Nouns
What is a noun?
A word to describe a person, place or thing.
What is a verb?
A word to describe an action.
What is a pronoun?
A word that functions as/ replaces a noun (He, I, She).
What is an adjective?
A word that modifies a noun
What is an Adverb?
A word that modifies a verb or adjective.
What is the noun in the following sentence:
The dog is old.
Dog
What is the verb in the following sentence:
The dog ran home.
Ran
What is the pronoun in the following sentence:
Jeremiah and his friend already went home.
His
What is the adjective in the following sentence:
Jeremy was known to be a fast runner.
Fast
What is the adverb in the following sentence:
John went too fast that he ended up tripping.
Too
What is a proper noun?
A specific noun, like a person's name or the name of a building.
What are the verbs in the following sentence:
Friends sometimes argue when they spend too much time together.
"Argue" and "Spend"
What is the pronoun in the following sentence:
The car honked it's horn.
It's
What is the adjective in the following sentence:
The sun feels very warm.
Warm
What is the adverb in the following sentence:
She was extremely offended at the insult.
Extremely.
What is the proper noun in the following sentence:
The dog chased Tyler down the street.
Tyler
What are the verbs in the following sentence:
Jeremy ran past the gardener digging a new hole in the ground. He didn't see him as he passed him.
Ran, Digging, See, Passed.
What are the pronouns in the following sentence:
The black dog wagged it's tail when it saw me coming down the trail after him.
it's, it, me, him.
What are the adjectives in the following sentence:
Susan felt more and more nervous as she studied for her parts-of-speech test.
nervous, parts-of-speech
What are the adverbs in the following sentence:
She stared on adoringly as he ran speedily the track.
Adoringly, Speedily
How many total nouns are there in the following:
James and Tyler went to their friend's house on Lampton Street. They ate apples they bought at the store. After they played baseball at the local park.
Eight.
How many verbs are in the following:
Seven dogs barked at the running man, almost like they were singing. The man barked back, causing the dogs to look on in confusion, and the nearby children laughed.
Seven.
The snake slithered it's legless body across the ground, it's tongue licking the air around him. I held my breath, not daring to move around it.
Six.
How many adjectives are in the following:
The old, gray haired man died, and he left his large wealth to his grieving family. His distraught widow wailed loudly when she heard the bad news.
Seven.
How many adverbs are in the following:
The man was so large and so strong, he easily lifted the heavy weight. He laughed loudly as the crowd cheered for him.
Four.