Animal Kingdom
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence:
The herd of zebras grazed lazily.
What are HERD and ZEBRAS.
Identify the noun(s) in the following sentence:
The St. Lawrence Seaway allows shipping and transportation to many areas of Canada.
What are ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY (proper noun), SHIPPING, TRANSPORTATION, AREAS (common nouns) and CANADA (proper noun).
Identify the adjective(s) in the following sentence:
My most recent pet is a green African parrot.
What are RECENT, GREEN and AFRICAN.
Identify the adjectives in the following sentence:
This week, treacherous flooding caused by heavy rainfall has threatened numerous areas in British Columbia.
What are TREACHEROUS, HEAVY and NUMEROUS.
Find the two verbs in this sentence and identify them as action or state of being verbs:
As Canada geese migrate south for the winter, they form a distinctive "V" pattern.
What are MIGRATE (action) and FORM (action).
Find the three verbs in this sentence and identify them as action or state of being verbs:
Prince Edward Island is a small province that is famous for its red soil and potato farming.
What are IS and IS (state of being verbs).
Identify the two adjectives in the following sentence, as well as the nouns that they describe:
Arabian horses are known for their big, expressive eyes and solid bone structure.
What are BIG and EXPRESSIVE (EYES - noun) and SOLID (BONE STRUCTURE - compound noun).
Identify the adjectives in the following sentence, and the nouns they describe:
The Canadian Shield is a large and ancient area of igneous and metamorphic rock that stretches across much of eastern, northeastern and central Canada.
What are LARGE, ANCIENT (AREA - noun), IGNEOUS, METAMORPHIC (ROCK - noun), EASTERN, NORTHEASTERN, CENTRAL (Canada - noun).
Find the nouns and verbs in these sentences:
Every spring, a family of raccoons uses my backyard as their playground. They walk across the top of the fence, drink from the birdbath and sit on my tender, new plants.
What are SPRING, FAMILY, RACCOONS, BACKYARD, PLAYGROUND, TOP, FENCE, BIRDBATH, PLANTS (nouns).
What are USES, WALK, DRINK, SIT (verbs).
Find the nouns and verbs in this sentence:
Large areas of Saskatchewan once formed the bottom of a sea that disappeared millions of years ago.
What are AREAS, BOTTOM, SEA, MILLIONS, YEARS (common nouns) and SASKATCHEWAN (proper noun).
What are FORMED, DISAPPEARED (verbs).