Nouns & Pronouns
Identify the pronouns in the following sentence. “She saw a group of girls who seemed about her age, but they were huddled together” (Ryan 131).
What is...
she, her, they
Define adjectives using the following sentence frame “Adjectives ____________ or change the way we think about _____________ and __________.”
What is “Adjectives modify or change the way we think about nouns and pronouns.”
What are the three different types of verbs?
What is Action, Linking, and Helping
Name the parts of speech whose job is to modify other parts of speech (hint: there are TWO).
What are
adjectives and adverbs
Define interjections. What is their job?
What is
Interjections are word(s) or phrases that show EMOTION.
or
A short burst of emotion
Define nouns--make sure to include the difference between a common and a proper noun.
What is a person, place, thing, or idea.
A proper noun is a specific/special noun that is capitalized in a sentence.
A common noun is unspecific/not special and is not capitalized.
What are the three questions that adjectives answer?
What is...
How many?
What kind?
Which one?
Identify all of the ACTION verb(s) in this sentence:
"After the wrestling match, Luis drank his whole water bottle and threw it in his bag."
What is...
drank, threw
What FOUR questions do adverbs answer?
What is
When?
Where?
How?
To what degree (extent)?
What are the four punctuation marks used after an interjection, and what level of emotion do they show?
What is...
period/comma (./,): low/weak emotion
question mark (?): confusion/question
exclamation point (!): high/strong emotion
Identify the correct gender, number, and if the pronoun is possessive for the following pronouns: theirs, it, and we.
What is...
Theirs-neutral-plural-possessive
It-neutral-singular-not possessive
We-neutral-plural-not possessive
Identify the adjective/s in the following sentence and which question/s the adjective/s answers.
“Nothing Bundt Cakes is Garret's favorite place to eat a decadent dessert.”
adjective 1: favorite (Which place?/Which one?)
adjective 2: decadent (What kind of dessert?/What kind?)
Identify all of the LINKING verb(s) in this sentence:
"When Xander was young, he always felt excited about playing outside."
What is...
was, felt
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence:
Sean is so excited about the baseball season, which begins tomorrow.
so, tomorrow
We learned about two types of prepositions. Prepositions of __ & prepositions of __.
What is Prepositions of TIME and prepositions of PLACE
Fill in the correct pronoun and identify the correct antecedent. “The pizza looked deliciously cheesy and greasy, but ____________ smell was a bit like rotten toe cheese.”
What is ...
“its”--pronoun
"pizza"-- antecedent
In the following sentence, identify the adjective/s; the question the adjective answers; and the noun/pronoun that the adjective modifies.
“Franklin Middle School is known for its fundraising efforts during the dodgeball tournament.”
What is...
adjective 1: fundraising--modifies efforts and answers “What kind?”
adjective 2: dodgeball--modifies tournament and answers “Which one?”
Identify all of the HELPING verb(s) in this sentence:
Nigel would have been happy about his dinner if he had been home since it was his favorite: spaghetti.
What is
would, have, had
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence AND write down which adverb question they answer.
Ben ran speedily down the street because he was super curious to see what Kefa was talking about.
adverb 1: speedily (how?)
adverb 2: super (to what degree/extent?)
Identify all of the coordinating conjunction/s and which conjunctions could fit in the blank below.
The grammar test signals the year is coming to a close,________ the time has seemed to go by quickly.
What is
Coordinating Conjunctions: For/And/Nor/But/Or/Yet/So
Sentence Conjunctions: yet/but
In the following sentence, identify three nouns and determine if they are common or proper. Then, identify three of the pronouns and their antecedents
“Esperanza looked up to see Miguel, holding a broom and a dustpan. But he wasn’t laughing. She looked down and bit her lip so she wouldn’t cry in front of him” (Ryan 118).
Proper noun: Miguel, Esperanza
Common nouns: broom, dustpan, lip
Pronouns:
he/him-->antecedent--Miguel
she/her-->antecedent--Esperanza
Identify the adjective/s in the following sentence, the question the adjective answers, and the noun/pronoun that the adjective modifies.
“I knew a nervous-looking, stung-up kid with blood dripping from a fish-head bite carrying a raggedy suitcase” (Curtis 36).
What is...
adjective 1: nervous-looking--modifies kid and answers “Which one?”
adjective 2: stung-up--modifies kid and answers, “Which one?”
adjective 3: fish-head--modifies bite and answers “What kind?”
adjective 4: raggedy--modifies suitcase and answers “Which one? or What Kind?”
Identify all of the verbs in this sentence AND label the type of verb:
Sometimes Mrs. Dorshorst wonders if her Amazon delivery will come early, on time, or late; she is always anxiously waiting.
Action: wonders, come, waiting
Helping: will
Linking: is
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence AND write down which adverb question they answer:
The students prepared well for the grammar test today because they knew how incredibly difficult it can be.
Adverb 1:well (how?)
Adverb 2: today (when?)
Adverb 3: incredibly (to what extent/degree?)
Fill in the blank with the correct preposition, then label whether it is a preposition of TIME or PLACE.
___ 8 o’clock every morning ___ room 201, students recite the Pledge looking at the flag located ____ the whiteboard.
at (time)
in (place)
above (place)