Nouns
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea
Pick out the verb(s) in the following sentences.
The wolf ran across the sand
Ran
What are the main and helping verbs in the following sentences:
The dog had suddenly come into the yard.
had- helping
come- main verb
What is the adverb?
Cousin Ricky Bobby III. rarely visits from Chicago.
Rarely
What is an adjective?
a word or phrase describing a noun
What is a common noun?
A common noun is the generic name for a person, place, or thing in a class or group.
Pick out the main verb ONLY in the following sentences.
I've run out of time
Run
What are the main and helping verbs in the following sentences:
The rooms cannot be held any longer.
Can not be -helping
held- main
What is the adverb?
Daily we did our Bell ringers.
Daily
Pick out the adjectives in the following sentences and tell what word they modify
The Johanson family just returned from a hot, exhausting trip to Arizona.
Johanson- family
hot, exhausting- trip
What is an abstract noun?
Abstract nouns are nouns that you cannot see, smell, hear, touch, or taste.
They are an idea or concept.
A verb is a word that describes an action and a____
state of being
What are the main and helping verbs in the following sentences:
My wife is reading in the hammock under the tree.
is- helping
reading- main
Explain what the bolded adverb is telling us in the following sentence
Today the dog seemed rather restless.
How much
Choose the correct form in the following sentences.
Yesterday we played our (worse, worst) game.
Worst
Is this a pronoun or proper noun, or neither?
It
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
Pick out the main verb ONLY in the following sentence.
You must be out of your mind!
Be
What are the main and helping verbs in the following sentences:
The dragon shouldn't have been worked so much.
shouldn't have been- helping
worked- main
What is the adverb(s) in the sentence?
You will not go tomorrow to that very scary movie.
Not, tomorrow, very
Pick out the adjectives in the following sentences and tell what words they modify.
The happy shout from the three frolicking children greeted their dad on his return.
Happy- shout
three frolicking- children
What type of nouns are the words below? Studying/living
These are verbs not NOUNS!
Can verb phrases have one, two, or three helping verbs in them?
They can have up to three helping verbs!
What are the 23 helping verbs?
am are be been being can could did do does had has have is may might must shall should was were will would
What is the adverb(s) in the sentence?
I recently found that you wouldn't help.
Recently
wouldn't
Pick out the adjectives in the following sentences and tell what words they modify.
An old wood fence had caught several discarded candy wrappers.
Old, wood- fence
several, discarded, candy- wrappers