Nouns (Concrete and Abstract) and Pronouns
Jacob lost his coat.
What are the two nouns in this sentence?
Jacob, coat
Nadia cuts hair.
What is the verb in this sentence?
Cuts
What part of speech does an adjective describe, a noun or a verb?
A noun (person, place, or thing)
Will dramatically declared that he could not work on his STEM homework.
What is the adverb in this sentence?
Dramatically
What prefix means "before"?
Pre
Fill in the missing pronoun: John and Clay went to the grocery store. ____ bought milk and eggs.
They (third person plural)
Greg can take you to the airport in the morning.
Is "can" a main verb or a helping verb?
Helping
Caitlyn's new painting was of a shiny red apple.
Find the 3 adjectives in the sentence.
New, shiny, red
Elaine fought mightily for the promotion, but it unfortunately went to her nemesis Georgia.
What are the TWO adverbs in this sentence?
Mightily, unfortunately
What prefix means "together"?
Co
Fill in the missing pronoun: Beth and I realized it was sunny outside. ___ had to apply sunscreen.
We (first person plural)
Which verb in the sentence is the main verb?
Going
Andy told me that he had found three strange coins on the street.
Find the two adjectives in the sentence.
Three, strange
Luke finally found his laptop; it was hiding under his bed.
What are the TWO adverbs in this sentence?
Finally, under
What suffix means "one who does the action"? (Hint: a lot of jobs have this suffix)
-er/-or
The outdoor concert was cancelled because of the rain.
Is "rain" a concrete or abstract noun?
Concrete
Christina did remember my birthday this year.
Correctly identify the main verb and the helping verb.
Main: Remember
Helping: did
Erin made herbal tea out of the native plants in her garden.
Find the two adjectives in the sentence.
Herbal, native
Robert luckily delivered my present to me yesterday.
What are the TWO adverbs in this sentence?
Luckily, yesterday
What suffix means "a state of being"? (Hint: lots of emotions can end with this suffix)
He felt sadness at having to miss the soccer game.
Is "sadness" a concrete or abstract noun?
Abstract
Will Leah help me with the Halloween decorations?
Correctly identify the main verb and the helping verb.
Main verb: help
Helping verb: Will
Chris ate the entire chocolate cake, so of course he felt sick later.
Find the 3 adjectives in the sentence.
Lynda sometimes studied at the library, but she often went to the coffee shop.
What are the two adverbs in this sentence?
Sometimes, often
What suffix means "to make or to become"?
-En