Nouns & Pronouns
What are the noun(s)?
Michael brought a box of bright, colorful crayons.
Michael-person
box-thing
crayons-thing
What's the verb?
These old floors creak.
Creak
What's the adjective(s)?
Cars drove through a dark tunnel under a big mountain in Japan.
dark
big
What's the interjection? Is it mild or strong?
"It was, mmm, not my favorite book," she said delicately.
mmm is a mild interjection.
What's the verb?
Avery felt chilly, so she quickly stepped away to put on a thick sweater.
stepped
What's the pronoun in the sentence?
Nobody is perfect; making mistakes is part of learning.
Nobody
The Northern States won the Civil War.
won
Choose the sentence that has an adjective.
A. She took my eraser without my permission.
B. Tony prepared a delicious breakfast for his family.
C. John parked a car in front of the library.
D. Darla dropped her watch into the pond.
B. Tony prepared a delicious breakfast for his family.
delicious is describing breakfast
What's the interjection?
"Could you, erm, scoot over a little?" he asked.
erm is the interjection.
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What are the adjectives in the sentence? What's the adverb?
The size of the circular table allows it to easily seat ten people.
circular, ten are the adjective.
easily is the adverb.
Find the noun(s).
The fishing pole snapped before the fisher could reel the trout in.
pole-thing
fisher-person
trout-thing
What does an adverb describe?
Verb, another adverb, or an adjective.
What's the preposition?
The blue tent is near the lake.
near
What's the subordinating conjunction?
If you like geography, you will love Mrs. Kemp's class?
If
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What's the adverb? What's the verb?
The two students agree now.
agree is the verb.
now is the adverb.
Fill in the correct pronoun.
This is not too difficult . ______ must know the answer.
Someone
What's the adverb and what is the adverb describing? *500 BONUS POINTS*
The goalie ran forward to catch the soccer ball.
Forward
It describes where the goalie ran.
What are the two prepositions.
At dusk a red-tailed hawk soared across the sky.
At
across
What's the coordinating conjunction?
Bryan or Debbie will pick you up from the train station on Thursday.
or
Complete the sentence with the best conjunction.
Ms. Leonard wants to visit Japan someday, ___ she's learning to speak Japanese.
so
What are the pronoun(s) in the sentence below?
Those boxes belong to the both of us. They are our boxes.
us
our
they
What's the adverb that tell about the verb in bold.
Riley's friend Tony moved away.
away
What are the 3 adjectives in the sentence below?
The brilliant light filled the room in a rich, gradual way as the Sun rose.
brilliant
rich
gradual
What's the subordinating conjunction?
The ice has been melting since the temperature spiked just before noon.
since
What's the definition of a preposition?
It connects a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence.