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What is a noun?
A person place or thing
What is a pronoun? Can you name a few (5 bonus points)
A word that takes the place of a noun. (Examples: I, you, he, she, it, we, they, him, her, them, us)
When I say singular noun, how many nouns am I talking about? (One or Two)
One noun
When I say plural noun, how many nouns am I talking about? (One or Two)
Two
What are the three types of punctuation used in a sentence?
Period (.) Exclamation Point (!) Question Mark (?)
Find the noun in the sentence.
The firemen rescued the cat from the tree.
Firemen, cat, tree
Find the pronoun.
He is much better than before.
He
The dog ( eat / eats ) the bone.
The dog ( eats ) the bone.
My mom ( like / likes ) pizza and tacos.
My mom ( likes ) pizza and tacos.
Kyle loves to help his dad cook dinner ( . ! ?)
.
Find the nouns.
My friend likes to read books.
friend & books
They were playing with their friends.
they (their)
My friends ( watch / watches ) a lot of television.
My friends ( watch ) a lot of television.
My cousins ( live / lives ) in Chicago.
My cousins ( live ) in Chicago.
What do you think Kyle and his dad will cook tonight (. ? !)
What do you think Kyle and his dad will cook tonight?
This chocolate cake is delicious.
Cake
Bella gave me a pen.
me
Michael ( want / wants ) to be a teacher.
Michael ( wants ) to be a teacher.
Jana (sing / sings) on the way to school
Jana (sings) on the way to school
Jeremy won the game and shouted, “Hooray (. ? !)”
Jeremy won the game and shouted, “Hooray !”
Mom & dad are going out for dinner.
Ron says that he is happy.
he
The cats ( roll / rolls ) around in the mud.
The cats ( roll ) around in the mud.
Kangaroos (carry / carries) their babies in their pouch
Kangaroos ( carry ) their babies in their pouch
“Oh no (. ? !)”, Jean yelled, “Why didn't you tell me I'm late (. ? !)”
“Oh no!”, Jean yelled, “Why didn't you tell me I'm late?”