Common and proper nouns
Find the nouns: Identify if common or proper.
Sr. Lesley and her dog, Brady, were walking by the garden.
Proper: Sr. Lesley, Brady
Common: dog, garden
Mackenzie was walking in the forest.
What is the helping verb? What is the action verb?
Helping verb: was
Action verb: walking
Find the prepositions:
We saw Annika and Stella by the theatre.
by
Find the adverb:
Curiously enough, Stella left her books on the table.
Curiously
Is this sentence correct?
Maya set the book on the table.
yes.
Find the error:
lillian and Natalya were praying in the chapel.
Lillian should be capitalized b/c it is a proper noun.
Bianca is scoring all of the points in basketball because she practices so much.
What are the helping and action verbs?
Helping: is
Action: scoring, practices
Chloe sat across from Maddy.
What is the prep. phrase?
across from
Bianca thought seriously about the problem.
seriously.
Is this sentence correct?
Natalya, please sit the juice on the counter.
no.
Chloe was able to start her own business selling organic products.
What are the proper and common nouns?
Proper: Chloe
common: business, products
Find the errors:
Stella win the dance competition for the 4th year in a row.
Stella WON
Diya grows strawberries in her garden.
What is the prep. and what is the prep. phrase?
Prep: in
Phrase: in her garden
First, Annika had to power up her phone.
Where is the adverb?
First
Kayla, please lay down and go to sleep!
no.
Madison Keller loves to read Fantasy Books.
Fantasy and Books should not be capitalized. Fantasy is an adjective and books is a common noun.
Maya slided into home base, helping the team to win.
Find the errors
Maya SLID
During the power failure, Mary and Mackenzie had to stop in their tracks.
Where are the preps?
During and in
Lillian always thinks of others.
What is the adverb?
always
Mackenzie, please lay the book down flat on the desk.
yes
Kayla graduated from Harvard university to go on and become an illustrator for studio ghibli.
University should be capitalized as it is a proper noun when written alongside the specific university. Otherwise, it would not be capitalized. Studio and Ghibli are proper nouns and should be capitalized.
Find the helping verb:
I am the teacher for 6th grade English.
am
Diya was still asleep throughout the storm.
What is the prep?
throughout
Tomorrow, Natalya will lead the rosary.
What is the adverb?
tomorrow
Madison Keller, please set your book down.
yes.