Definition
The name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
Identify ALL of the nouns and/or pronouns in the following sentence:
The student who aced the test said it was easy.
Nouns: student, test
Pronouns: it
Identify ALL of the adjectives and verbs in the following sentence:
The eager student raised her hand to answer the question.
Adjectives: eager
Verbs: raised, answer
List the pronouns you would use to replace these nouns:
Jimmy:
Students:
You and Arnold Schwarzenegger:
He
They
We/Us
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word(s).
The bright sun shone over the calm ocean.
Bright = adjective.
Identify ALL of the nouns or pronouns in the following sentence:
"Give me that," said Trevor to his baby brother.
Nouns: Trevor, brother
Pronouns: me, his
Identify ALL of the adjectives and verbs in the following sentence:
I bought the red car at the first dealership I visited.
Adjectives: red, first
Verbs: bought, visited
Name two common nouns.
(answers vary)
students, teachers, kids, bicycles, dogs, etc.
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word(s).
She wore a beautiful dress to the party.
Wore = verb
Beautiful = adjective
Express action or a state of being.
Verbs
Which words are a Proper noun?
dog, Spartanburg, book, boy, toby, zoo, greenville zoo, monkey
Identify ALL of the verbs and adjectives in the following sentence.
My dog is so cute when he chases after his green toy.
Verbs: Is, Chases
Adjectives: Cute, Green
Name all three articles.
A, an, the
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word(s).
The tall tree provided cool shade on the hot day.
Tall = adjective
Shade = noun
A word that describes a noun or a pronoun
What is an adjective?
This type of noun is an idea or a feeling.
What is abstract?
Name three examples of "being" verbs:
am/was/is/are/were/be/being/been
Give 6 examples of pronouns
Teacher chooses
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word(s).
His quick reflexes saved the game.
His = pronoun
Quick = adjective
Reflexes = noun
What is a proper and common noun?
Proper: Name of a specific noun
Common: General noun (not specific)
Name 2 different types of nouns.
common and proper
Identify ALL of the adjectives and verbs in the following sentence:
I washed my shorts in the washing machine and they shrunk.
Adjectives:
Verbs: washed, shrunk
What are three categories of Adjectives?
Color, size, shape, number, touch, taste,
Identify the part of speech of the underlined word(s).
The majestic mountains towered over the quiet valley.
Majestic = adjective
Towered = verb
Quiet = adjective
Valley = noun