Nouns and pronouns
What type of noun is the underlined word?
Jing-mei never bothered to learn how to play the piano correctly.
Common noun
Identify all the adjectives in the sentence.
A young child likes easy tales and books with many illustrations.
young, easy, many
A verb, adjective, or adverb is underlined in each sentence. Identify the adverb that describes it.
Vann eagerly visited the Rio Grande Valley.
eagerly
Identify all the conjunctions and its classification.
Tomi ate lunch quickly, so that he wouldn’t be late to the movie.
so - coordinating
Name 10 common nouns in less than 30 seconds.
Teacher will make sure they are correct.
What type of noun is the underlined word?
The piano teacher lived on Elm Street.
Proper noun.
Identify all the adjectives in the sentence.
On every visit, Uncle Max tells us dramatic tales or he recites a sad poem.
every, dramatic, sad
A verb, adjective, or adverb is underlined in each sentence. Identify the adverb that describes it.
The government protects this extremely beautiful area.
extremely
Identify and classify the conjunctions.
Our team would not go to the playoffs because we did not win enough games.
because - subordinating
Name 10 proper nouns in less than 30 seconds.
Teacher will review the answers.
Substitute the personal and possessive pronouns with the nouns in the sentence.
Ben and I went to Ben’s house. (We, his)
We went to his house.
Identify the adjective or adjectives in each sentence and the noun that each adjective modifies.
Mr. Peters drove along a straight, empty stretch of road.
Adjectives: straight, empty, stretch
Noun modified: road
Identify the adverb or adverbs in the sentence.
He soon saw Padre Island National Seashore.
soon
Name all the coordinating conjunctions.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Which questions does an adverb answer?
Answers the questions: How? When? Where? How often? or To what extent?
Use the personal and possessive pronouns to substitute the nouns in the sentence.
At the show, how does Jing-mei’s performance seem to Mr. Chong? (It, him)
At the show, how does it seem to him?
Identify the adjective or adjectives in each sentence and the noun that each adjective modifies.
The little man has never appeared again before the astonished, delighted Mr. Peters.
Adjectives: little
Noun modified: man
Adjectives: astonished, delighted
Noun modified: Mr. Peters
Identify the adverb or adverbs in the sentence.
The people of the Valley grow wonderfully, marvelous tasty grapefruit.
wonderfully, marvelous
Combine the 2 sentences using conjunctions.
The teachers baked cookies. The students put up the decorations.
The teachers baked cookies, and the students put up the decorations.
The teachers baked cookies, after that / while the students put up the decorations.
Explain the cumulative adjectives.
Modify the same noun and are not separated by a comma, cannot use "and". Cumulative adjectives cannot be reversed.
Substitute the personal and possessive pronouns with the nouns in the sentence.
What might Waverly think about Jing-mei’s piano playing? (She, it)
What might she think about it?
Identify the adjective or adjectives in each sentence and the noun that each adjective modifies.
He drives the same empty road each night, looking for the graceful, strange swan.
Adjectives: empty
Noun modified: road
Adjectives: graceful, strange
Noun modified: swan
Identify the adverb and the word modified.
The Wright brothers very successfully turned their dreams of flight into reality.
Adverb: very
Adverb modified: successfully
Name 5 examples of subordinating conjunctions.
after, although, as, because, before, even though, if, since, so that, though, unless, until, when, where, while
Which questions the adjectives answer?
What kind? How many? Which one? or Whose?