Noun
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a verb?
a word that shows an action, an occurrence, or a state of being in a sentence
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun.
What is a coordinating conjunction (FANBOY)?
A word that connects two FULL sentences
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet
In the sentence, "The dog ran across the yard," what part of speech is the word "yard"
NOUN: person, place, or thing
__________ Nouns should always be capitalized.
Proper
What is an action verb?
states the action that the subject of the sentence is doing
What is an adverb?
A word that describes a verb.
What is a Subordinate Conjunction?
Connects a dependent clause(incomplete thought) with an independent clause(complete thought)
Because, Although, While, Since, Unless, Before
In the sentence, "Maria quickly finished her homework," what part of speech is "quickly"
ADVERB: describes the action of finishing homework
_______ is a type of noun that replaces other nouns.
Pronouns (he, she, they, we, them)
What is a helping verb?
Work with main verbs to show when an action happens (like have, do, or will)
Adverb (describes a state of being)
Does this sentence have a conjunction?
The dog ate bread with cheese.
NO
Choose the correct pronoun: “Neither of the students brought ___ backpack.” (his, her, their)
THEIR: plural
Pick out every noun in this sentence:
Her bravery inspired us.
"her"—pronoun
"bravery"—common noun (idea)
"us"—pronoun
What are the three types of verbs?
- Action Verbs: what physical or mental thing the subject is doing
- State of being verbs:Tell how someone or something feels or exists (like is, seem, or want).
- Helping verbs: Work with main verbs to show when an action happens (like have, do, or will).
is HAPPY an adj or adv?
Adjective: describes a noun (person, place, or thing)
Does this sentence have a conjunction?
The dog wished it could fly, so it jumped out the window, forgetting that it would fall.
YES!!
Fanboy; SO
In the sentence “The bright stars twinkled in the night sky,” identify the complete subject and complete predicate.
Complete subject: "The bright stars..."
Complete predicate: "...twinkled in the night sky"
Define the types of nouns:
Common Nouns, Proper Nouns, Concrete Nouns, Abstract Nouns, Collective Nouns
Common Nouns: General names for people, places, or things (like city, dog, or teacher). They do not start with a capital letter.
Proper Nouns: Specific names for particular people, places, or things (like London, Eiffel Tower, or Sam). They always start with a capital letter.
Concrete Nouns: Physical things you can touch, see, or hear (like chair or apple).
Abstract Nouns: Intangible ideas, feelings, or concepts you cannot physically touch (like love or fear).
Collective Nouns: Words that name a group of people or things as a single unit (like team or family). [1, 2, 3]
Create a sentence using EITHR a helping verb or a state of being verb
"She is happy."
"They will go home."
Pick out the Adverb and Adjective in this sentence:
The hungry cat meowed loudly.
Hungry: Adjective (describes the cat)
Loudly: Adverb (describes the action of meowing)
Identify the conjunctions in this sentence:
When the bell rang, the students left the room, and the teacher graded their tests.
When: SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION
And: COORDINATING CONJUNCTION (fanboy)
Decide whether this is a complete sentence or a fragment: “Running down the hallway after the bell.” If it’s a fragment, rewrite it as a complete sentence.
FRAGMENT
Fixed: 1: "Running down the hallway after the bell, the student tripped outside the open Media Center." 2: "The student fell in front of the Media Center when they were running down the hallway after the bell."