Definitions
This word describes a noun.
Ex. The slimy worm crawled away.What is an adjective?
What are a group of words that CONTAIN a preposition?
Ex. The kids ran into the hallway and around the corner.
What is a prepositional phrase?
Common noun, proper noun, or Pronoun?
He is the best player on the team.
He is a pronoun.
"I'm exhausted," said Ms. Lacefield.
Ms. Lacefield is a proper noun.
How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence?
I walked into the room and saw the writing on the board.
I walked into the room and saw the writing on the board.
2 prepositional phrases
This word is specific person, place, thing, or idea.
Ex. I shop on Amazon.com.
What is a PROPER NOUN?
Three special words that preceede a noun, to modify it.
Ex. The quick fox dove behind the log.
What are articles?
Common noun, proper noun, or Pronoun?
Mrs. Richter told her class to settle down.
Mrs. Richter is a proper noun.
Charles is having a party for his 12th birthday.
is having are verbs.
How many prepositional phrases do you see?
I ran out the door and around the corner.
2 prepositional phrases.
I ran out the door and around the corner.
This word is a person, place, thing, or idea.
Ex. The book was interesting.
What is a noun (or common noun)?
This word shows action or state of being.
Ex. She sprinted across the parking lot quickly.
What is a verb?
Common noun, proper noun, or Pronoun?
Ice cream is my favorite dessert.
Ice cream is a common noun.
I watched the Texans on TV last week.
How many prepositional phrases?
Over the weekend I worked late.
1 prepositional phrase.
Over the weekend I worked late.
This word takes the place of a noun.
Ex. Jake ran to the store to pickup some milk.
He ran to the store to pick up some milk.
What is a pronoun?
This word describes a verb, usually ends in -LY.
Ex. I hurriedly scooped up my phone after I dropped it in the puddle.
What is an adverb?
Common noun, proper noun, or Pronoun?
There are many books I enjoy reading.
I is a pronoun.
The class happily ate their snack during advisory.
happily is an adverb
How many prepositional phrases?
I hid under the stairs when I heard the tornado warning!
1 prepositional phrase.
I hid under the stairs when I heard the tornado warning!
This word shows the relationship between a noun and another word in the sentence.
Ex. The cat was on top of the shelf, hiding behind a book.
What is a preposition?
What are a, an, the?
Common noun, proper noun, or Pronoun?
I went to Target yesterday to pick up some school supplies.
Target is a proper noun.
The class worked silently on their writing assignment.
Worked is a verb.
How many prepositional phrases?
I walked to the park behind the school on Wednesday.
I walked to the park behind the school on Wednesday.
Three prepositional phrases.