Nouns and Pronouns
Which one of the following is a noun?
A) Was
B) The
C) House
House
Which one of the following is a verb?
A) Apple
B) Soft
C) Snacking
Snacking
Which word is NOT an adjective?
A) Purple
B) Chair
C) Scratchy
Chair
Which one of the following is NOT an article?
A) On
B) An
C) The
On
An example of an interjection is _____.
A) Bam!
B) Pop!
C) Ouch!
Ouch!
What is a Noun?
A person, place, or thing
What is an Adverb?
A word that describes a verb, adverb, or adjective
True or False: Adjectives ONLY describe nouns.
True
What are prepositions?
Prepositions often tell us where one noun is in relation to another.
*A preposition comes before a noun or pronoun and connects it to the rest of the sentence.
What is a Conjunction?
Words that join together other words or groups of words
Name 3 pronouns.
Any 3 of the following:
He, She, It, They, Them, Her, Him, We, Us, Their, You, Our, Mine, Me, etc.
Identify the adverb in the sentence: She quickly ran to the bus stop.
quickly
Identify the adjectives in the sentence: Jackie wore her red, comfy hoodie to school.
red and comfy
What are the 2 types of articles?
Indefinite and definite
What is the acronym used to remember coordinating conjunctions?
Fanboys
Why do we use pronouns?
So we don't overuse certain nouns.
Find the adverb. She agreed to re-type the letter quickly.
quickly
True or False: Adjective can be colors.
True
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: She sat under the tree.
under the tree
What is an interjection?
A word or phrase that expresses something in a sudden or exclamatory way, especially an emotion
When using pronouns, why don't we replace the very first time a noun is mentioned in a text?
We would not know who the author is talking about otherwise.
Find the adverb and verb: She elegantly danced in the beautiful, quite rain.
Adverb: elegantly
Verb: danced
True/False: Sometimes adjectives can describe an action.
False
Are the articles used in the following sentence definite or indefinite?
The book was destroyed by a toddler.
Both
Name all 7 coordinating conjunction.
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So