Nouns
What is a common noun?
a word that names a general person, place, thing, or animal. not something specific
ex: girl, city, dog, school
What is a verb?
an action word! ex. jump, running, writing, sleeping
What is an adjective?
a word that described something
ex. spicy, saucy, soft, funny, cute, pretty, gross
What is a pronoun?
a word that replaces a noun
ex. he, she, I, mine, we, they, them
What is a preposition?
A word that describes the location of a noun or pronoun.
ex. across, between, under, above, behind, below, near, on
What is a proper noun?
a specific person, place, or thing. It needs to be capitalized
ex. Gilbert, Westminster, Pacific Ocean
True or False: a verb can show action or state of being
true
Does an adjective describe a noun or verb?
a noun
What word is a pronoun in this sentence?
She went to the beach.
She
Which of the following words is not a preposition?
next, behind, near, across, during, onto, into, beyond, it
Which one is the common noun here?
Christmas, California, school, Cowan
Change this verb to past tense: jump
jumped
Which of the following is not an adjective?
true or false: you can use pronouns if you haven't mentioned the noun yet
false!!!!!
true or false: a preposition states the position of a noun or pronoun
true
Identify the common noun and proper noun in this sentence.
Oliver likes to play baseball.
Change this verb to the present tense: thought
think or thinking
Add an adjective to this sentence: The dog barked.
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Change this sentence by using a pronoun in place of the noun.
Room 15 likes to go on the apparatus at recess.
They like to go on the apparatus at recess.
Fill in the blank with a preposition that fits the sentence.
The cat is ______ the table.
on, under, near, across
Create a sentence with one proper noun and two common nouns.
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Come up with a sentence that uses two verbs in different tenses (past, present, or future)
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Come up with a sentence that uses at least 2 pronouns.
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