Prepositions
Name a prepositional word that starts with an F
For
What is the definition of a noun?
Person, place, thing, or idea
What 3 types of verbs are there?
action, linking, helping
Mr. Duartes water bottle is missing.
apostrophe:
Mr. Duarte's water bottle is missing
(possessive)
What is a predicate?
The verb and everything after the verb
Which preposition would best to complete the following sentence?
I was walking ______ the tunnel, and I heard a strange sound.
through
in
around
above
What is a compound noun?
Two words that are both capitalized because they name something or someone.
List at least 3 linking verbs
am, is, are, was, were, be
What is the best choice of end punctuation:
Happy birthday, Mom
! exclamation point:
Happy birthday, Mom!
What is an object of preposition?
The noun that comes after a preposition
What is the name of the noun that goes with a prepositional word?
Object of preposition
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
a proper noun gives the proper name of something or someone (Maritza, Leman Academy, Tucson)
a common nouns describes the thing or person with no proper name (girl, school, city)
How can you tell the difference between linking verbs and helping verbs?
A linking verb is alone
A helping verb is not alone - it is with an action verb.
Example for Linking: I am happy.
Example for Helping: I am walking.
What is the best choice for end punctuation:
Please take out your notebooks
. Period
Please take out your notebooks.
This is a direction.
What do we call the following clause:
Sarah, who is a nurse, loves to help people.
who/which clause
What is the purpose of a prepositional phrase?
To give more detail
What is the noun that goes with a preposition called?
object of preposition
She is walking around campus.
Helping
IS comes before WALKING, which is an action verb.
When a linking verb comes before an action verb, it is then called a Helping Verb.
What punctuation marks is missing:
My mom who is a dentist never gives me candy
My mom, who is a dentist, never gives me candy.
What does FANBOYS stand for?
What part of speech do they represent?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Conjunctions
What does a prepositional phrase include?
Prepositional word and an object of preposition (which is a noun).
What part of a sentence is ALWAYS a noun?
the subject (who or what is doing the verb)
a predicate is the second half of a sentence. Which word is another way to tell the predicate?
Noun
Verb
Pronoun
Verb (and everything after it)
Which punctuation mark is missing:
How are you
?
How are you?
What do we call two words connected by an apostrophe?
Example: Can not = can't
Contraction