Nouns and Verbs
In the sentence “The dog barked,” what word is the noun?
Dog
What adjective describes the dog?
“The enormous dog barked.”
enormous
What is the pronoun?
“He went to school.”
he
Find the preposition:
“The cat slept under the table.”
under
Find the conjunction:
“I brought chips and a drink.
and
In the sentence “Maria ran home,” what word is the verb?
ran
What adverb tells how she spoke?
“She spoke quietl
quietly
Replace the repeated noun with a pronoun:
“Sarah opened the book. Sarah started reading.”
Sarah opened the book. She started reading.
Find the entire prepositional phrase:
“The backpack is beside the desk.”
beside the desk
Choose the best conjunction:
“I wanted to go outside, _____ it was raining.”
A. and
B. but
C. so
but
Name the two nouns and the verb in this sentence:
“The student kicked the ball.”
Nouns: student, ball
Verb: kicked
Is the italicized word an adjective or adverb?
“The runner moved quickly.”
adverb
What noun does they replace?
“Marcus and Eli finished their homework. They went outside.”
Marcus and Eli
Choose the best preposition:
“The runner went _____ the tunnel.”
A. before
B. through
C. under
through
What relationship does because usually show?
a reason
Make a complete sentence using the noun teacher and the verb laughed.
Answers vary. Example: The teacher laughed.
Improve this sentence by adding one adjective and one adverb:
“The dog ran.”
Answers vary.
Example: The frightened dog ran quickly.
Fix this so it does not repeat the noun:
“The dog ran outside. The dog chased the ball. The dog brought the ball back.”
The dog ran outside. It chased the ball. It brought the ball back.
Create a sentence using the preposition between.
Answers vary.
Combine these sentences using so:
“I was hungry. I made a sandwich.”
I was hungry, so I made a sandwich.
Identify every noun and verb:
“Marcus carried the boxes into the classroom and dropped his backpack.”
Nouns: Marcus, boxes, classroom, backpack
Verbs: carried, dropped
Find the adjectives and adverbs:
“The nervous student slowly opened the heavy door.”
Adjectives: nervous, heavy
Adverb: slowly
What's wrong with this sentence?
“Marcus talked to Eli after he finished his homework.”
We don't know for sure who he refers to.
Find both prepositional phrases:
“After school, Marcus walked through the park.”
after school
through the park
Fill in the blank with a conjunction and explain why it works:
“We finished our work, _____ the teacher let us play a game.”
so; result