Definitions
A noun is a person, place, _____, or idea.
thing
Grizzly bears are strong and protective creatures.
strong and protective
Which of the following is a singular noun?
a) pretzels
b) geese
c) bagel
bagel
Name 3 prepositions.
on, in, after, until, behind, etc.
What are the only two articles in the English language?
"the" and "a(n)"
What part of speech takes the place of a noun?
pronouns
In the following sentence, identify the prepositional phrase:
I love eating pie on Thanksgiving day.
on Thanksgiving day
Disney World is a _________ noun because it is a specific place and is capitalized.
proper
In the sentence below, "after school" is the prepositional phrase that tells us _______ (how, why, when, or where) "I have volleyball practice."
After school, I have volleyball practice.
when
warm, gooey, soft, delicious, messy, etc.
A preposition tells us ______ or ______.
when or where
In the sentence, "Timmy walks to school, and it takes him about 15 minutes," "him" is a _______ that replaces the noun, "Timmy."
pronoun
Concrete nouns can be experienced by the five _____.
senses
A prepositional phrase includes the preposition and its object. In the sentence below, what is the preposition, and what is the entire prepositional phrase?
He is hiding behind the tree.
preposition: behind
prepositional phrase: behind the tree
Identify the action verb and the helping verb in the following sentence:
Tomorrow, I will go to the store.
action verb: go
helping verb: will
What part of speech modifies (or describes) nouns?
adjectives
In the following sentence, identify the adverb:
The snow softly drifts through the gentle breeze.
softly
Give me an example of an abstract noun.
true or false? Prepositions can NOT include any verbs or the subject of the sentence.
true
What suffix do adverbs often end with?
-ly
What part of speech modifies (or describes) an adjective, verb, or adverb?
adverbs
In the following sentence, identify the linking verb:
Michael is a talented artist.
is
Give me an example of a collective noun AND a compound noun.
Collective: group, flock, members, team, etc.
Compound: credit card, apple tree, birdhouse
A preposition must be followed by a(n) _________.
object
Pronouns replace nouns, and the noun that the pronoun replaces is called the _________.
Antecedent