I Love Nouns & Adjectives
Define: NOUN
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is the subject in this sentence?
The red wagon sat outside in the rain.
wagon
(the red wagon)
Where is the topic sentence in the paragraph?
It is the first sentence.
What is PRE-WRITING?
THINKING about what you will write.
my dad took me to the library.
My dad took me to the library.
Read this sentence & tell Which noun is singular and which noun is plural:
She put her pancakes in the microwave.
microwave = singular
pancakes = plural
What is the predicate in this sentence?
The red wagon sat outside in the rain.
sat
(sat outside in the rain)
Where do you write the details for a paragraph?
In the middle.
What is WRITING?
WRITING the first draft.
My friend and i want to eat pizza!
My friend and I want to eat pizza!
Read this sentence & find the proper noun:
We celebrate backward day every year by wearing our clothes backward.
Backward Day
(It's a real holiday, on January 31st!)What end punctuation does this sentence need?
I dropped Mom's mobile phone
A period.
I dropped Mom's mobile phone.
Where is the concluding sentence in a paragraph?
It is the last sentence.
What is REVISING?
CHANGING words, phrases, and sentences.
We saw dr. lee at the grocery store on friday.
We saw Dr. Lee at the grocery store on Friday.
Define: ADJECTIVE
Adjectives describe nouns, and they tell color, size, shape, smell, and other characteristics.
A sentence MUST contain three things. Which one is NOT true? 1. A subject and a predicate. 2. Words in the correct order. 3. An adjective. 4. End punctuation (period, comma, or exclamation mark.)
An adjective.
What does it mean to INDENT a paragraph?
Create a (finger) space before writing the first line of the paragraph.
What is EDITING?
FIXING mistakes.
When we went to disney in february, we saw mickey mouse.
When we went to Disney in February, we saw Mickey Mouse.
Find 3 adjectives in this sentence:
My little naughty brother can be silly.
little, naughty, silly
Join these sentences as a compound sentence using a comma and FANBOYS.
Greg likes birds. He built a birdhouse.
Greg likes birds, so he built a birdhouse.
Explain what a paragraph is.
A group of ideas about the same topic.
What is PUBLISHING?
SHARING your writing.
I just finished reading a book called the day i swapped my dad for two goldfish, and it was funny!
I just finished reading a book called The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, and it was funny!