Let's noun it up!
Identify the nouns in the following sentence:
If the plumber cleans the drain, we will be able to use the sink.
Nouns:
plumber; drain; sink
Identify the verbs in the following sentence.
The bus had departed the station around 3:00 pm.
Verbs: had departed
Complete the following sentence:
The three most popular adjectives are _________, ______, and _________.
A, an, (and) the.
Identify the preposition and its object in the following sentence:
Many African Americans helped fight the War of 1812.
Preposition: of
Object: 1812
Who says this?
"It's not a thing."
Ms. Viggiano
Identify the nouns and proper nouns in the sentence:
Ronald Amundsen was an explorer, and he became the first man to reach the South Pole.
Nouns
Explorer; Man
Proper Noun
Ronald Amundsen; South Pole
Identify the verbs and adverbs in the following sentence:
The quarterback quickly threw the ball across the field.
Verb: Threw
Adverb: Quickly
Complete the following sentence:
The three most popular adverbs are
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So, too, (and) very
Identify the pronoun and the noun, proper noun, or pronoun it stands "in" for.
Everyone knows that Madge's book was made into the biggest movie of her liftime.
Pronouns: Everyone, her
Her "stands in" for the noun Madge
Who says this?
"Ay dios mios."
Ms. Lopez
Identify the nouns, proper noun, and adjectives in the following sentence:
The ancestors of the Anasazi were called Basket Makers; they perfected the art of making beautiful wicker baskets.
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Nouns: ancestors; Art; wicker baskets
Proper nouns: Anasazi; Basket Makers
Adjective: Beautiful
Identify the verbs and adverbs in the following sentence:
We almost had an accident because the weather was extremely bad.
Verbs: had; was
Adverbs: Almost; extremely
Complete the following sentence:
Adjectives tell, ad or answer:
What kind, _____________, ________________.
What kind
Which one
How many
Identify the nouns, proper nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in the following sentence:
That castle in the Czec Republic is famous for its mahogany walls and stained glass windows.
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Nouns: castle, walls, windows
Proper nouns: Czech Republic
Pronouns: That, its
Adjectives: famous, majogany, stained glass
Who says this?
"Wrong Answer."
Daily Double
Mr. Reeves
Identify the nouns, proper nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in the following sentence:
Thousands of cavemen lived in rugged cliff dwellings around the Mesa Verde until the late 1100s, when they mysteriously abandoned their homes.
Nouns: cavemen; cliff dwellins; homes
Proper nouins: Mesa Verde
Adjectives: Rugged
Pronouns: They; their
Identify the verbs and adverbs in the following sentence:
Our teacher often likes to tell about her trip to Mexico, while the principal enjoys sharing about formally attending weddings on cruiseships.
Verbs: tell; like; enjoys sharing; attending
Adverbs: often; formally
Complete the following sentence:
Adeverbs tell, ask, answer:
_________, __________, ____________, and _______________________.
How
Where
When
To what extent
Identify the nouns, proper nouns, pronouns, prepositions, and adjectives in the following sentence:
The audience was surprised when ten members of the cast flew on invisible wires around the theater.
Nouns: audience, members, cast, wires, theater
Prepositions: of, on, around
Adjectives: surprised, ten, invisible
Who says this?
"Have a good day." "Don't do drugs."
Mr. Plummer
Identify the nouns, proper nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in the following sentence:
This year the last snowfall before the solstice was on December 19; however, because the rocky plateau received enough rain, my mom was able to grow luscious flowers, tasty beans, and delightful herbs.
Nouns: year; snowfall; solstice; plateau; rain; mom; flowers; beans; herbs
Proper Nouns: December
Pronouns: This; my
Adjectives: last, rocky, enough, luscious, tasty, delightful
Identify the verbs and adverbs in the following sentence:
Fred claimed he found a job almost instantaeneously, Which mad me feel much better about life.
What does FANBOYS stand for?
Hint: Think conjunctions
Daily Double
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Go to the board and diagram the following sentence:
Seven generations of my family have lived in the isolated village along the Pecos River in New Mexico.
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Nouns: generations, family, village
Proper nouns: Pecos River, New Mexico
Pronoun: My
Verbs: have lived
Adjectives: Seven, isolated, the , the
Prepositions: of, in, along, in
Who says this?
"Know your worth and add some tax."
Hint: Think middle school
Ms. Williamson