Vocabulary
__________ is defined as "the process of removing or denying a person of human qualities."
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
What is an adjective?
a word that describes or defines a noun or noun phrase.
Define a verb.
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.
What is the article in this sentence?
"The student performed at Friday Flag."
Define Misdemeanor
A crime, typically a minor wrongdoing
Give an example of a common noun.
Student answers may vary.
Ex: country, the store, the park
Identify the adjective in this sentence.
She quickly ran to the store to buy a delicious red apple.
delicious and red
What is a linking verb?
connects a sentence's subject to information about that subject, such as a noun, pronoun, or adjective
True or False, "the" is an indefinite article.
False.
"the" is a definite article
_________ is defined as "a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. Something that is not explicitly written in the text."
Inference
True or false, a proper noun should be capitalized?
True!
A proper noun is the name of a specific person or place. Ex: Albertsons or Ireland
What are two examples of an article?
Student answers may vary.
Ex: a, an
True or false, "was" and "is" are examples of linking verbs?
True
"Doctor's office" is a _______ type of noun.
Use the word misdemeanor in a sentence.
Student answers may vary.
Ex: The man committed a misdemeanor when he stole candy from the store.
What is a concrete noun?
Define and give and example.
person, place, or thing perceived by the sense-- you can touch, smell, see, hear, taste
Ex: basketball, ice cream, rain, a doorbell.
______ is defined as a specific person, place, or thing.
definite article
What is the action verb in this sentence?
"Ms. Miller kicked the soccer ball into the net".
kicked
What type of noun is "disgust"?
abstract
What are three examples of Dehumanization from Fredrick Douglass?
Mental, Physical, and Identity
True or false, fear, communism, and happiness are examples of abstract nouns?
True.
_____ is an example of a comparative adjective.
What is the action verb in this sentence?
"The girl swam in the pool at the park."
swam
What is the adjective notation of "disgust"?
disgusting