Practice Drill

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

LAY AND LIE

USING LAY AND LIE

The verb lay means “to put or place something.” The verb lie has eight or nine meanings, all having
in common the idea of “being in a horizontal position, or to remain , or to be situated.”
 Lie is always an intransitive verb. That is, it never has an object. Lay is a transitive verb. It almost
 always has an object. The principal parts of these verbs are as follows:

   PRESENT  PAST  PAST PARTICIPLE
   lay   laid  laid
   lie   lay  lain

 Information: Using Lie and Lay Correctly. In the following sentences, underline the correct form of lay or lie.
   Example: Mrs. Norman (lay, laid) down for a nap an hour ago.
 1.   Please (lie, lay) the cloth on the table.
 2.   Ms. Martinez told us to (lie, lay) our work aside.
 3.   Will you (lie, lay) down for a rest this afternoon?
 4.   I think we’ve (lain, laid) our plans well.
 5.   (Lie, Lay) your books beside mine.
 6.   The doctor (lay, laid) all my fears to rest when she talked to me yesterday.
 7.   The button from my jacket was (lying, laying) on the sidewalk.
 8.   I’m afraid that Tim has been (lying, laying) down on the job.
 9.   Every evening Sue (lies, lays) her clothes out for the next day.
 10. The chickens (lay, laid) more eggs than usual yesterday.
 11. Can you help me (lie, lay) the floor in the bathroom?
 12. I have (lain, laid) the key somewhere, and now I can’t find it.
 13. When Mr. Jones (lay, laid) down for a nap, he was unable to sleep.
 14. My pen was (lying, laying) on the table.
 15. Mr. Brown (lay, laid) his briefcase on the table when he entered.
 16. Miss Jenkins is so tired that she’s been (lying, laying) down all afternoon.
 17. I (lay, laid) the book aside and answered the doorbell.
 18. Our dog never (lies, lays) down when told to do so.
 19. The blame for the mistakes has been (lain, laid) on my shoulders.
 20. Your jacket has been (lying, laying) on the floor all morning.

More Helping Verbs

Exercise 1

Practice Drill

           
Examples:  
Daniel  played  baseball yesterday.                  past tense
He  plays  baseball everyday.                           present tense
We  will go  to Daniel's baseball game.            future tense

          1.       Daniel will choose a baseball bat.

              2.       He steps up to the plate.

              3.       The pitcher tossed the ball.

              4.       Daniel will swing hard.

              5.       The ball struck the bat.

              6.       The ball flies through the air.

              7.       It landed over the fence.

              8.       Daniel will run around the bases.

              9.       The crowd screams loudly.

              10.   He will slide into home plate.

              11.   Daniel's teammates cheered.

              12.   Daniel smiled proudly. 

Tricky Verbs: Using Lay and Lie

	to lay meaning:  put something down	to lie meaning:  to recline
Present tense	lay or lays • When Ben and Cheri come in, they   lay their keys on the table. • When he comes in, Ben lays his keys on the table.	lie   or   lies • Cheri and Ben lie on the couch. • Cheri lies on the couch.
Past tense	laid • Yesterday, I laid my keys on the table	lay • Yesterday, Cheri lay on the couch.
Present participle	laying • Bob is laying his keys on the table.	lying • Cheri is lying on the couch.
Past participle	laid • Yesterday, I had laid my keys on the table.	lain • Cheri had lain on the couch all day.

Instructions:  Complete each sentence with the correct form of lay or lie.

1.  Grandma ________________________ her spoon next to the stove.

2.  Eddie is ________________________ on his bed.

3.  Earlier today, Martha had ________________________ her purse on the chair.

4.  John and Dennis ________________________ on the ground, looking at the stars.

5.  Kendra had ________________________ on a raft in the pool all afternoon.

6.  My dog ________________________ on the sofa when I leave the house.

7.  Yesterday, Aldea ________________________ her pencil on the book.

8.  Do you see Jacob ________________________ his baseball cap on the shelf?

Verbs

An action verb is a word that shows what someone or something is doing.

