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 4 noun types we learned
Common, abstract, concrete, proper
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?
Identify ALL of the adjectives and verbs in the following sentence:
I washed my shorts in the washing machine and they shrunk.
Adjectives: washing
Verbs: washed, shrunk
Give 3 examples of pronouns
he, she, him, it
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 the different nouns we learned and their definitions
Name the three type of verbs we went over. Double the points if you can define them
Linking, helping and Action
Linking Verbs: Connect the subject to a noun or adjective that describes or identifies it (a complement), such as is, seem, feel, or become.
What are the types of adjectives we learned? double the points if you can define them
Definitive, distributive, descriptive and interrogative
Descriptive adjectives: Describe the quality or attributes of a noun, such as "peaceful" in "a peaceful afternoon"
Demonstrative adjectives: Point to specific nouns, such as "this," "that," "these," and "those"
Interrogative adjectives: Are used to ask a question, such as "what," "which," and "whose".
Distributive adjectives: Refer to one member of a group at a time, like "each," "every," "any," or "either"
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