Adjectives and Adverbs
An adjective describes a ....
What is a noun (person, place, thing, or idea)?
The purpose of a pronoun
What is to take the place of a noun?
We use this word to indicate the direction, location, or general existence of something.
Example?
What is ”there”?
This type of clause can’t stand alone as it’s own sentence; it depends on another clause to complete it.
What is a dependent clause?
Correct the following sentence:
”I like all pizza toppings accept pineapple.”
“I like all pizza toppings except pineapple.”
An adverb describes a ...
What is a verb (action), adjective, another adverb, or a whole sentence?
The two categories of pronouns
What are Subject pronouns and Object pronouns
Subject pronouns do the action.
Object pronouns receive the action or are acted upon.
This word is a possessive pronoun, meaning it indicates that a person/people own something.
Example?
What is “their”?
This type of clause CAN stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is an INdependent clause?
Correct the following sentence:
”Smoking on airplanes is not aloud.”
”Unfortunately, elderly people are particularly susceptible to the virus, so make sure to always wear a mask.”
Unfortunately - describes a whole sentence
Particularly - describes an adjective
Always - describes the action/verb
Identify the subject pronouns and the object pronouns in the following sentence:
“We invited them to the party, and they returned an RSVP to us.”
“We invited them to the party, and they returned RSVP to us.”
Example?
What is “they’re”?
This part of speech connects two clauses.
Example: “I love to travel, but it can be expensive.”
What is a conjunction?
Correct the following sentence:
”The weather often effects my energy level.”
“The weather often affects my energy level.”
We are all good learners.
We learn well.
This sub-category of Object pronouns indicate ownership (to whom subjects belong).
Example: “That bike is yours, and this bike is his.”
What are Possessive Pronouns?
Correct the following sentence:
”They’re directions were wrong; they told me to go over their, but really I should have gone the other way!”
Their directions were wrong; they told me to go over there, but really I should have gone the other way!”
This type of sentence contains a dependent clause and an independent clause.
”Example: Before you eat, you should always wash your hands.”
What is a complex sentence?
“Where did you go to collage?”
“Where did you go to college?”
Identify all adverbs and adjectives in the following sentence:
The very big dog sniffed curiously at the cautious cat, who held still at first and then sniffed back.
The very big dog sniffed curiously at the cautious cat, who held very still at first and then sniffed back.
Round robin! Let’s practice using pronouns. One at a time, let’s pass an imaginary ball around, saying aloud the pronouns for yourself, the ball, and the person to whom you’re throwing it; then predict the next pass.
Example: “I am passing it to him, and he will pass it to her.”
Good job! Which were subject pronouns and which were object pronouns?
Change the following sentence to use they’re, there, and their:
”I thinks my neighbors are vampires; the house they live in has no windows and people are always going in but not coming out.”
“I think they’re vampires; their house has no windows and there are always people going in but not coming out.”
This type of sentence contains two INdependent clauses.
Example: “Recovery can be challenging, but we know it is possible.”
What is a compound sentence?
Correct the following sentences:
“This parking lot is to big; we can’t find are car! We would hit the alarm button on the keys, accept its broken.”
“This parking lot is too big; we can’t find our car! We would hit the alarm button on the keys, except it’s broken.”