Nouns/Pronouns
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is an action verb?
An action verb tells what the subject of a sentence is doing physically or mentally.
What is an adjective?
Give three examples.
Adjectives are describing words that give more information about a noun or pronoun.
EnthusiasticDreadful
Lethargic
Expensive
What is a conjunction?
Or
Finish the lyrics: Conjunction Junction. What’s your function?
A conjunction connects words or sentences.
“Hooking up words and phrases and clauses.”
A preposition links nouns and pronouns to the subject and verb of a sentence to show a relationship.
Prepositions show position. Fill in the blank:
The squirrel jumped ________ the tree.
On, in, above, around, through, from, on top of, etc.
What are the common and proper nouns in this sentence?
Sarasota is definitely my favorite city in Florida.
Sarasota (proper noun)
city (common noun)
Florida (proper noun)
What is a linking verb? Can you name any?
A linking verb links the subject to a noun or adjective in the predicate.
Common linking verbs are: Am, is, are, be, were
Articles: the, a, an
What are examples of coordinating conjunctions? (Thinks of the acronym FANBOYS.)
Coordinating conjunctions are
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
Identify the preposition in this sentence.
My sister and her husband live with three cats and 5 dogs.
A pronoun takes the place of a noun. Can you name all 4 kinds of pronouns?
1. Subject pronouns (he, she it, we, them, etc.)
2. Possessive pronouns (his, ours, mine, their, etc.)
3. Demonstrative pronouns (this, that, these, those)
4. Indefinite pronouns (someone, nobody, anyone, etc.)
Name any 5 action verbs.
Answers will vary but must include a physical action such as dance, run, study, laughing, winning, etc.
Subordinating conjunctions begin dependent clauses.
Examples: because, whenever, during, since, while, if, as,
A prepositional phrase begins with a pronoun and ends with a _____ or ______.
noun or pronoun
What are the 3 pronouns in this sentence?
Everyone is here to learn and to laugh, so you must have a good attitude about it.
Everyone, you, it
The direct object is “soccer.”
(Drew and Colton love what? Soccer.)
Identify one adverb in each sentence.
I will go to the store later.
She looked at him lovingly.
He is incredibly smart.
1. later
2. Lovingly
3. Incredibly
Identify the two conjunctions in this sentence.
John and Mary quickly ran to the stadium, but the game had already begun.
and
but
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
I wonder when Mrs. Turley will assign our first quiz in class?