English Grammar 101
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Foreword: To the Student and Parent/Teacher
Introduction: To Those Grammarians Among Us
Instructions: How to Complete the Lessons
Module 1: Word and Phrase Patterns
Lesson 1-1: Verb Identification
Lesson 1-2: Verb Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-3: Verb Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-4: Verb Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-5: Verb Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-6: Action versus State-of-being Verbs
Lesson 1-7: Verb Identification
Lesson 1-8: Verb Phrase Identification
Lesson 1-9: Verb Phrase Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-10: Verb Phrase Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-11: Verb Phrase Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-12: Verb Phrase Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-13: Verb and Verb Phrase Identification
Lesson 1-14: Verb and Verb Phrase Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-15: Noun Identification
Lesson 1-16: Pronoun Identification
Lesson 1-17: Subject Identification
Lesson 1-18: Subject Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-19: Subject Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-20: Subject Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-21: Subject Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-22: Subject Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-23: Subject Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-24: Compound Verbs
Lesson 1-25: Compound Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 1-26: Compound Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 1-27: Compound Subjects
Lesson 1-28: Compound Subjects (Continued)
Lesson 1-29: Adjective Identification
Lesson 1-30: Adjective Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-31: Adjective Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-32: Adjective Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-33: Comparing With Adjectives
Lesson 1-34: Comparing With Adjectives (Continued)
Lesson 1-35: Adverb Identification
Lesson 1-36: Adverb Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-37: Adverb Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-38: Adverb Identification (Continued)
Quiz 1-39: Cumulative Review
Lesson 1-40: Prepositional Phrase Identification
Lesson 1-41: Prepositional Phrase Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-42: Prepositional Phrase Identification (Continued)
Lesson 1-43: Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives
Lesson 1-44: Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives (Continued)
Lesson 1-45: Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs
Lesson 1-46: Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs (Continued)
Lesson 1-47: Adjective and Adverbial Phrases
Lesson 1-48: Adjective and Adverbial Phrases (Continued)
Lesson 1-49: Adjective and Adverbial Phrases (Continued)
Quiz 1-50: Cumulative Review
Lesson 1-51: Phrases Hiding Subjects
Lesson 1-52: Prepositions Acting Out as Verbs
Lesson 1-53: Prepositions Acting Out as Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 1-54: Adverbs Modifying Adjectives
Lesson 1-55: Adverbs Modifying Other Adverbs
Quiz 1-56: Cumulative Review
Exercise 1-57: Module 1 Self-Test
Module 2: Clause Patterns
Module 3: Verb Tense and Verbal Patterns
Module 4: Verb Forms and Sentence Patterns
Module 5: Punctuation and Capitalization
Module 6: Supplement - Troublesome Words
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English Grammar
V
erb Identification
Lesson 1-1
Comments:
Prompt:
Verbs are words that show action.
Example:
In the word group, "Fish swim," swim is an action verb.
Directions:
Below are listed many groups of common word patterns with an action verb in each word group. Click to select the action verb in each word group.
1.
Birds
sing
...
Cats
meow
...
Bark
at
the
moon
...
2.
Plants
grow
...
Hoot
like
owls
...
Babies
cry
...
3.
Swim
with
fish
...
Girls
smile
...
Boys
frown
...
4.
Batters
hit
...
Pitch
a
fast
ball
...
Catchers
catch
...
5.
Clouds
rain
...
Winds
blow
...
Lightning
flashes
...
6.
Boys
grow
...
Jim
grows
...
Grow
your
hair
long
...
7.
It
ends
...
You
start
...
He
began
...
8.
Talk
to
Jane
...
Girls
talk
...
You
whisper
...
9.
He
swims
...
I
swam
...
Who
swam
...
10.
That
begins
...
Which
arrives
...
Convince
your
mother
.
11.
Whoever
decides
...
We
consider
...
You
decline
...
12.
Paint
the
house
...
John
plays
...
Ted
drums
...
13.
Mrs
.
Jones
knits
a
glove
...
Mrs
.
Smith
publishes
books
...
14.
Congress
meets
each
week
...
The
President
speaks
often
...
15.
The
army
fights
...
The
navy
sails
...
Marines
land
...
16.
Oak
trees
grow
...
Pine
trees
survive
...
Trees
change
17.
Words
function
...
Show
me
a
verb
...
You
select
...
18.
The
big
boy
shouts
...
The
little
boy
giggles
...
19.
See
the
sun
...
The
sun
rises
...
The
sun
shines
...
20.
I
learn
...
Forget
the
story
...
We
endeavor
...
We
win
...