Nouns
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
What is a verb?
A verb is an action. It is something that you can do.
Which word is the subject of the sentence?
The bad rainy weather made me sick.
The bad rainy weather
Which word creates the predicate in this sentence?
The bats flew quickly out of the cave.
flew
Name 3 nouns.
*student should name 3 words that are nouns*
Name one noun.
*player should name anything that is a noun*
Name a verb.
*player should name anything that is a verb.*
The subject is usually in the first half, or the second half of the sentence?
first half
What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
The student wrote the sentence on the paper.
Name 3 verbs.
*student should name 3 words that are verbs*
Name all of the nouns in the sentence: The Potomac River is very deep.
The Potomac River.
NAme all of the verbs in this sentence: The kids jumped and played all day.
jumped & played
Find the subject in the sentence.
Traditionally, kids go trick or treating on Halloween day.
kids
The predicate is usually in the _______ half of the sentence.
second
Create a sentence with at least one noun and one verb.
*Student should create a sentence with at least one noun and one verb.*
Find the nouns in the sentence: I loved flying in the hot air balloon.
I & hot air balloon.
Name all of the verbs in this sentence: The circus is full of leaping and flying acrobats.
is, leaping, & flying.
The subject is what the sentence is about. (THE TOPIC)
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
Find the predicate in this sentence.
The holiday season is quickly approaching us.
is
Create a sentence with at least one subject and one predicate.
* Student should create a sentence with at least one subject and one predicate.*
Finish this sentence.
A noun = _______
A verb = __________
Noun = Person, places, things, ideas
Verbs = Action
What word in this sentence turns the other half of the sentence into a predicate?
People in the U.S. eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
eat
The subject is usually the first ______ in the sentence?
NOUN or VERB?
Choose one.
Noun
The predicate is usually the first _____ in the sentence.
NOUN or VERB
Choose one.
VERB
Predicates are associated or linked to what?
NOUNS or VERBS
Choose one.
VERBS