Nouns
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun. They are used so our speaking and writing is not too repetitive.
A verb is an action or a state of being.
Define an adjective.
Adjectives are describing words and they describe nouns.
Define an adverb.
It is a word that modifies/describes a verb, adjective, or adverb.
How many nouns are in the following sentence? What are they?
Our family enjoyed the crisp fall day at the park.
3- family, day, park
What are the pronouns in the following sentence? What nouns are they replacing?
Aaron was so excited when he saw the waterfall because it was so beautiful.
he-Aaron
it-waterfall
Identify the verbs in the following sentence.
Katherine was tired because she tossed and turned all night.
was, tossed, turned
Identify the adjectives in the sentence.
Tommy carefully climbed up the steep, wobbly ladder.
steep, wobbly
What is the adverb in the sentence and what is it describing? What part of speech is it?
Jillian and Gavin thought the movie was very funny.
The adverb is very and it is describing funny, which is an adjective.
What are common nouns? Identify the common nouns in the sentence.
Maggie and Frankie went to the store to buy milk, eggs, and bread.
store,milk,eggs,bread
Replace the nouns with pronouns in the following sentence.
Mom gave ice cream to Mandi and Katie.
She gave it to them.
Replace the verbs with some more vivid!
Patty cried when she hurt her leg.
cried- wept, sobbed, wailed, bawled
hurt- injured, bruised, gashed, scraped, scratched
Identify the adjective and make it more vivid!
The nice boy picked a flower for his mom.
nice-delightful, pleasant, kind
Identify the adverbs in the sentence. What words are they describing and what parts of speech are they?
Madison was quite tired, and she quickly fell asleep.
Quite is an adverb describing tired, which is an adjective.
Quickly is an adverb describing fell, which is a verb.
What does it mean for a noun to be singular? Plural?
Identify the singular and plural nouns in the sentence.
The students sat in the library and chose books to read.
Singular- one Plural- more than one
S-library
P-students, books
Give at least 3 examples of plural pronouns.
we, us, they, them, ours
What is the simple predicate in the following sentence?
Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Breeden explained the rules to the students.
explained
What nouns are the adjectives describing in the sentence?
Dad used a sharp knife to cut the fresh vegetables.
fresh describes vegetables
Identify the adverbs. What word is it modifying?
A silly dog ate his bone happily.
Happily describes ate, which is a verb.
What is a concrete noun? Abstract? Identify both in the sentence below.
On Saturday, Milo showed bravery when he jumped off the diving board into the cool water.
An abstract noun often an idea. It is not something you can touch, see....
C-Milo, diving board, water
A-Saturday, bravery
Replace the pronouns with nouns in the following sentence.
The principal told the story to the kids with a lot of enthusiasm.
She/He told it to them with a lot of enthusiasm.
Identify the verb in the sentence.
They were exhausted from the hike.
were
What noun is the adjective describing.
Jillian and Gavin thought the movie was very funny.
funny describes movie
Add at least one adverb to the sentence.
Jan and Jen talked about the wonderful show.
You can add an adverb to describe talked and/or wonderful.
Example: Jan and Jen talked excitedly about the very wonderful show.