Nouns / Verbs
What do nouns do?
1. show action
2. modify verbs
3. name a person, place, thing or idea
4. show relationships
C.
What are the adjectives?
Six black dogs ran after the fat cat.
Six, black, fat
What is the simple subject in the following sentence?
Farm animals must be fed.
animals
name 3 conjunctions
FANBOYS
and or but so
Write a compound sentence.
I walked, and I talked.
What are the nouns in this sentence?
Bob feeds three cats.
Bob, cats
Which words are articles?
car, truck, bus
a, an, the
loudly, softly, quickly
around, beside, under
a, an, the
What is the simple predicate verb?
Sue sang a birthday song to her sister.
sang
Name the conjunctions:
The long, noisy train stopped, and Joe and I were delayed.
and, and
Put commas where they belong:
Pat bought cups plates napkins and balloons for the party.
Pat brought cups, plates, napkins, and balloons for the party.
What do verbs do?
1. show action
2. modify nouns
3. name a person, place or thing
4. tell how many or which ones
1. show action
Which words are articles?
The tree has a birdhouse and an orange feeder.
The, a, an
Write a simple sentence of 2 words
John drives
What is the conjunction?
Yesterday, I went to the store, and I bought some milk.
store, and I
Rewrite using a semicolon ( ; )
Jeff left, but Mia stayed.
Jeff left; Mia stayed
What is the compound verb?
Jen and Camilla went and stayed till dark.
went and stayed
Find the adjectives:
The small dog wagged his fluffy tail when he saw his owner coming through the front door.
small, fluffy, front
What is the compound subject?
Joe and Tim like bikes and cars.
Joe and Tim
What is the conjunction?
I am here, but I am late again.
but
Insert commas where they belong
I was born on October 2 1970 in Houston Texas.
I was born on October 2, 1970, in Houston, Texas.