Pronouns
What is a pronoun?
A word used in place of a noun (he, she, it, they, them).
The subject of a sentence "performs" the verb.
2 part question:
What is an adjective, and what is an adverb?
An adjective is a descriptive word that describes a noun.
An adverb is a descriptive word that describes a verb or another adjective.
A word that expresses relation to another word in a sentence.
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
Name the pronouns in this sentence:
I'm pretty sure she is with them.
I, she, them.
Only nouns and pronouns.
Adjectives: black, nice, special
Adverbs: really, totally
Name the preps:
M'am, step away from the doughnuts, before you hurt yourself.
Away, from, before
Give me 5 prepositions.
Up, down, under, around, beneath, from, of, beyond, beside, between, overhead, above, inside, outside, below, etc., etc
Name the pronouns:
I, you, I.
Can a sentence have more than one subject?
Yes, if there is a comma.
She throws, and he catches.
Both he and she are subjects.
Name the adverbs and/or adjectives
I look more awake, after I've had a hot cup of coffee.Adjectives: awake, hot
Adverbs: more
Name the preps
Honestly, you need to back away from me, or, before you know it, I'll be beating you up.
Away, from, before, up
Name every part of speech in this sentence
Macbeth is the greatest Shakespearean play of all time.
Noun: Macbeth, play, time
Verb: is
adjective: Shakespearean, all
adverb: greatest
preposition: of
Name the pronouns:
Friends of Susan Powell told the Salt Lake Tribune she was afraid her husband Joshua Powell would kidnap her sons if she divorced him.
She, her, her, she, him.
How could you say that to me???
You.
You performs the verb say.
Name the adjectives and/or adverbs
You are so amazing, beautiful, and kind!
Adjectives: amazing, beautiful, kind
Adverbs: so
Come up with your own sentence that features a preposition!
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Name each part of this sentence:
I need our best silverware on this kitchen table, in five minutes!
Nouns: silverware, table, minutes
Pronouns: I, our, in
Verbs: need
Prepositions: on
Adjectives: best, kitchen, five
Adverbs: this
I am yours and you are mine.
I, yours, you, mine.
Name the subjects
Where do you think we should go to dinner?
You (you think)
We (go)
Name the adverbs and/or adjectives
I thought I did pretty well on our last exam, but I was so wrong.
Adjectives: well, last, wrong
Adverbs: pretty, so
Name the prepositions:
We're from the land down under.
From, down, under.
Name every part of speech underlined in this sentence:
That new horror movie really frightened me, and I thought I was followed on my walk home.
(If you get this correct, you are exempt from the quiz!!)
Pronouns: me, I, I, my
Verbs: frightened, thought, was followed
Conjunctions: and
Adjectives: horror
Adverbs: new, really
Prepositions: on