parts of speech
A noun.
true or false: Michael Jackson is a proper noun. Why/why not?
true, it is a specific person's name
Read the sentence and SAY ONLY which word you think is the adjective.
I have a great idea.
How many types of sentences are there?
4
(imperative, declaratory, interrogative, exclamatory)
Name three proper nouns.
Answers will vary.
A proper noun is a SPECIFIC person, place, or thing and is always capitalized.
Modifies, or describes a noun.
name two types of nouns
proper, common, compound, abstract, collective, concrete, pronoun
"A," "an," & "the" are special adjectives called ____.
articles
Is this sentence: Imperative, Declaratory or Interrogative?
How old are you turning?
Interrogative
Samantha fell out of her chair.
fell
An adverb.
Modifies, or describes, a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
bookshelf, toenail, understand
These are examples of ___ nouns.
A: compound
B: collective
compound
Which of these words can NOT be used as an adjective?
happy
juicy
talented
exited
exited
Name the four types of sentences.
declaratory, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory
(D.I.I.E.)
What is wrong with how this sentence is written?
The time period after the harlem renaissance and before WWII was called the great depression.
CAPITALIZATION:
Harlem Renaissance
Great Depression
A verb.
The action word in a sentence.
IDENTIFY the common noun(s) in this sentence:
I sat my bag down on the floor.
(NO PRONOUNS!!)
bag
floor
Which of these words can be used as an adjective?
under
purple
wonderfully
built
purple
Is this sentence: Imperative, Declaratory, Exclamatory, or Interrogative?
Look out, an avalanche is coming!
Exclamatory
A: Montel is a soldier from canada.
B: The United States is a big country.
C: "Look," said Amy, "she just fell!"
D: Gerald said, "Horses stink!"
Only sentence "A" had errors.
identify all nouns of any type in this sentence:
Mary left the store and went home to Arkansas.
Mary
store
home
Arkansas
True or false: There MUST BE at least one noun in every complete sentence.
ABSOLUTELY TRUE!!
Read the sentence and SAY ONLY which word you think is the adjective.
I want a different haircut.
different
A declaratory sentence:
A: Makes a statement
B: Asks a question
C: Gives a command or warning
A: Makes a statement
Give an example of an abstract noun.
any idea, religion, language