Nouns and Pronouns
A person, place, or thing
noun
What is a verb?
An action or state of being
What is an adjective?
a word that describes a noun or pronoun
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb
In the sentence, "Her ring was shiny," which part of speech is "shiny"?
an adjective
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
We went to the library today.
library
What is the verb of this sentence?
The dog runs.
runs
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live in a beautiful house.
beautiful
Which word in this sentence is an adverb?
The dog jumped carefully.
carefully
Identify the article in the following sentence:
The store did not have apples, so I bought oranges instead.
The
Which word in this sentence is a noun?
The bird flew overhead.
Which word is the verb in this sentence?
The car roared past the people on the sidewalk.
roared
Which part of speech do you use when you need show whether a noun is general or specific?
an article
Ex.: the, a, an
Which word in this sentence is an adverb?
The teacher talked quietly when students weren't listening.
quietly
True or false: A sentence must have an adverb in order to be complete.
false.
Identify the noun in the following sentence:
She can not play the guitar.
Guitar.
Which word is the verb in this sentence?
He is definitely tired.
is
Which words are adjectives in this sentence?
The cruel flying monkeys discovered Dorothy.
cruel, flying
Which word in this sentence is an adverb?
The green frog slept well.
well
'Behind' is what part of speech?
preposition
What is the antecedent of the pronoun "he"?
George wanted to buy apples, so he went to the store.
George
What is the verb in this sentence: We saw a movie at the theater.
saw
Which word in the following sentence is an adjective?
The sandwich was delicious.
delicious
"Definitely" is what part of speech?
adverb
Which word in this sentence is a pronoun?
They eat lunch after science class.
They