Subject/Predicate
Identify the simple subject.
The rain forest supports a tremendous diversity of life.
rain forest
Identify the verbs.
The sun gives light and provides warmth.
gives, provides
What is an adjective?
a word that modifies a noun or pronoun
A noun is a word that names a ___, ____, ____, or ____.
persons, places, things, ideas
What is a pronoun?
Give 3 examples for singular and 3 for plural
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or more than one noun
singular: I, me, my, you, yours, he, him...etc
plural: we, us, our, ours, you, your, they..etc
Identify the simple subject and the complete subject.
That spiny little creature is a hedgehog.
simple: creature
compound: spiny little creature
Identify the simple subject, verb, adjectives, and pronouns.
The construction workers stopped for a lunch break.
construction; adj
workers; noun
stopped; v
lunch; adj
break; noun
what kind, which one or ones, how many, or how much
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
a proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, thing, or idea. It always begins with a capital letter. a common noun is a general name for a group of persons, places, things, or ideas.
What is an antecedent?
the word that a pronoun stands for or refers to.
Identify the complete predicate
Two million people gathered along the shore of New York Harbor.
gathered along the shore of New York Harbor
What are the 4 examples of demonstrative pronouns or adjectives?
this, that, these, those,
In the following example, what is the adjective and what does it modify?
The play was funny.
funny adj.
it modifies the word play
What is a concrete noun?
Give 2 examples
a concrete noun names a person, place, or thing that can be perceived by one or more of the senses.
deer, roses
Identify the pronoun and the antecedent
Leo said that he would run the business
A: Leo
P: he
Identify the complete subject and the complete predicate.
Nutrition and health are interesting topics.
Nutrition and health : subject
are interesting topics : predicate
What is the difference between demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives.
Give one example of each
The same modifiers are used but in different ways - pronouns and adj.
How long did it take you to come this conclusion? adj
These belong with those. pronouns
What is the difference in a definite and an indefinite article?
give 2 examples (1 definite and 1 indefinite)
"A" or "an" are indefinite articles because they refer to someone or somethin gin general. "The" is a definite article because it refers to someone or something in particular
What is an abstract noun?
Give 2 examples
an abstract noun names an idea, a feeling a quality, or a characteristic
loyalty, grace
Identify the pronouns and antecedents
I asked Andres if he had done his homework.
pronoun: I, he, his
antecedent: none; Andres
Identify the complete subject, the simple subject, the simple predicate, and the complete predicate.
Baby penguins stand on their parents' feet and cuddle.
simple subject: penguins
complete subject: baby penguins
complete predicate: stand on their parents' feet and cuddle
simple predicate: stand
Identify all of the common and proper adjectives:
There, a cotton cloth similar to denim was used to make work clothes. The town, Genoa, was known to French weavers as Genes. An immigrant tailor, Levi Strauss, came to San Francisco during the 1850s.
cotton, work,
French (proper)
immigrant
Identify the adjectives and the noun or pronoun that it modifies. (do not include articles a, an, the)
Many students rode on the purple bus.
adj: many n: students
adj: purple n: bus
Identify and classify the nouns (abstract or concrete).
I feel joy each time I walk on the beach.
joy, time, beach
abs, abs, con
Identify the pronoun and the antecedent.
1) Rafael said, "I am ready to go home now."
2) "For some reason, I thought New Hampshire was in the other direction," said James.
1)P: I
A: Rafael
2) P: I
A: James