Nouns
Definition of Noun: A person, place, thing, or __________
Idea
Definition of Adjective: A word that ___________ or describes a noun.
modifies
Definition of Verb: A word that shows action or state of _________.
Definition of Preposition: A word that shows the ______________ between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. It often tells location, time, direction, or how something is done.
relationship
Adjective: The gardener grows juicy, fat oranges.
Juicy, fat
True or false: Common nouns are specific people, places, or things.
False
True or false: An adjective can describe a noun’s size, color, number, or quality.
True or False: A linking verb connects the who or what of a sentence to a word that describes or identifies it.
True or false: A sentence can only have one prepositional phrase.
Adverb: I walked quickly to class.
Basketball is an example of a _____________ noun.
Compound
Identify the adjective in this sentence:
The clouds drifted across the vast sky.
vast
Identify the verb in this sentence:
Before school, Cole brushed his teeth aggressively.
Mike walked through the woods.
through
Verb: Mike ran, jumped, and kicked on the field.
ran, jumped, kicked
Europe is an example of a __________ noun.
Proper
Choose the correct article if I was talking about a specific book:
Please hand me _____ book on the table.
the
Is the verb in this sentence an action verb, linking verb, or helping verb?
The students were waiting quietly for the announcement to begin.
Helping
Identify the prepositional phrases:
While in their pajamas, they put up their Christmas tree.
In their pajamas
Up their Christmas tree
Nouns: Mom bought milk and cheese at the store.
Give an example of a word that is both a compound noun and a proper noun
Answer varies
Possible Answers: New York City, Lake Michigan, Atlantic Ocean
Identify the adjectives in this sentence:
The damp midnight-blue jacket hung on the creaky wooden chair after the storm.
Damp
Midnight-blue
Creaky
Wooden
A helping verb + a main verb forms a _________ ___________.
Verb phrase
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The painting above the fireplace was admired ___ everyone who entered the room.
by
Prepositional Phrase: I walked over the bridge.
Over the bridge