective or adverb work: The relevant input states: Highlight: quiet in a quiet room. This fits a noun. An adjective describes a noun; an adverb can describe how an action happens. Quiet room uses an adjective, while speak quietly uses an adverb. A word ending -ly is often, but not always, an adverb. Choose a conjunction relationship: The relevant input states: Join: A and B. This fits addition with and. Conjunctions connect ideas. And adds, but contrasts, because gives a reason and or presents a choice. The relationship depends on the actual connected ideas. And does not by itself show cause. Recognize a sentence form: The relevant input states: Sentence: We went home. This fits statement. Statements tell, questions ask, commands request actions and exclamations express strong feeling. Their words and ending marks work together. A question mark is for an actual question.
Make a practice plan
- Practice read irregular past verbs: Locate the stated past verb and match it to its base form. Use the two forms in present and past sentences.
- Practice find adjective or adverb work: Find the word the highlighted description belongs to. Decide whether it modifies an object or an action.
- Practice choose a conjunction relationship: Find the connector and say what it tells about the two parts. Try restating that relation in your own words.
- Practice recognize a sentence form: Read the sentence and name its purpose before checking its punctuation. Use a suitable voice.
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