Nouns
What kind of words are noun words?
Place, People, and Things
Is this a simple sentence? "I went to the store."
Yes.
What are the three most commonly used conjunctions?
And, But, Or
the action word
T or F is this a compound sentence?
"Jean and Nelly went to the zoo."
F
What is the type of noun that only names one thing?
Singular Noun
T or F: A simple sentence has a subject and predicate.
True
"Matt rode his bike, but Jenna walked."
but
What is the adjective of a sentence?
the adjective describes the subject of a sentence.
Is this sentence a compound sentence?
"Leah read seven books, but her sister read ten books."
Yes
What is the name of the Noun that names more than one thing?
Plural Noun
What is the subject in this simple sentence?
The duck swam across the lake.
duck
What is the conjunction in this sentence?
"My brother did his homework, but he forgot to bring it to school."
but
What is the adjective(s) in this sentence?
"Harry wears large, round, glasses."
large and round
Is this a compound sentence? T or F
"He perfected his exam because he studied all night."
T
What is the name of the noun that names a specific person, place, or thing?
Proper Noun
What is the predicate in this sentence?
"Jenny bought tickets to see her favorite band."
"bought tickets to see her favorite band."
What is a conjunction?
a word used to combine two sentences.
What is the verb in this sentence?
"The horse gallops across the forest."
gallops
T or F is this a compound sentence?
"I want to see my sister soon, for she has been in Japan for three years."
T
How many nouns are in this sentence and what kind of nouns are they? "Amy went to London to see the Big Ben and bought four beautiful hats."
4 Nouns
3 Proper Nouns and 1 plural noun
Challenge: What does a simple sentence need to have to be a sentence?
subject and predicate
combine these sentences using the conjunction 'and'
"She had pizza for dinner." "He had beef noodles for dinner."
"She had pizza and he had beef noodles for dinner."
Challenge: Come up with a sentence that uses the verb swam and the adjective slimy in a sentence.
answers will vary (points will be given to teams who answered and gave a sentence using the words correctly)
What is a compound sentence?
a type of sentence that has more than one subject and predicate.