Nouns
A person, place, or thing
What is a proper noun?
It is a specific noun. You use a capital letter.
describes a noun
What is the definition of an action verb? or What does the action verb help us understand in the sentence?
The action verb tells us what the noun is doing.
What does a linking verb help you understand in a sentence?
It states a fact. It connects the main noun to another noun or an adjective.
Is the word gift, a noun?
Yes, because it is a thing.
Give three broad examples of proper nouns.
States, Capitals, Rivers, Countries
Name five adjectives.
pretty, nice, tall, short, green
Act out five action verbs.
What is the linking verb in this sentence?
The boy is fast.
is
What is a common noun? Give three examples.
A general noun.
True or false: someone's name is a proper noun.
True
What is the adjective in the sentence bellow?
The girl with the yellow hair.
True or False: Is the verb bellow an action verb? Why?
The bedding is nice.
False, the noun isn't doing anything
What is the linking verb connecting in the sentence bellow?
The blanket felt soft.
Blanket=soft
False, because it is a specific person.
Is there a proper noun in this sentence. If there is, is it used correctly?
I went to rome my senior year of high school.
Yes there is a proper noun, Rome. It is not used correctly because it is not capitalized.
What is the adjective describing in the sentence bellow:
The tall tree is outside the window.
tree
In the sentence bellow: say the noun and what it is doing:
The pretty dog jumped very high.
Noun: dog
Verb: jumping
What is being linked in this sentence?
The people should have been nice.
Extra points: Were the people nice?
people and nice.
No
In the sentence: what or who is it talking about.
The volleyball team played very hard at the game last night?
Extra points: What is the verbs? Is it an action or a linking verb? Is there an adjective?
Main noun: team
Action verb: played
Adj.: volleyball
Is there a proper noun in this sentence. If there is, is it used correctly?
Three people went on a walk around the neighborhood.
extra points to identify the noun, verb (what type), and the adjective(s).
no.
main noun: people
noun: neighborhood
Verb: walk
Adjective: three
What is the adjective describing in the sentence bellow:
It was an awesome party last night.
party
In the sentence bellow: say the main noun and the action verb.
The girl with long hair slept for three hours.
Bonus points: what is the adjective describing in this sentence.
Main noun: girl
Action verb: slept
Give two linking verbs.
was , is, smell, felt, taste