Nouns
A person, place, thing or idea is this type of noun!
Common noun
This type of verb makes a noun move!
An action verb.
What part of speech do adjectives describe?
Nouns!
What parts of speech do adverbs describe?
What does COPS stand for?
Capitalization
Organization
Punctuation
Spelling
This takes the place of a noun, so that your sentences arn't super duper long!
A pronoun!
This type of verb connects a noun or pronoun to what it is doing.
A linking verb!
What are some ways adjectives can describe something?
Amount, color, size, smell, shape, feel, sound, and more!
What are some ways adverbs can describe something?
It can tell HOW something is done, how often something happens, when and where something happens.
What is the best way to proofread your writing?
Whisper it to yourself and listen for mistakes
This is the name of a person, place or thing. We capitalize it!
A proper noun!
This type of verb connects a second verb to the main verb.
A helping verb!
Which of these is not an adjective?
Warm, Loud, Many, Large, Fire, Scratchy
Fire is a noun
Which of these is not an adverb?
Yesterday, quick, easily, outside, twice
quick is an adjective! You can make it an adverb by adding an ly to create quickly!
What is wrong with this sentence?
we went outside to play in the park and I had a great time.
We went outside to play in the park and I had a great time.
What are the 3 nouns in this sentence?
My mom's green blanket is so soft.
My, mom, blanket
What are the 2 ACTION verbs in this sentence?
I hit the ball so hard, it flew further than anything I had ever done before!
Hit, flew
What are the 4 adjectives in this sentence?
The small, blue whale swam faster than the large Humpback whale.
Small, blue, faster, large
What are the adverbs in this sentence?
Yesterday, I quietly watched two small sparrows fly lazily into their nest many times..
Yesterday, quietly, lazily, many
Where can you add a period?
Ruth studied hard and got into Harvard law school she was one of the only girls.
Ruth studied hard and got into Harvard law school. She was one of the only girls.
What is the mistake in this sentence?
When I went to mariano's with my friend Jeff, it was super crowded.
Mariano's is a proper noun that needs to be capitalized!
What are the 4 linking/helping verbs in this sentence?
I must have hit the ball so hard, it flew further than anything I had ever done before!
must, have, had, done
What is wrong with this sentence?
I like your new interesting haircut!
The adjectives are in the wrong order :)
I like your interesting new haircut!
It should always go:
amount, opinion, size, age, shape, color, place, material, purpose.
The five beautiful, tiny, new, flat, red, local, cotton, protective hats sat in the window.
The third grade played soccer.
(many different responses)
Find the 6 mistakes.
Ruth's mother thought education was important and she took ruth to the library often. She work hard and was a good student and she wanted to change the laws to be more fair for men and women. I liked learning about Ruth's mom celia she reminded me of my own mom
Ruth's mother thought education was important and she took Ruth to the library often. She worked hard and was a good student. She wanted to change the laws to be more fair for women. I liked learning about Ruth's mom Celia because she reminded me of my own mom.