Words in Context
The dog is very happy because it got a new toy.
What does the word happy mean in this sentence?
What is feeling glad or joyful
Read the sentence: Yes I would like some pizza.
Where should a comma go in this sentence?
After yes
Which one is a word that describes nouns and pronouns? (pretty, kind, blue, fifteen)
Adjective
This type of noun names a specific person, place, or thing and is always capitalized. (concrete, common, proper, abstract, or collective)
What is proper noun.
These pronouns replace nouns and include words like I, you, he, she, it, we, they. (reflexive or personal)
Personal pronouns
The student needed to revise her story before turning it in to the teacher.
What does revise mean in this sentence?
What is to make changes to improve something?
Read the sentence: We bought apples oranges and grapes at the store.
Where should commas be placed in the sentence?
After apples and oranges. We bought apples, oranges, and grapes at the store.
What is an adverb?
a)She ran quickly.
b)The soup is very hot.
c) She ran very quickly.
A word that describes a verb, adjective or other adverb.
This type of noun names general people, places, or things (not specific ones). (concrete, common, proper, collective, or abstract)
What is common.
These pronouns end in -self or -selves and refer back to the subject of the sentence. (Reflexive or personal)
Give at least one example.
Reflexive.
myself, themselves, ourself, ourselves, himself, herself, oneself, itself, etc
Read the sentence: Although the evidence seemed convincing, the scientist decided to reconsider her conclusion after new data was collected.
What does reconsider mean in this sentence?
What is to think about something again in order to possibly change a decision?
Read the sentence: Before we left for school I packed my backpack.
Where should the comma go?
After the introductory phrase.....Before we left for school, I packed my backpack.
What word is the adjective in the sentence? The tall tree swayed in the wind.
tall
This type of noun names a feeling or idea you cannot physically see or touch. (concrete, proper, common, abstract, collective)
What is abstract.
Rewrite the sentence using personal pronouns.
Tiffany went to the mall with Anjari, James, Carter, and Nicole.
She went shopping with them.
Read the sentence: The chef carefully measured each ingredient to ensure the recipe would turn out correctly.
What does measured mean in this sentence?
What is to find the exact amount or size of something?
Where do commas go in this sentence? Read the sentence: My best friends are Mia Jordan and Carlos.
The commas are used for items listed and a series of items. My best friends are Mia, Jordan, and Carlos.
Which word is the adverb in the sentence? The baby slept peacefully in her crib.
peacefully
This type of noun names a group of people, animals, or things (like a team or flock).(concrete, proper, abstract, collective, common)
What .s collective?
What is the reflexive pronoun in the sentence? I went to the store by myself yesterday.
Myself
Read the sentence: The author used strong descriptions to convey the character’s feelings to the reader.
What does convey mean in this sentence?
What is to communicate or express meaning?
Where should the commas go? The teacher told us to focus sit down get quiet and to take our academics seriously.
The teacher told us to focus, sit down, get quiet, and to take our academics seriously. (Showing items in a list and the comma goes before the conjunction for, and, nor, because, or, yet, and so.)
Write a sentence that contains an adjective and an adverb.
(Teacher will judge and give points accordingly)
This type of noun names something you can see, hear, touch, smell, or taste. (concrete, abstract, proper, abstract, and common)
What is concrete.
Write down 5 different pronouns...........
I, me, you, he, him, she, her, it, we, us, they, them, myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, and themselves