Subject, Noun & Pronoun
Define the subject of a sentence
The subject is who or what the sentence is about
What is the underlined part of speech:
They have finished their homework already.
A helping verb
Is the underlined word and adjective or adverb?
It is very funny that kids dress like I did in middle school.
Adverb - very is describing the adjective funny
How do you find a direct object?
You first find the subject, then the verb, and finally ask who or what?
What acronym helps you remember all the coordinating conjunctions? What are they?
F - for
A- and
N - nor
B - but
O - or
Y - yet
S - so
Nouns can be separated into these two categories. What is an example of each?
Common nouns and proper nouns.
Common noun - general term for a noun ex. tree
Proper noun - the name of something ex. California
What is the underlined part of a sentence:
The baby cried all night long.
The predicate of the sentence.
Is the underlined word an adjective or adverb:
She wore a sparkly dress to the party.
Adjective - sparkly describes the noun dress
How do you find the indirect object?
Give an example of two correlative conjunctions.
Answers may very. Some examples:
Either … or
Neither … nor
Both … and
Not only … but also
Define the word "pronoun"
Define the following:
action verb
linking verb
helping verb
Action verb: shows what the subject of the sentence does—it expresses a physical or mental action.
Linking verb: connects the subject of a sentence to a word that describes or renames it. It does not show action.
Helping verb: comes before the main verb and helps show tense, mood, or voice. Helping verb + main verb = complete verb
What parts of speech do adjectives describe?
Nouns
How do you find the object compliment?
You find the direct object and ask what? (look for a word that describes, renames, or provides more information about it)
Define a conjunctive adverb
A conjunctive adverb is a word that connects two independent clauses and shows a relationship between them, such as cause and effect, contrast, comparison, sequence, or addition.
What part of speech is the underlined word:
Jake wrote that poem himself.
Pronoun - specifically an intensive pronoun
Are the underlined words the same part of speech? Why or why not?
Grandma tastes her soup and it is delicious.
Grandma's soup tastes salty.
No! The first example is an action verb, the second example is a linking verb.
What parts of speech do adverbs describe?
Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
Does this sentence have any of the following: direct object, indirect object, or object complement?
The teacher gave her students a project to make their leader.
Indirect Object: students — tells to whom the project was given.
Direct Object: project — the thing being given.
Object Complement: leader — renames or describes the direct object
Does this sentence contain any of the conjunctions we learned this year? If yes, which one.
Either you start working now or you will run out of time.
Correlative conjunction: Either....or
What part of a sentence is underlined:
Liam and Olivia are working on the science project together.
The underlined portion is the subject, specifically a compound subject.
1st period: What is Ruby's DJ name?
5th period: What is Elise's favorite word?
8th period: What is Ethan's favorite thing to say in class?
1st: DJ Rubix Cube
5th: Influenza
8th: Cool beans
Identify any adjectives or adverbs in this sentence:
The extremely tired student walked slowly to class.
Adverbs: extremely, slowly
Adjectives: tired
Does this sentence have any of the following: direct object, indirect object, or object complement?
Although it was late, we stayed at the park, and the moon looked beautiful.
Subordinate clause: Although it was late
Independent clause 1: we stayed at the park — "at the park" is a prepositional phrase, no direct object.
Independent clause 2: the moon looked beautiful — "looked" is a linking verb, and "beautiful" is a predicate adjective, not a direct object.
Explain in detail the comma rule used in this sentence:
I want to go to the party, but I have to study.
A comma comes before a coordinating conjunction that separates two independent clauses.