Possessive Nouns
What does a possessive noun show?
Ownership
Many adverbs end in what two letters?
-ly
True or False: An adjective describes a verb.
False, it describes a noun!
What two parts make a complete sentence?
Subject and predicate
Which verb tense shows something will happen? Past, present, or future?
Future tense
Choose the correct possessive noun: The students / students’ classroom was decorated. (more than one student)
students’
Identify the adverb: Maxwell often reads books about vampires.
Often
Identify the adjective: She wore a colorful dress.
Colorful
Identify the subject: The creaky old door slammed shut.
The creaky old door
Identify the tense: We played a game.
Past tense
Write the sentence and underline the possessive noun: My grandparents’ house is in Irvine.
grandparents’
What verb does the adverb describe? The dog barked loudly.
barked
Which word is an adjective?
A) ran
B) quickly
C) golden
C
Identify the predicate: The teacher explained the lesson clearly.
Explained the lesson clearly
Underline the helping verb: They have finished the project.
Have
Rewrite using a possessive noun: The fur that belongs to two bears.
The bears’ fur
Choose the correct word: David (nice / nicely) asked for his money back.
Nicely
Add an adjective: I am holding a ___ marker.
Answers will vary (example: blue marker)
Is this a run-on sentence? All the parents came to our school play they all liked it.
100+ points if you rewrite the sentence correctly!
Yes.
All the parents came to our school play. They all liked it.
All the parents came to our school play and they all liked it.
Identify the progressive verb: They were jumping on the trampoline.
Were jumping
Which sentence is correct?
A) The cats toy is missing.
B) The cat’s toy is missing.
B
Write a sentence using a HOW adverb.
Answers will vary (example: She smiled happily.)
Write two adjectives that describe an elephant.
Answers will vary (example: large, gray)
Turn the fragment into a complete sentence: Before dinner.
Answers will vary (example: We washed our hands before dinner.)
Rewrite the sentence and fix the capitalization: last friday, maria visited new york.
Last Friday, Maria visited New York.