Concrete and Abstract Nouns
Xavi searched for joy, but all he found in Texas was the cruel desert sun.
How many abstract nouns are in this sentence, and what are they?
1: Joy
Greg was happy to work part-time.
What are the adjectives and adverbs in this sentence?
Adj: happy
Adv: part-time
The cardboard Mr. Monteiro only communicates with Ms. Davy through long emails that he composes telekinetically.
What is the simple subject and predicate of this sentence?
SS: Mr. Monteiro
SP: communicates
What is the correct version of this sentence (in PRESENT tense):
The store owners doesn't want to sell Ms. Davy the Crystal of Truth.
The store owners don't want to sell Ms. Davy the Crystal of Truth.
The store owners don't want to sell Ms. Davy the Crystal of Truth.
Ms. Davy thought she had ___understood Mr. Kelvington when he said that the songs cost just 5 easy payments of $19.99.
What is the missing prefix?
mis
misunderstood
The troops needed to show bravery in order to defeat the Russians.
What are the concrete AND abstract nouns in this sentence?
Abstract: Bravery
A frightened Mr. Monteiro walked briskly from the terrifying Witch of Webster, but she could fly, unfortunately.
What are the adjectives and adverbs in this sentence?
Adj: frightened
Adv: briskly, unfortunately
Ms. Davy discovered that the Witch of Webster can only be defeated with the Crystal of Truth, which costs 5 easy payments of $19.99.
What is the simple subject and simple predicate of this sentence?
SS: Ms. Davy
SP: discovered
Which is the correct version of this sentence?
Ms. Davy and Ms. Harvey leave the store, trying to figure out their next move.
Ms. Davy and Ms. Harvey leaves the store, trying to figure out their next move.
Ms. Davy and Ms. Harvey leave the store, trying to figure out their next move.
"You have got to be kidding me," Ms. Davy said, ___tired and ___extended now that she had been trying to rescue Mr. Monteiro for days. "Is there any place in this city where I can buy obscure magical items with a credit card?"
Missing prefix? (It's the same one.)
over-
overtired and overextended
When Cardae sold his painting for over 1 million dollars, a great sense of pride washed over him.
What are the concrete and abstract nouns in this sentence?
Concrete: Cardae, painting, dollars
Abstract: Pride
The tall tree swayed gracefully in the harsh wind.
What are the adjectives and adverbs in this sentence?
Adj: tall, harsh
Adv: gracefully
The store with the Crystal of Truth only accepted checks or money orders, and Ms. Davy just had her credit card.
What is the simple subject and simple predicate of this sentence?
SS: Store
SP: accepted
Which is the correct version of this sentence?
They spot Mr. Kelvington drinking coffee at a nearby café.
They spots Mr. Kelvington drinking coffee at a nearby café.
They spot Mr. Kelvington drinking coffee at a nearby café.
Mr. Kelvington leaned back in his chair, thought___. "You know the rules, Ms. Davy," he said. "Obscure magical items that can defeat witches are only purchas___ through check or money order."
What are the missing suffixes in this sentence?
-ful (thoughtful)
-able (purchasable)
"Liberty, equality, fraternity" is the motto of France, ou en français: "liberté, égalité, fraternité."
What are the concrete and abstract nouns in this sentence?
Concrete: France, motto
Abstract: Liberty, equality, fraternity
Mr. Monteiro shouted, "Please don't change me into a cardboard man!" But the Webster Street Witch only cackled heinously as she pulled out her tattered book of spells.
What are the adjectives and adverbs in this sentence?
Adj: cardboard, tattered
Adv: heinously
Ms. Harvey swooped in with her checkbook, but then remembered that she had actually gone to high school with the Witch of Webster and could text her on Ms. Davy's behalf.
What is the simple subject and simple predicate of this sentence?
SS: Ms. Harvey
SP: swooped
Which is the correct version of this sentence?
Mr. Kelvington tells them that there is songs that can defeat the Witch of Webster.
Mr. Kelvington tells them that there are songs that can defeat the Witch of Webster.
Mr. Kelvington tells them that there are songs that can defeat the Witch of Webster.
Ms. Davy finally grasped the hopeless___ of her situation. Would she ever see a __animated version of her coteach___ Mr. Monteiro ever again?
What are the prefixes and suffixes missing in this sentence?
-ness, re-, -er
Carter's friends thought he had a great amount of charity when he volunteered at the local soup kitchen, but really he just had a great love of soup.
What are the concrete and abstract nouns in this sentence?
Concrete: Chris, friends, amount, soup kitchen, soup
Abstract: charity, love
Monica had hastily dyed her hair blue, so hastily in fact that it came out rather greenish.
What are the adjectives and adverbs in this sentence?
Adj: blue, greenish
Adv: hastily, rather
The Witch of Webster left Ms. Harvey on read.
What is the simple subject and simple predicate of this sentence?
SS: Witch of Webster
SP: left
Which is the correct version of this sentence?
"It's simple," Mr. Kelvington says. "The songs cost just 5 easy payments of $19.99, check or money order."
"It's simple," Mr. Kelvington says. "The songs costs just 5 easy payments of $19.99, check or money order."
"It's simple," Mr. Kelvington says. "The songs cost just 5 easy payments of $19.99, check or money order."
Suddenly, she knew what she had to do. Fear____, she ___planned her attack as she walked to Webster Street.
What are the prefixes and suffixes missing in this sentence?
-Less, pre-