Definitions
What is an Adverb
Describes verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
He
pronoun
What are the two components of a sentence?
Subject and verb
Is this the correct verb: Ms. Annese went to Cape Cod next summer.
No, Went becomes will go
Pronouns
Replaces the noun in the sentences
His
possessive pronoun
What is the difference between compound subjects and compound predicates?
Compound subjects- multiple subjects
Compound predicates- Multiple predicates
Identify the pronoun and the proper noun in this sentence:
Ms. Annese loves her dog.
Proper Noun: Ms. Annese
Pronoun: Her
Proper Noun
specific person, place or thing
Yesterday
Adverb
her becomes their, compound subject so plural possessive pronoun
What is the antecedent in a sentence?
the antecedent is the noun being replaced by the pronoun
Homophones
Two words that sound the same but are different in spelling and meaning
FANBOYS (define them and what they are)
Conjunctions: For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Find the mistake: The wait of the backpack was too heavy for me.
Homophone: wrong use of "wait" it is suppose to be "weight"
What part of speech is jump?
Can be a verb (to jump) or a noun (a jump)
Subject and Predicate
Subject: Who or what the sentence is about
Predicate: What action is occurring or what is happening
Quickly
Adverb
Find the mistake: Ms. annese loves hers Dog.
Possessive Pronoun: hers becomes her
Capitalization of Proper Nouns
Identify the conjunction in the sentence and whether it creates a compound subject, predicate, or sentence.
La’Renzo is sad that football season is over, but he has more time for his other activities now.
Conjunction: but, compound sentence