Nouns
What is a noun?
Person, place, thing, or idea
Why would a noun be plural?
What does Apollo do most of the day?
Sleep
Place commas where they go in this sentence:
I went to the store and bought cheese ice cream a frozen pizza and Snickers bars.
I went to the store and bought cheese, ice cream, a frozen pizza, and Snickers bars.
Underline your subject(s) once, your verb or verb phrase twice. Cross through your prepositional phrase. Label any direct objects DO and Objects of the Preposition OP. Put any infinitives in parenthesis.
Felicity ran.
Subject- Felicity
Verb- Ran
Give me an example of an abstract noun.
Various answers.
What is the most commonly used spelling change we give words to make them plural?
Add s
Will also accept- will add s or es
What state was Ms. Belcher born in?
West Virginia
Place commas in this sentence:
Tom Brady the cutest football player on earth helped his team win the Super Bowl.
Tom Brady, the cutest football player on earth, helped his team win the Super Bowl.
Underline your subject(s) once, your verb or verb phrase twice. Cross through your prepositional phrase. Label any direct objects DO and Objects of the Preposition OP. Put any infinitives in parenthesis.
I had my stuffed animal, Sebastian, on the couch with me.
Subject- I
verb- Had
Direct Object- stuffed animal/Sebastian
Prep phrase- on the couch
OP- couch
Prep phrase- with me
OP-me
List the proper nouns in this sentence:
We wanted to go to the bank, so we looked up Wells Fargo and drove our Toyota there before going to Walmart.
Wells Fargo
Toyota
Walmart
Change the following nouns to their plural forms
dog
match
dish
picture
dogs
matches
dishes
pictures
Amanda Gorman
Place commas in this sentence:
Before the dawn of morn I snore soundly in my fluffy bed.
Before the dawn of morn, I snore soundly in my fluffy bed.
Underline your subject(s) once, your verb or verb phrase twice. Cross through your prepositional phrase. Label any direct objects DO and Objects of the Preposition OP. Put any infinitives in parenthesis.
Can you sing the National Anthem for the school assembly?
Subject- you
HV- Can
MV- Sing
DO- National Anthem
Prepositional Phrase- for the school assembly
OP- school assembly
Give me proper nouns for the following common nouns:
school
girl
store
book
building
louse
moose
loaf
puff
tomato
lice
moose
loaves
puffs
tomatoes
Give me at least one type of figurative language!
hyperbole, metaphor, simile, personification, idioms, onomatopoeia
Place commas in this sentence:
Felicity I really need you to bring me your pig your bone and your bear but don't bring them to the kitchen.
Felicity, I really need you to bring me your pig, your bone, and your bear, but don't bring them to the kitchen.
Underline your subject(s) once, your verb or verb phrase twice. Cross through your prepositional phrase. Label any direct objects DO and Objects of the Preposition OP. Put any infinitives in parenthesis.
Mary was annoying.
Verb- Was
Take 5 nouns that are usually nouns and turn them into adjectives.
Various answers.
Write the following nouns in their plural forms.
bronco
zero
flamingo
hoof
broncos
zeros/ zeroes
flamingos/flamingoes
hooves/ hoofs
When is Ms. Belcher's birthday?
March 26th (planning time is running out)
Put commas in the following sentence.
I live at 1234 Pizza Road Cheeseburg PA 23456 in Rome Italy.
I live at 1234 Pizza Road, Cheeseburg, PA 23456 in Rome, Italy.
Underline your subject(s) once, your verb or verb phrase twice. Cross through your prepositional phrase. Label any direct objects DO and Objects of the Preposition OP. Put any infinitives in parenthesis.
Mary and I had gone into the store to buy food and beverages.
Subjects: Mary and I
HV: had
MV: gone
prepositional phrase: into the store
OP- store
Infinitive- to buy
Direct Objects- food and beverages