Nouns
Name 2 nouns in this sentence:
The boy kicked the ball across the park.
Boy, Ball, and Park.
The dog barked loudly.
Barked.
Which word is the adjective?
The red balloon floated away.
Red.
What is the subject?
The dog barked loudly.
The dog.
Is "storyteller" a noun or a verb?
Which word is the noun?
The truck rumbled down the road.truck and road
What is the action verb?
The tailor sewed the pants carefully.
Sewed.
Find 2 adjectives in the sentence:
The tall tree stood in the quiet forest.
Tall and Quiet.
What is the predicate?
The children listened to the story.
listened to the story.
Which is the verb? Cordero remembers her grandfather's stories.
Remembers.
True or False: Happiness is a noun.
True. Happiness is a thing, therefore a noun.
True or False: The word "is" is a linking verb.
True.
Identify the adjectives in the following sentence: "The wedding gown was lovely and expensive."
LOVELY; EXPENSIVE
Split the sentence: The potter shaped clay and painted the figure.
The potter/ shaped clay and painted the figure.
Which word is the adjective? The popular figures became famous.
Popular.
Identify the nouns in the following sentence:
Helen Cordero made pottery in her village.
Helen Cordero, Pottery, and Village.
Which word is the linking verb?
The clay figure was beautiful.Was.
Create a sentence using an adjective to describe food.
Student response.
Which part is the subject?
The tall, wise grandfather told a story to his grandchildren.
Break into subject and predicate: The driver delivered cedar wood to the house.
The driver/ delivered cedar wood to the house.
Create a sentence with at least 3 nouns.
Students turn
Identify BOTH verbs in the sentence:
The children climbed and listened to their grandfather.
Climbed and Listened.
Which sentence has more adjectives?
1. The man told a short story.
2. The wise old man told a long, funny story.
2. The wise old man told a long, funny story.
Create a sentence where there is a subject AND a predicate.
Student responses
Make a silly sentence using one noun, one verb, and one adjective.
Student responses.