Name That Noun!
Identify the noun in this sentence: “The dog barked loudly.”
Dog
What is the adjective in this sentence: “The red apple fell from the tree.”
Red
Identify the verb in this sentence: “The cat sleeps all day.”
Sleeps
What is the adverb in the sentence: “She sang beautifully.”
Beautifully
What is the conjunction in the sentence: “I want pizza and soda.”
And
Which words in the sentence is a proper noun: “Maria visited Paris during the summer.”
Maria and Paris
True or False: An adjective can describe how an action is done.
False: only describes people or things (nouns or pronouns)
What kind of verb is used in this sentence: “He is tired”? (action, linking, or helping)
Linking verb because it connects the subject ("He") to a state of being or description ("tired") without showing action. Linking verbs often function as a form of "to be" and serve to link the subject to a noun or adjective that renames or describes it.
Which question does the adverb answer in the sentence: “He quickly ran to class.”
Tells us how he ran to class.
Identify the coordinating conjunctions in this list: and, because, yet, although, but
And, yet, but
True or False: A collective noun always refers to more than one item.
True
Identify the adjectives and the nouns they describe: “The tall, quiet student read an old book.”
Adjectives: Tall and quiet
Noun they describe: Student
Identify the tense: “She had already eaten by the time we arrived.”
Past Perfect Tense
The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action or point in the past.
Identify the adverbs: “The unusually cold wind blew fiercely through the trees.”
Unusually and fiercely
Combine these two sentences using a subordinating conjunction(because): “She was late. She missed the bus.”
She was late because she missed the bus.
Because she missed the bus, she was late.
What type of noun is “freedom”: common, proper, or abstract?
Abstract
Choose the correct adjective: “The (fewer/less) students that show up late, the better.” Explain why.
Choose the correct adjective: “The (fewer/less) students that show up late, the better.” Explain why.
Less is used for things that are uncountable or measured in quantity, like water, time, or sugar. You wouldn't say "one water" or "two sugars".
Revise this sentence using a stronger verb: “He went to the store.”
He (bolted/hurried/raced/strolled) to the store.
True or False: All adverbs end in -ly. Explain your answer.
False: There are many adverbs that do not end in -ly, such as fast, well, often, and never
In the sentence “Not only did he win, but he also broke a record,” what are the two conjunctions used?
Not only and but
Identify all the nouns in this sentence: “The teacher handed the students their assignments before the bell.”
Rewrite this sentence using two adjectives to describe the noun: “She walked through the garden.”
Ex) She walked through the green and large garden.
Identify the main verb and any auxiliary (helping) verbs: “They will be traveling to Chicago next week.”
Main verb: Traveling
Helping: Will be
Rewrite the sentence using an adverb to change the meaning: “He looked at her.”
He looked fondly at her.
He quickly looked at her.
He quietly looked at her.
He looked at her angrily.
He looked at her curiously.
Identify all conjunctions: “He stayed inside because it was raining, but he wanted to go out.”
Bonus: Identify their function
Because and but