Noun, Verbs, Adjectives
The wise, handsome owl had orange eyes.
Identify the adjectives and the nouns
The wise, and handsome, are adjectives telling us more about the noun owl
State the vowels
A E I O U
Who is the author of the famous book series called, Harry Potter
JK Rowling
A cowboy rode into town on Friday, stayed three days, and left on Friday. How is this possible?
His horse is named Friday.
betcham
MACBETH
State the differences between a singular possessive noun and a plural possessive noun.
provide examples for each
Singular possessive nouns
Plural possessive nouns
When a plural noun ends with an "s," simply add an apostrophe to make it possessive.
We only use "an" for words starting with a vowel.
True or False
False, words that have a vowel sound are also supported with an "an"
Ex. MP3 (vowel sound "em") so it would be an MP3
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written by who?
Mark Twain
If a rooster is standing in the middle (at the highest point) of a slanted barn roof, which side would its egg roll down?
Roosters don’t lay eggs.
NUSON
NOUNS
Keeping warm in the winter is both more difficult and more important for elderly people.
Identify the plural noun in this phrase
C: “People” is a plural noun. “Keeping” is the gerund form of a verb in this sentence (i.e. it functions as the subject like a noun, but it is not a noun). “Difficult” is an adjective modifying the noun phrase “Keeping warm in the winter.” “Elderly” is an adjective modifying the noun “persons.”
Roald Dahl
If you’ve got me, you want to share me; if you share me, you haven’t kept me. What am I?
A secret
CSITAJEVDE
ADJECTIVES
Define what a compound verb is and choose from the following, which is an example of a compound verb.
a) Ben overslept but caught the bus anyways
b) Mary went to bed late after the party
c) James walked his dog in the park nearby.
A compound verb is when there are two verbs in a sentence describing the action of the subject.
A: Ben overslept but caught the bus anyways. In this sentence, the subject Ben has (1)overslept and (2) caught the bus.
Count the total number of vowels present in the word:
Azerbaijan
A E I = 5
Macbeth, Midsummer Night's dream, and Hamlet are drama plays written by whom?
William Shakespeare
The person who makes it has no need of it; the person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
Answer: A coffin
TRRALUEETI
LITERATURE
The U.S. Declaration of Independence was written in 1776.
Identify the noun in this phrase
B: Declaration is the only noun in this sentence. The U.S. in this context is an adjective modifying Declaration. Written is a verb. In is a preposition.
Which author is known for their famous story called, The Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
“First think of the person who lives in disguise,
Who deals in secrets and tells naught but lies,
Next tell me what’s always the last thing to mend,
The middle of middle and end of the end?
And finally give me the sound often heard,
During the search for a hard-to-find word.
Now string them together, and answer me this,
Which creature would you be unwilling to kiss?”
– “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” by J.K. Rowling
Spider (spy – d – er).
HSPREEASKEA
SHAKESPEARE