Common & Proper Nouns
Identify the common & proper nouns:
During summer, Olivia traveled to Paris to visit the Louvre and sketch the paintings.
Proper nouns: Olivia, Paris, Louvre
Common nouns: summer, paintings
True or False:
A sentence fragment is a complete thought that includes both a subject and a predicate.
False — a fragment is missing either a subject, a verb, or a complete thought.
Simple? Compound? Complex? Fragment?
Although the rain poured all afternoon, the soccer team continued to practice on the field.
Complex
Why are conjunctions/FANBOYS used?
They are used to connect words, phrases, or sentences.
Nouns & Pronouns
Identify the common & proper nouns:
While doctor Martin met with patients at Mercy Hospital, his assistant organized the medical files.
Proper nouns: Martin, Mercy Hospital
Common nouns: doctor, patients, assistant, files
Which is a fragment?
The students explored the exhibits at the Museum of Natural History.
After they finished lunch, they walked through Central Park.
Watching the tall buildings and bright lights.
Watching the tall buildings and bright lights.
True or False:
Exclamatory sentences always end with an exclamation point.
True
What types of sentence uses FANBOYS?
Compound
Identify all the adjectives:
The fluffy white cat chased the tiny mouse.
Adjectives: fluffy, white, tiny
Identify the common & proper nouns:
After reading The Hobbit, Marcus wrote a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien’s publisher in London.
Proper nouns: The Hobbit, Marcus, J.R.R. Tolkien, London
Common nouns: letter, publisher
Unscamble in 30 seconds
"to movie the went friends my yesterday"
My friends went to the movie yesterday.
What is the difference between a declarative sentence and an imperative sentence?
Declarative = Statement
Imperative = Command
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Identify all the adjectives:
The curious young boy found a shiny red marble under the old wooden table.
Adjectives: curious, young, shiny, red, old, wooden
Identify the common & proper nouns: (everything is in lowercase)
last spring, emma visited the museum of natural history in new york city to study ancient fossils.
Proper nouns: emma, museum of natural history, new york city
Common nouns: spring, fossils
Unscramble the sentence in 60 seconds
library the in quietly students several reading were
Several students were reading quietly in the library.
Declarative? Interrogative? Imperative? Exclamatory?
"Please close the door quietly!"
Imperative
Write a sentence using FANBOYS
(Ms. Hunt will check)
Identify all the adjectives:
The ancient stone castle stood on a windy green hill overlooking the peaceful valley and sparkling blue river.
Adjectives: ancient, stone, windy, green, peaceful, sparkling, blue
Identify the common & proper nouns: (everything is in lowercase)
during the international summit in geneva, dr. anderson presented data from nasa showing how pollution in the amazon river was affecting villages near manaus and schools across brazil.
Proper nouns: geneva, dr. anderson, nasa, amazon river, manaus, brazil
Common nouns: summit, data, pollution, villages, schools
Unscramble the sentence in 90 seconds
through night the glittering stars ancient sailors guided across dark seas the
The glittering stars guided ancient sailors across the dark seas through the night.
Simple? Compound? Complex? Fragment?
The orchestra practiced for hours in the crowded theater, and the conductor adjusted every note until the music echoed perfectly through the hall.
Compound
Write a compound sentence.
(Ms. Hunt will check)
Identify all the adjectives:
Beneath the towering gray cliffs, a nervous little fox darted through the dense, shadowy forest toward a quiet, hidden cave filled with faint golden light.
Adjectives: towering, gray, nervous, little, dense, shadowy, quiet, hidden, faint, golden