Nouns and Adjectives
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea
takes the place of a noun
What is the purpose of a conjunction?
to connect words, phrase, or clauses
With what two letters do adverbs often end?
-ly
He ran home.
verb
What is an adjective?
a word that modifies or describes a noun
What punctuation mark should follow an interjection that shows strong emotion?
!
Exclamation mark
Identify any conjunctions in the sentence:
He needed pencils and papers so he could make something for his class project.
and
so
Identify the adverb:
He usually plays games at school.
usually
We wanted a new project for the class.
preposition
Identify all nouns in the following sentence:
The dog played fetch in the field after school.
Dog
fetch
field
school
Name five pronouns
He
She
It
They
We
You
I
Us
Identify all prepositional phrases in the following sentence:
The child made a gift for his mom.
for his mom
Identify the verb:
He was happy.
Was
The new student needed help with his homework.
adjective
Identify all adjectives in the following sentence:
The serious bird ceaselessly sang a special song.
serious
special
Name the interjection in the following sentence:
He made a meal and--wow!--it was so good.
wow
What are the FANBOYS words?
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Identify the verb:
He waited for hours.
waited
There are often many mistakes on assignments.
Adverb
What are the names of the following adjectives?
a, an, the
Articles
Identify all pronouns in the following sentence:
We need to make a project for our English class.
we
our
Identify any prepositional phrases in the following sentence:
He ran away from the the monster so he could get to the treasure.
from the monster
to the treasure
An adverb modifies a verb; a preposition shows location in place or time. What other difference do these two have?
an adverb does not need an object; a preposition does
We waited until noon.
preposition