Nouns
What is a noun?
(Answer: A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.)
What is a pronoun?
(Answer: A word that takes the place of a noun.)
What is an adjective?
(Answer: A word that describes a noun.)
What is an adverb?
(Answer: A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.)
What is a verb?
(Answer: A word that describes an action or state of being.)
Identify the noun in this sentence: "The cat sat on the mat."
(Answer: cat, mat)
What type of pronouns is provided in the example?
"Someone left their umbrella."
Indefinite
Identify the adjective in this sentence: "The tall building is impressive." Also, name the word it modifies.
(Answer: tall and it modifies building)
Identify the adverb in this sentence: "She runs quickly."
(Answer: quickly)
Identify the verb in the sentence: "She danced gracefully." Also, name what type of verb it is.
(Answer: dance and it is action)
Identify the nouns in this sentence: "The ski boots are too tight for the flight to Switzerland."
Answer: Ski boots, flight, Switzerland
Define a reflexive pronoun.
(Answer: A pronoun that refers back to the subject, e.g., "myself.")
True or False: Adjectives can modify verbs only if they are placed at the end of the sentence.
False: Adverbs can NEVER modify anything other than nouns/pronouns
Identify the adverb in the sentence: "The building is very tall."
(Answer: very)
Identify the verb in the sentence: "The library looked scary with the lights off." Also, name what type of verb it is.
(Answer: looked and it is a linking verb)
Identify the noun(s) in this sentence: "The scientist discovered the secret answer curing people from the common cold."
Answer: scientist, answer, people, cold
What is the difference between a personal pronoun and a relative pronoun?
(Answer: Personal pronouns refer to specific people or things (e.g., he, she), while relative pronouns introduce relative clauses (e.g., who, which).)
Identify the adjective in this sentence: "The firefighter was strong." Also, identify the word it modifies.
What is a good hint that helps me identify an adverb?
(Answer: They tend to end in -ly)
Identify the verb in the sentence: "The dinosaurs became extinct." Also, name what type of verb it is.
(Answer: became and it is linking)
Explain the difference between a common noun and a proper noun with examples.
(Answer: Common noun refers to general items (e.g., city), while a proper noun refers to specific names (e.g., New York).)
What type of pronouns is used in the sentence?
"The waiter who dropped all the dishes on the floor was too lazy to even clean."
Relative
Identify the adjectives in this sentence: "The rusty old car drove slowly down the road." Also, name the word it modifies.
Answer: Rusty, Old and they modify car
Identify the adverb in the sentence: "The flower bouquet smelled fragrant." Also, name the word it modifies.
(Answer: fragrant and it modifies smelled)
Identify the verb in the sentence: "Ruby should have been reading the book." Also, name what type of verb it is.
(Answer: should have been reading and it is a helping verb phrase)