Nouns/Pronouns
What are nouns? Give an example...
Person, Places, Things, and Ideas
Ex: doctor, Fredericktown, desk...
What are adjectives? Give an example...
They are descriptive words. They describe nouns such as color, size, feeling, etc...
Ex: Teal, round, fuzzy...
What are Verbs? Give an example...
Verbs are action words. They tell what action the subject is doing.
Ex: run, walk, swim...
What are prepositions? Give an example...
They give information about nouns such as direction. time, place. They come before a noun.
They work as a bridge to connect ideas of sentences.
Ex: He is walking to school; My birthday is in July...
What are articles? Give an example...
Hint: (there are only 3)
Articles give information about nouns. They come before nouns.
Ex: a, an, the
What are pronouns? Give an example...
Pronouns are words that can take a nouns place.
Ex: I, you, him, she...
Identify the adjectives in this sentence...
The pilot felt thirsty and grabbed a bottle of cold water as she prpared for takeoff.
Felt; Cold
What are adverbs? Give an example...
Adverbs describe verbs with answering questions such as, how, how often, etc... They usually end in -ly
Ex: quickly, loudly, badly...
Identify the preposition in the sentence...
Do you hear those loud noises outside the auditorium?
Outside
Identify the articles in the sentence...
I slipped on a banana peel and fell on the toy car which left an imprint on my arm.
A; the; an
Identify the pronouns used in the sentence...
It’s his go-to song when he needs motivation and inspiration.
His; he
Identify the adjectives in the sentence...
Miniature ponies show promise as guides for the blind. They perform well and are appropriate for those with allergies to or a fear of dogs.
Miniature; Appropriate
Identify the main verb in the sentence...
We should clean the fancy silverware before the holiday dinner.
Clean
Identify the preposition in the sentence...
Do secret agents and spies often work in disguise?
In
Correct the capitalization errors in the sentence...
George washington became President after leading the fight against england in the revolutionary War.
Washington; president; England; Revolutionary
-Capitalize the names of people and pets.
-Capitalize the names of historical events, periods, and documents.
-Capitalize the names of places:
Cities, states, countries, and other political divisions
Change the italicized words in the sentence to the correct pronoun/s...
Jen and Chance are going to Six Flags together.
They
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Dolphins use echolocation- a type of natural sonar- to detect the size, shape, and speed of an object. To do so, they emit rapid clicks and then interpret the echoes.
Natural; Rapid
Identify the adverb in the sentence...
Because the weather was so cold, everyone rushed for some hot chocolate.
So; inside
Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence...
Many people presume that Kansas is the flattest state in the nation, but Florida is actually flatter.
In the nation
Correct the capitalization errors in the sentence...
in may 1937, amelia Earhart began her second attempt to fly around the world.
In; May; Amelia; World
Change the pronoun in the sentence to the correct pronoun if needed...
Caroline and Emma went to see the mammoth exhibit. Them enjoyed it so much that Caroline decided that her would like to work there on the weekends.
Them; They
Her; she
Identify the adjectives of the following sentence.
Madagascar, an island off the coast of Africa, is relatively isolated from the rest of the world; as a result, the animals that live there are often quite unique.
Isolated; Unique
What is the helping verb in the sentence?
We should clean the fancy silverware before the holiday dinner.
Should
Identify the two prepositional phrases in the sentence...
Brianna's thoughtful first-person essay about her maternal grandparents deserves an honorable mention in the personal-narrative competition.
about her maternal grandparents;
in the personal-narrative competition.
Identify the articles and correct any capitalization errors in the sentence...
in 1910, the norwegian Explorer roald Amundsen became the first man to lead a successful expedition to the south pole.
Capitalization Corrections: In; Norwegian; explorer; Roald; South Pole
Articles: the; the; a; the