Verbs
What is a verb?
An action word
What is a common noun?
A (non-specific) person, place, or thing.
What is a proper noun?
A specific person, place, or thing.
What is an adjective?
A describing word?
All sentences begin with a _____ _____ and end with _____.
capital letter
punctuation
What is the verb in this sentence?
I jumped into the pool.
jumped
What is the common noun in this sentence?
She went to the bank.
Almost all proper nouns start with a ______ letter.
capital
Which of these words is an adjective?
1. red
2. big
3. happy
4. all of the above
4. all of the above
Which of the following is a complete sentence?
1. The brown cow.
2. The old cat was asleep on the porch.
3. The crazy dog chased.
2. The old cat was asleep on the porch.
What is the verb in this sentence?
She sold her old phone to her friend.
sold
How many nouns are in this sentence?
The brown cow was in the barn.
2 - cow & barn
Which of the following words is a proper noun?
1. hamburger
2. Taco Bell
3. french fries
4. burrito
2. Taco Bell
What is the adjective in this sentence?
The green truck was in the driveway.
green
What kind of punctuation should the following sentence have?
Can we get ice cream after dinner__
?
Which of these words is not a verb?
1. build
2. stay
3. large
4. win
3. large
Which of these words is not a common noun?
1. cat
2. school
3. car
4. Walmart
4. Walmart
What are the proper nouns in the following sentence?
Thomas and his sister Kate drove to the movies in the car.
Thomas & Kate
Which adjective fits best in this sentence:
The ___ man could reach the top shelf.
1. angry
2. short
3. tall
3. tall
What does a complete sentence have to have?
A subject and what the subject is doing (predicate).
What is the past tense of this verb?
leave
left
What is the common noun in this sentence?
He took his dog to the park.
dog & park
Is the name of a store a proper noun?
Example: Hobby Lobby
Yes, it is a proper noun.
What is another word that could replace the adjective in the sentence below?
He had a cup of good coffee.
delicious, tasty, nice, fine, etc.
What do you call an incomplete sentence (or a sentence that is too short)?
Fragment