Nouns
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
What is an adjective?
An adjective describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
What is a verb?
A verb is a word that expresses action or otherwise helps make a statement.
What is the subject of a sentence?
The subject of a sentence is the noun or pronoun that is performing the action of the sentence or who or what the sentence is about.
What is a collective noun?
A noun referring to a collection of things as a whole, acting as one unit
What is a demonstrative pronoun?
A pronoun that indicates a specific noun being referred to.
Example: That apple is green.
What are the most commonly used adjectives?
Articles
A, An, The
What is a linking verb?
Linking verbs help to make a statement by serving as a link between two words.
What is contained in the subject of the sentence?
The noun or pronoun performing the action and any adjectives or modifying phrases that are with the noun.
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence:
The girl ran to her house.
1. Girl
2. House
What is the difference between reflexive and intensive pronouns?
Reflexive pronouns a necessary for the meaning of the sentence. Intensive pronouns are not necessary for the meaning of the sentence.
What three questions do adjectives answer about nouns or pronouns?
1. Which one?
2. What kind?
3. How many?
When do action verbs act as linking verbs?
When they link the subject of the sentence to an adjective or modifier.
What is the subject in the following sentence?
The lazy dog that was laying on the ground finally moved away from the road.
The lazy dog that was laying on the ground
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence:
Ice is a dangerous obstacle for many cars.
1. Ice
2. Obstacle
3. Cars
Identify the pronoun(s) in the following sentence:
John did not want to go to his house because he had to do chores.
1. His
2. He
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
The tan dog was tired from running all day.
1. The
2. Tan
3. Tired
What type of verb(s) is/are used in the following sentence?
Bill looked very tired after he ran the marathon?
1. Looked- linking verb
2. Ran- action verb
What pronoun would best replace the underlined words in the following sentence?
Sarah and Dan are siblings.
They
Explain the difference between a proper and common noun.
A proper noun is mentioned by a specific name and is capitalized. A common noun is not mentioned by a specific name and is not capitalized.
What kind of pronouns are in the following sentence?
The cheerleaders spent a lot of their time decorating the school themselves.
1. Third-person personal pronoun
2. Intensive pronoun
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
Sally needed a black binder for her English class.
1. Black
2. English
What verb(s) is/are being used in the following sentence?
Nick was late to work this morning, so he was given a penalty.
1. Was-linking
2. Was- linking
What pronoun would best fit in the following sentence?
Jeffrey is the man ___ coaches the golf team.
Who