Nouns & Pronouns
Underline the nouns once & the pronouns twice.
California has a larger population than any other state in the United States.
Nouns - California, population, state, United States
Pronouns - none
Identify the underlined pronoun as personal, demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite, relative, reflexive, intensive, or reciprocal.
The team is going to the restaurant that is closest to the stadium.
Demonstrative
Underline each main verb once and auxiliary verb twice. Identify the verb as action or state of being.
Fishermen and surfers can come to those shores.
main - come
aux - can
Action
Underline the adjectives once and adverbs twice.
This sparkling waterway is very shallow.
adj - this, sparkling, shallow
adv - very
Identify the underlined word as a preposition, conjunction, or interjection. Identify any conjunctions as coordinating, correlative, or subordinating.
The lifeguards did not like Carl the seagull on the diving board because he pooped a lot.
subordinating conjunction
Underline the nouns once & the pronouns twice.
She only paints with bold colors.
Nouns - colors
Pronouns - She
Identify the underlined pronoun as personal, demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite, relative, reflexive, intensive, or reciprocal.
The Sequoia National Park includes the General Sherman Tree, and someone has measured its trunk to be over one hundred feet in circumference.
Indefinite
Underline each main verb once and auxiliary verb twice. Identify the verb as action or state of being.
I did put the cookies back into the cookie jar!
main - put
aux - did
Action
Underline the adjectives once and adverbs twice.
Bad smells are not easy to miss.
adj - bad, easy
adv - not
Identify the underlined word as a preposition, conjunction, or interjection. Identify any conjunctions as coordinating, correlative, or subordinating.
Well, one day Byron decided to remove Carl permanently.
interjection
Underline the nouns once & the pronouns twice.
The effects of air are not always apparent to someone who is inside a plane.
Nouns - effects, air, plane
Pronouns - someone, who
Identify the underlined pronoun as personal, demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite, relative, reflexive, intensive, or reciprocal.
The Joshua tree itself can be found only in the western states of California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada.
Intensive
Underline each main verb once and auxiliary verb twice. Identify the verb as action or state of being.
The sun set, the light faded, and the forest turned a ghostly gray.
main - set, faded, turned
Action
Underline the adjectives once and adverbs twice.
It was part of a stand that now has approximately five hundred trees.
adj - a, five hundred
adv - now, approximately
Identify the underlined word as a preposition, conjunction, or interjection. Identify any conjunctions as coordinating, correlative, or subordinating.
Byron snuck under Carl's diving board and punched him!
Coordinating Conjunction
Underline the nouns once & the pronouns twice.
He read many books on military tactics.
Nouns - books, tactics
Pronouns - He
Identify the underlined pronoun as personal, demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite, relative, reflexive, intensive, or reciprocal.
The two sciences are obviously related to one another.
Reciprocal
Underline each main verb once and auxiliary verb twice. Identify the verb as action or state of being.
Hartack was a biscuity kind of bread.
main - was
State of Being
Underline the adjectives once and adverbs twice.
We ate dinner very quickly.
adv - very, quickly
Identify the underlined word as a preposition, conjunction, or interjection. Identify any conjunctions as coordinating, correlative, or subordinating.
Feathers fluttered through the air!
preposition
Underline the nouns once & the pronouns twice.
What are the biggest shoes in the entire world?
Nouns - shoes, world
Pronouns - What
Identify the underlined pronoun as personal, demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite, relative, reflexive, intensive, or reciprocal.
The Sears Tower, which is no longer the tallest building in the world, is still quite impressive.
Interrogative
Underline each main verb once and auxiliary verb twice. Identify the verb as action or state of being.
William has seemed upset about the announcement.
main - seemed
aux - has
State of Being
Underline the adjectives once and adverbs twice.
The children screamed twice when the raggedy scarecrow began to speedily chase them.
adj - the, twice, the, raggedy
adv - speedily
Identify the underlined word as a preposition, conjunction, or interjection. Identify any conjunctions as coordinating, correlative, or subordinating.
Carl left, but he now resides elsewhere. The dock is his new home.
coordinating conjunction