Verbs, Verbs, Verbs
The definition of a verb
A verb is a word that does an action, shows a state of being, links two words together or helps another verb.
The definition of an adverb.
An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb and tells how, when, where, why, how often, to what extent, and under what condition.
How many articles are there and what are they?
a,an, the
Give the definition of a noun.
A noun names a person, place, thing, activity, or idea.
Definition of a pronoun.
A pronoun replaces a noun in order to avoid repetition.
Two types of action verbs are: i and t
Intransitive and transitive
The customers waited impatiently.
Impatiently
This article is used before a word with a vowel sound. I ate ___ apple.
an
Name a common noun.
What do I need to know before the following sentence to know what my pronoun is referring to?
Where is it?
antecedent
Name 3 helping verbs.
do, does, did, has, have, had, am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been, may, must, might, should, could, would, shall, will, can
Identify the adverb in the sentence.
He drove too fast.
too
This definite article points to a specific person or thing.
This is ____ way to my house.
the
A murder of crows is an example of what type of noun?
Collective
Identify the pronoun in this sentence.
So God scattered them abroad upon the face of the earth.
them
Name 3 linking verbs.
feel, become, remain, taste, seem, appear, look, sound, stay, smell, grow, am, are, is, was were, be, being, been
Identify the adverb in the sentence.
The cat stretched sleepily.
Sleepily.
Definition of an adjective
An adjective describes or modifies nouns or pronouns.
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they, me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them...etc.
What is the antecedent for the pronoun them.
Barney loves snakes. He studies them.
snakes
The wind blows.
Intransitive
Identify the adverb in this sentence.
Becca swims well.
well
Identify the adjective(s) in this sentence.
Mom made me a healthy sandwich for lunch.
healthy
The word homework is an example of this type of noun.
compound
What pronoun could I use to avoid repetition in the following sentence?
Tom saw the tiger and heard the tiger roar.
it