Nouns
Definition of a noun
Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
Pronouns take the place of nouns. What is the word for the person, place, thing, or idea a pronoun refers to?
DRY ERASE: What are the nouns in this sentence? Some people don't appreciate good music.
PEOPLE, MUSIC
Prepositions usually tell us what?
Where or When
Which of these words are possessive?
Nikes, coffee bean, Snoop Dogg's, ostriches
SNOOP DOGG'S
Abstract vs. Concrete
and
Common vs. Proper
are examples of what?
Types of nouns
True or False?
If the antecedent is single-pringle, the pronoun has to be singular too.
True. ex) After the hot dog was zapped in the microwave, it didn't look very appetizing.
What is the antecedent for the pronoun IT in this sentence: Even though I love cake, I couldn't eat any more of it after my first piece.
cake
What is the preposition in this sentence? The astronauts climbed into the rocket.
INTO
A word that is possessive shows what?
OWNERSHIP
French is an example of what type of noun?
Proper Noun
True or False? If the antecedent is plural, the pronoun has to be plural too.
True. ex) The girls were excited to see their artwork at the art show.
DRY ERASE: Which wordS should be capitalized in the following sentence? My mom's loves to listen to the beatles and her favorite album is abbey road.
The Beatles, Abbey Road (if student doesn't know "the" that's understandable)
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? The singer stood on the stage and announced their tour.
ON THE STAGE
What noun in this sentence is a COMPOUND NOUN?
While the wind fiercely blew the snow, Snoop Dogg planted seeds in his greenhouse.
GREENHOUSE
DRY ERASE: Nouns like excitement, joy, and happiness are all examples of this type of noun.
Abstract Nouns
DRY ERASE: Which pronoun is possessive? Someone, it, them, my
MY
DRY ERASE: What are the prepositional phrases in this sentence? Ms. Gorbett stood on the desk in her room and shouted, "Close the door and block the stink bomb!"
on the desk, in her room
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? Fred opened the letter from his cousin and smiled.
FROM HIS COUSIN
DRY ERASE: Name 3 concrete nouns.
Mrs. Wagner will judge your submissions.
DRY ERASE: WEEKENDS, STARS, and WOMEN are all examples of what type of noun?
Plural Nouns
DRY ERASE: Choose the best pronoun: I advise you to make a plan to talk to (his, your) coach.
I advise you to make a plan to talk to YOUR coach.
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the object of the preposition in the prepositional phrase in this sentence? Snoop Dogg threw the football at Blake Shelton's face.
at Blake Shelton's face
DRY ERASE: Name 10 prepositions.
Any prepositions are accepted but the highlighted ones you might have memorized include:
about, after, at, before, by, during, for, from, in, of, on, out, to, under, with
DRY ERASE DAILY DOUBLE: Name all the plural nouns in this sentence: Snow leopards, green sea turtles, and monarch butterflies are all examples of animals at risk for extinction.
snow leopards, green sea turtles, monarch butterflies, examples, animals