And the Subject is...
In the middle of the night, Mary heard a creaking sound on the stairs.
Mary
The cats bowls were empty.
Possessive
What type of pronouns are these?
I, you, she, he, it
Subject pronouns
Amy wants to see her grandmother.
her/Amy
Fluffy dogs were chasing their tails in the park.
Dogs
The cats are so cute when they play together!
Mike enjoys skiing at Mammoth Mountain on Saturdays.
There are _________ proper nouns in this sentence.
3
Which is the proper noun?
chairlift, skis, wachusett mountain, bindings
Wachusett Mountain
This test is going to be easy. It won't take much time.
It/test
I watched Canadian Geese flying in a V formation.
I
We are getting two cats next week.
Plural
We enjoy ice cream sundaes after the buses drop us off at our houses.
There are ______ plural nouns and pronouns in this sentence.
6
Define an Antecedent.
An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun replaces.
Everybody is excited to have a few days off for Thanksgiving.
Everybody/?
The teacher couldn't stop laughing.
Teacher
My cats Halloween costume was so cute!
What is the name of the punctuation that a possessive noun always has?
Apostrophe
The dogs hid all of their bones by the tree.
their/dogs
As far as I'm concerned, this question is hard!
Question
Why am I writing so many sentences about cats habits?
Plural (sentences)/possessive (cats')/plural (habits)
The students papers sat in a neat piles in the teachers classroom next to the custodians closet.
There are _____ errors in this sentence.
What is the plural of the noun mother-in-law?
Mothers-in-law
Michelle and Mike ate the pizza they made for dinner.
they/Michelle, Mike