Nouns
What is a word that means person, place or thing?
Noun
What is an action word?
verb
What is a proper noun?
a specific name for a particular person, place, or thing
What are "be verbs"
what something or someone is, was, or will be
What is a pronoun?
place of a noun, allowing you to refer to someone or something without repeating their name or description in a sentence
Identify a noun in this sentence: "The dog ran fast."
dog
What verb would you use in this sentence: "She _ to school." (run, runs, ran)
ran
Give an example of a proper noun.
"John" "Paris" "Amazon"
Fill in the blank: "I _ happy." (am, is, are)
am
Replace the noun with a pronoun: "Sara loves her books."
her
This type of noun names a specific person, place, or thing and starts with a capital letter.
proper noun
What is the past tense of "swim"?
swam
Why should proper nouns be capitalized?
because it talks about a specific person place or thing. For example, cities, countries, companies, and people.
What is the be verb in the sentence: "They are playing outside."
playing
What pronoun would you use for a group of people?
They
What is the plural form of "child
children
Identify the verb in this sentence: "The cat sleeps on the couch."
sleeps
Identify the proper noun in this sentence: "Maria went to North Carolina."
North Carolina
How many forms of "be" can you name?
There are eight different forms: be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been
Identify the pronoun in this sentence: "He is my best friend."
He
What type of noun is "happiness"?
abstract or Concrete?
abstract noun: naming words that you cannot see, smell, touch or perceive by any of your five senses.
Rewrite this sentence in the past tense: She runs to the store.
She ran to the store.
What is the proper noun in this list: city, London, river?
London
Write a sentence using the be verb "was."
Answers Vary:
Example: I was training to become a better athlete.
Rewrite this sentence with a pronoun: Sarah and Alex played outside until Sarah and Alex got tired.
Sarah and Alex played outside until they got tired.