   Examples: Mary sleeps on the couch.

           Jason's best friend thinks of a plan.

           Ken and his mother cook dinner.

Instructions: Circle the action verb in each sentence below.

1.  Sal listens to his favorite song.

2.  Craig hits the baseball over the fence.

3.  The little pig grunts.

4.  The roof of the house leaks.

5.  The hunter searches for a deer.

6.  Dr. Gold examines his patient.

7.  The bluebird in the tree sings beautifully.

8.  The football team dashes out of the locker room.

9.  Paul reads The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

10.  Mrs. Gray buys a roll of paper towels at the store.

11.  Judy solves the mystery.

12.  Harold finds a purple crayon.

Adjective Quiz

Instructions: Click on the link and complete the quiz. Post your score.  Good Luck and Have Fun!

Adjective Quiz                                                                       Only do the Adjective Quiz

Writing Assignment: Adjective Order

Instructions:  Look at the three "amigos" below.  Write a two paragraph(12-16 sentences total) story about them.  Describe them and parts of your story using the adjective order we learned last week.  20 points

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Practice Drill

Instructions: Identify the adjectives.

Adjective Order

Online Exercise

Adjectives

Adjectives PPT.

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Worksheet 1

Worksheet 2

Worksheet 3

English Discoveries

Click on Intermediate Level 1
Go to Language
Click on Reflexive Pronouns

Let's Practice A Little More

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3                                                                   Grrrrrrr. This food is mine.

Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives

Forms of Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives

Person	Pronoun	Adjective
1st singular	mine	my
2nd	yours	your
3rd (female)	hers	her
3rd (male)	his	his
3rd (neutral)	----	its
1st plural	ours	our
3rd plural	theirs	their

Demonstrative pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns

 

THIS is the demonstrative pronoun we use with nouns in singular. THESE is the plural form of  “this“, therefore, we use it with nouns in plural.

       e.g.  This is my book.

              Are these books yours?

THAT- is used with nouns in singular;

THOSE (plural form of “that“) is used with nouns in plural.

        e.g.   That  book is not mine.

                Those  books are John's.

 

Practicing:

I Put the nouns in brackets into the correct form (plural/singular)!

1)    Those (book) are not there. Those books are not there.

2)    There are two pens on this (table).

3)    These (tree) are very old.

4)    Those (garden) are nice.

5)    That (flower) is beautiful.

6)    That (street) is behind this (garden).

7)    This is a (monkey).

 

II Fill in the blanks with this, these, that, or those:

1)      This   is Robert.

2)    _____  pencils are mine.

3)    Put _____ chairs into the corner.

4)    Is ____ your house?

5)    ______ buildings there are very high.

6)    _____ girl in front of the cinema is my sister.

7)    Are ______ computers broken?

Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrate (verb): to show; to indicate; to point to

A demonstrative pronoun represents a thing or things:

• near in distance or time (this, these)
• far in distance or time (that, those)

	near	far
singular	this	that
plural	these	those

Here are some examples with demonstrative pronouns, followed by an illustration:

• This tastes good.
• Have you seen this?
• These are bad times.
• Do you like these?
  
• That is beautiful.
• Look at that!
• Those were the days!
• Can you see those?
  
• This is heavier than that.
• These are bigger than those.

Subject and Object Pronouns

                         Exercise 1                             Exercise 2                               Exercise 3

Prepositional Phrases

Exercise 1

Practice Exercise

Indicate the prepositional phrases in these sentences.

1. After school, the boys played a game of baseball at the park.
2. We hid our canoe in the bushes and set up camp by the river.
3. Candy signed her name on the line and passed the paper across the table.
4. Without any warning, the dog dashed to the door and barked loudly.
5. The storm caused the tree in our front yard to fall against the house.
6. Pull up a chair and sit down by Steven.
7. Throughout the day, Carla hummed a favorite song to herself.
8. Please bring the newspaper inside.
9. After brushing her teeth, Margaret likes to read in bed before going to sleep.
10. Run to the store across the street and pick up a gallon of milk, please.