Nouns
Define a noun
person, place, thing, or idea
define an adjective
describes a noun
define an action verb
shows an action or state of being
define an adverb
describes the verb/ give context to the verb
what is my favorite color
green
what are the two types of common nouns? write an example of each
concrete
abstract
what are the three categories of adjectives?
Which kind
What size
How many
where do helping verbs occur in a sentence?
before the action verb
what two letters does an adverb often end in?
"ly"
how many pets do I have?
3
define a proper noun
write three adjectives describing what size something is
student responses vary
how many helping verbs did we learn?
23
why are adverbs important in writing?
they give context as to what the verb is/ how it is
what is my favorite thing to do in the summer?
anything outside
why do we use pronouns?
pronouns are used to take the place of a noun and make writing less repetitive
name the adjective in this sentence
"I drank a gallon of water today!"
gallon
how do you tell if it is a linking verb or helping verb in a sentence?
if there is an action verb and the linking/helping verb comes before it; it is a helping verb, if no action verb it is a linking verb
what is the adverb?
"Our cousins always beat us in 3-on-3 basketball."
ALWAYS
what college did I go to?
MSU
name any 3 out of the 5 types of pronouns
Personal pronouns: Refer to specific people or things, such as I, you, he, she, it, we, and they.
Possessive pronouns: Show ownership or belonging, such as mine, yours, his, hers, ours, and theirs.
Demonstrative pronouns: Point to specific items, such as this, that, these, and those.
Relative pronouns: Connect a clause to a noun, such as who, whom, whose, which, and that.
Indefinite pronouns: Refer to nonspecific people or things, such as somebody, everyone, none, and anything
name all of the adjectives in this sentence
"
The dog is really dirty after playing outside in the muddy yard."
dirty
muddy
what is linking or action verb?
The wizard is old.
linking verb
what is the adverb?
"How do your kids sleep so peacefully?"
do
what is my favorite subject to teach?
science