Nouns & Verbs
Change the verb to past tense:
It is raining outside.
was
Why do you capitalize words like "Brian," "Canada," and "Target?"
They are names / proper nouns.
Mrs. Moore said, "do you want to try that again?"
"do"
What is a pronoun?
A word that is replacing a noun in a sentence.
My brother and me always have a lot of fun together.
me needs to be I
Change the verb to future tense.
Tomorrow is my uncle's birthday.
will be
Why is the word "all" capitalized in "All that glitters is not gold."?
It is the first word of a quotation.
Cap'n crunch has been around since 1963. You would think that he'd have been promoted to admiral Crunch by now.
Crunch / Admiral
What is a subject pronoun?
It is a pronoun that is doing the action in a sentence.
Find the antecedents of the italicized pronouns.
My brother ate lunch with his friend Sarah. They sushi at the new restaurant.
brother / my brother and Sarah
Change the noun to plural. Change the verb to match it.
My brother is going to the game on Saturday.
brothers are
Why is the word "president" not capitalized in the first sentence, but is capitalized in the second sentence:
"There have been forty-five different presidents. The first elected was President Washington."
The first president is a common noun; the second president is used as a title.
Mr. Lake's favorite horror Genres are gothic horror & lovecraftian horror.
genre / Gothic / Lovecraftian
What is an object pronoun?
It is a pronoun that is receiving the action in the sentence.
By eighth grade, it seemed obvious that Helen and (I / me) would be friends forever.
I
Identify the nouns in the following sentence:
Tuesday was the first day of October this year.
Tuesday / day / October / year
Why are words like "Buddhist," "Victorian," and "Shakespearean" capitalized?
They are derived from proper nouns.
miss peregrine's home for peculiar children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
It is the word that the pronoun refers to earlier in the sentence.
Explain why the italicized pronoun has an unclear antecedent.
Even though the giant robot tripped over the train, it was not damaged.
It could refer to either the giant robot or the train. It is hard to know which is not damaged.
Identify the verbs in the following sentence:
After he ran to the store, Fred was about to purchase the milk his mother had asked to pick up, but realized that he had left his wallet at home.
ran / was / had asked / realized / had left
Which words in the title of a book, story, or movie should be capitalized?
The first and last words; any words except articles (a, an, the), prepositions (in, of, at) , & coordinating conjunctions (and, but, so).
My Mom said, "when I was a kid, my favorite book was And to think i Saw it On mulberry Street."
mom / When / Think / I / on /Mulberry
Which 2 pronouns are both subject and object pronouns?
"you" and "it"
The italicized pronouns have unclear antecedents. Rewrite the pronouns to make it clearer.
Phil and Jonathan are friends who went to different schools. They were located across town from each other, which made it hard for them to spend time with one another. It was their plan to meet up everyday after they left them.
The schools / Phil & Jon / Phil & Jon / Phil's & Jon's / they / the schools