Nouns
Pronouns
Adjectives
Grammargories!
100
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
100
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or another pronoun.
100
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word used to modify a noun, a pronoun, or another adjective.
100
List a common, proper, concrete, and abstract noun for the topic of spring.
Examples: flowers, May, grass, rejuvination
200
Identify each of the following nouns common/proper and concrete/abstract: teacher, love, humor, Marcus
teacher--common/concrete; love--common/abstract; humor--common/abstract; Marcus--proper/concrete
200
What is an antecedent?
An antecedent is the word that a pronoun stands for or refers to.
200
What questions do adjectives answer about the words they modify?
What kind? Which one? How many/how much?
200
Replace the capitalized words with pronouns: 1. Mark gave MARK's keys to MARK's sister. 2. Lilly forgot LILLY's jacket but LILLY's mom grabbed LILLY's JACKET.
1. Mark gave his keys to his sister. 2. Lilly forgot her jacket but her mom grabbed it.
300
Identify each of the following nouns common/proper and concrete/abstract: emotion, sarcasm, Grand Forks, classroom
emotion--common/abstract; sarcasm--common/abstract; Grand Forks--proper/concrete classroom-common/concrete
300
Identify the pronoun, its antecedent, its function, and then provide your reasoning for each of the following sentences: 1. Those shoes are dirty. 2. My teacher, who is new to the school, likes Taylor.
1. Those; shoes; demonstrative; "those" points out shoes 2. who; teacher; relative; "who" introduces a sub clause
300
Identify the adjectives and the words they modify in the following sentence: The warm, sandy beaches were crowded and busy.
warm-beaches; sandy-beaches; crowed-beaches; busy-beaches
300
List four adjectives that describe spring.
Examples: warm, fragrant, beautiful, short
400
Identify the nouns in the following sentence. Then, label each noun as common/proper and concrete/abstract: The statue of Lincoln depicts him sitting in a large armchair as if in deep meditation.
statue--common/concrete; Lincoln--proper/concrete; armchair--common/concrete; meditation--common/abstract
400
Identify the pronoun, its antecedent, its function, and then provide your reasoning for each of the following sentences: 1. Is someone going to call the ambulance? 2. Who spilled the milk?
1. someone; unidentified; indefinite; "someone" does not identified a specific person 2. who; unidentified; interrogative; "who" introduces a question
400
Identify the adjectives and the words they modify in the following sentence: My older roommate attends a prestigious university.
older--roommate; prestigious--university
400
Identify the complete subject and the complete predicate of the following sentence: My sister Martha loves to bake.
complete subject: My sister Martha complete predicate: loves to bake
500
Identify the nouns in the following sentence. Then, label each noun as common/proper and concrete/abstract: The Lincoln Memorial was designed by a noted architect of the time, Henry Bacon.
Lincoln Memorial--proper/concrete; architect--common/concrete; time--common/abstract Henry Bacon--proper/concrete
500

Identify the pronoun, its antecedent, its function, and then provide your reasoning for each of the following sentences: 1. Bobby himself presented the award. 2. Lara gave herself a cookie. 3. I lost Jack's pet snake.

1. himself; Bobby; intensive; himself emphasizes Bobby and it is unnecessary for the meaning of the sentence 2. herself; Lara; reflexive; necessary for the meaning of the sentence 3. I; unidentified; personal, 1st person

500
Identify the adjectives and the words they modify in the following sentence: The jolly snowman was melting in the blazing sun.
jolly--snowman; blazing--sun
500
Identify the simple subject and the simple predicate of the following sentence: The new doctor and his staff were leaving for the disaster zone after midnight.
Simple subject: doctor and staff simple predicate: were leaving
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