Nouns
What three (or four) things do nouns name?
Person, Place, Thing, (and Idea)
What is the job of the verb(s) in a sentence?
They identify the ACTION of the subject or other nouns in a sentence.
The subject of the sentence is who or what is doing the main action in a sentence.
True or False?
True.
Predicates must be verbs.
True or false?
True!
The prefix that means "again".
Re
What kinds of nouns need a capital letter?
Proper Nouns
The words "is, are, am, were" are verbs.
True or False
True! They are forms of the verb TO BE.
"She is happy." -She is BEING happy.
A sentence does not have to have a subject to be a complete thought.
True or False.
False!
A complete sentence must have a SUBJECT!
I don't know what predicates are.
What is the predicate of this sentence?
know
What does the prefix "pre" mean?
Before
Common nouns name everyday things that are not specific.
True or False?
True
Name all the verbs in this sentence.
Mrs. Casley is happy because her students are learning all about the basic parts of speech.
is
are learning
The students were learning how to identify the subject of a sentence.
What is the SUBJECT of this sentence?
Students
Predicate explain what the subject of the sentence is doing.
True or false?
True!
In the word "impossible" what does -im mean?
Not
How can we check if a word is a noun?
Can you sense it? (touch, smell, taste, see, hear)
Can you put the word "the" in front of it?
How can you check if a word is a verb?
Can you do it?
Can you change the tense of the word? walk/walked/will walk...
Sheep, cows, horses, and goats all eat grass.
What is the compound subject of this sentence?
sheep, cows, horses and goats.
Sometimes I practice and try to memorise my times tables.
What is the compound predicate of this sentence?practice and try (to memorize)
What does the prefix "mis" mean?
Wrong
Mrs. Casley is teaching the class about basic parts of speech.
Identify the common and proper nouns in this sentence.
Mrs. Casleu-proper
class-common
parts-common
speech-common
Subjects are ALWAYS verbs.
True or False?
False. Predicates are always verbs.
Learned their timestables.
What is missing from this sentence?
A subject. Who is learning their times tables?
Hutt Valley High School is a great place to go to school.
What is the predicate of this sentence?is
Name at least THREE prefixes that mean "not or the opposite of"
Give an example of words where they are used.
Un, Im, Dis, Non, In
Untie, Impossible, disrespect, inappropriate