General
Nouns
Nouns
What is the most common spelling change we make to show a noun is plural?
Add s or es
What part of speech is a predicate nominative?
(noun, preposition, verb, adjective, adverb)
noun
a, the, an
Label all the things!
Jennifer is smart.
Jennifer- Subject
is- verb
smart- adjective
How old is Ms. Belcher today?
38
Label each of these nouns: concrete or abstract and common or proper.
1.HAPPINESS. 2. SPONGE BOB 3. HALLOWEEN 4. LIFE BOAT
5. BIRTHDAY 6. FELICITY
1. abstract, common
2. concrete, proper
3. abstract, proper
4. concrete, common
5. abstract, common
6. concrete, proper
What type of verb comes directly before a predicate nominative?
Linking verb
What is the indirect object in this sentence?
Bob made Carol dinner.
Carol
Label all the things.
Roxy and DeMarcus went into the store and bought spaghetti and cupcakes.
(Subject, MVs, HVs, prepositional phrases, OPs, DOs, IOs, noun determiners, PNs)
Subjects- Roxy and DeMarcus
Verbs- went, bought
Prep phrase- into the store
OP- store
DOs- spaghetti, cupcakes
ND- the
What is Ms. Belcher's favorite color?
blue
Which words should be capitalized in these sentences?
jennifer went to the store to buy some doritos and banana ice cream. on friday she thought about christmas and what type of food she should eat. should she invite tom brady, the famous quarterback from florida?
Jennifer, Doritos, On, Friday, Christmas, Should, Tom Brady, Florida
Find the PN in this sentence.
Jennifer is a teacher.
Teacher
Give the noun determiners and indirect objects in this sentence:
The girl made her brother some cookies.
I.O.- brother
Noun Determiners: the, her, some
Bob bought his wife a horse for her birthday.
(Subject, MVs, HVs, prepositional phrases, OPs, DOs, IOs, noun determiners, PNs)
subject- Bob
Verb- bought
IO- wife
DO-horse
prep phrase- for her birthday
OP- birthday
articles- his, a, her
What is Ms. Belcher's favorite type of candy/chocolate?
Peanut M&Ms
List 5 concrete nouns and 5 abstract nouns
various answers
What are the steps you can take to determine a PN?
1. Find subject and verb and cross out any prepositional phrases.
2. Is the verb on the linking verb list?
3. Is it followed by an noun?
4. Can you invert the sentence and make that noun become the subject?
What are the direct objects and indirect objects in this sentence?
Janet's mom threw Felicity a wonderful birthday party and picnic on Saturday.
IO- Felicity
DOs- party and picnic
Jan mailed her mother a post card from the beach.
(Subject, MVs, HVs, prepositional phrases, OPs, DOs, IOs, noun determiners, PNs)
Subject- Jan
Verb- mailed
IO- mother
DO- post card
Prep phrase- from the beach
OP-beach
NDs- her, a, the
What did Ms. Belcher want to be when she grew up for her whole life?
Tip: not a teacher
Find all the nouns in these sentences. Also label them (Subject, OP, DO, IO, PN)
Felix is a cat in the story. Felix licked his paw and then scratched his mother. His mother baked Felix some fresh cat food in the morning.
Felix- subject. cat- PN story- OP
Felix- subject. paw- DO. mother- DO
Mother- DO Felix- IO. food- DO
morning- OP
Follow the steps to find the PN(s) in this sentence.
In the morning, Jason, who is our neighbor, walked into the store and bought the men who were the champions of the game some trophies.
Neighbor
Champions
Name the noun determiners, DOs, and IOs in the following sentence:
Jessica's aunt kicked Ricky the ball before she passed Steve the flag.
DOs'- ball, flag
IO's- Ricky, Steve
In the morning, Jason and Josh were running to the house and made their mom cookies.
(Subject, MVs, HVs, prepositional phrases, OPs, DOs, IOs, noun determiners, PNs)
Prep phrases- in the morning, to the house
Subjects: Jason and Josh
HV: were
MVs: running, made
OPs- morning, house
DO- cookies
IO- mom
noun determiners- the, the, their
Where did Ms. Belcher live before NYC/NJ?
Italy