Grammar Introduction Worksheet Do your best. This will not be graded. For each sentence, do the following: Write N after every noun, then put a dash o If it is the subject, write another N (stands for “Nominative”) o Write S for singular and P for plural Write V after every Verb, then put a dash o Write P if it is present, A if it is past, or F if it is future Write ADJ for adjective Write ADV for adverbs Write PREP for prepositions. o Put brackets around each prepositional phrase
Sample Sentence:
After dinner, the people will play painful games. [After (PREP) dinner (N-S)], the people (N-NP) will play (V-F) painful (ADJ) games (N-P). 1. A pack of wild wolves mockingly smiled at the old bear. A pack (N-NS) [of (PREP) wild (ADJ) wolves (N-P)] mockingly (ADV) smiled (V-A) [at (PREP) the old (ADJ) bear (N-S)]
2. Larry was sitting in his car at a stoplight in Arizona. Larry (N-NS) was sitting (V-A) [in (PREP) his car (N-S)] [at (PREP) a stoplight (N-S)] [in (PREP) Arizona (N-S)]
3. In the morning, Kat will spill coffee on the teachers. [In (PREP) the morning (N-S)], Kat (N-NS) will spill (V-F) coffee (N-S) [on (PREP) the teachers (N-P)
4. Richard found his name in this assignment. Richard (N-NS) found (V-A) his name (N-S) [in (PREP) this assignment (N-S)
5. The real Nathan Sewell is suspiciously sitting in the back of the beautiful classroom. The real (ADJ) Nathan Sewell (N-NS) is (V-P) suspiciously (ADV) sitting (V-P) [in (PREP) the back (N-S)] [of (PREP) the beautiful (ADJ) classroom (N-S)]
6. Andrew was aggressively copying from Olivia’s paper. Andrew (N-NS) was (V-A) aggressively (ADV) copying (V-A) [from (PREP) Olivia’s (N-S) paper (N-S)
7. The shark was in the aquarium by the blue ladders, and it was thinking intently. The shark (N-NS) was (V-A) [in (PREP) the aquarium (N-S)] [by (PREP) the blue (ADJ) ladders (N-P)], and it (N-NS) was thinking (V-A) intently (ADV)
8. The miniature penguin was given a wreath for his igloo. The miniature (ADJ) penguin (N-NS) was given (V-A) a wreath (N-S) [for (PREP) his igloo (N-S)] 9. Rodger narrowly escaped from the stealthy ninjas on his way to the beautiful classroom. Rodger (N-NS) narrowly (ADV) escaped (V-A) [from (PREP) the stealthy (ADJ) ninjas (N-P)] [on (PREP) his way (N-S)] [to (PREP) the beautiful (ADJ) classroom (N-S)]