Verbs
What are "Main Verbs"
action verbs and linking verbs
What are Nouns used for?
nouns are used to name a person, place, thing, or idea
Adverbs modify.......
verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
Name the Proper Nouns in this sentence. The United States is in North America.
United States, North America
Which of the following words are adjectives:
pizza, touch, follow, stay, before, energetic, mine, silently, over
energetic
What is difference between adjectives and adverbs?
adjectives modify (describe) nouns
adverbs modify (describe) verbs
What are verbs used for?
to show actions or a state of being
What are the adjectives in this sentence:
"Take this beautiful sparkly phone, please."
this, beautiful, sparkly
What are the Adverbs in this sentence? Barack Obama entertained grandly at the White House yesterday.
Grandly
What is the difference between linking verbs and helping verbs?
linking verbs link the subject with a noun or adjective.
Helping verbs are used to help an action verb or linking verb
What is a Pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. Pronouns are used to avoid repeating the same nouns over and over again, making sentences clearer and more concise.
What are the adjectives in this sentence and what word is it describing?
"We ate chocolate chip cookies and drank cold milk for a special snack today."
adj: choc chip noun: cookies
adj: cold noun: milk
adj: special noun: snack
What questions do adverbs answer?
Adverbs answer how, when, or where
Name the 3 types of verbs and give an example of each.
action verbs (run, jump, etc)
Linking verbs (look, seem, etc (pg 288 in handout)
Helping verbs (am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, have, has, had , do, does, did, will, would, shall, should, can, could, may, might, must
What is a proper noun, give an example
Proper nouns name specific people, places, and things
Tom
NWMS
Levi's
Articles are special adjectives. What are the rules when using the following articles:
"a" vs. "an"
Use "a" before a consonant sound and "an" before a vowel sound.
What are the adverbs and the words they modify in the following sentence:
"When the crazy dogs bark excitedly, my frustrated mom gets very upset."
adverb: excitedly verb: bark
adverb: very Adjective: upset