Nouns and Pronouns
A noun is a . . .
person, place thing, or idea.
A verb is . . .
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence
Prepositions are . . .
Words that show how 2 words or ideas are related to each other.
A conjunction . . .
connects clauses and other parts of a sentence.
An adjective . . .
describes a noun or pronoun.
What is the proper abstract noun in the sentence below?
My favorite holiday is Christmas because I enjoy the fun festivities.
Christmas
What type of verb is bolded in the sentence below? (linking, action, or helping)
John is playing hockey on Saturday.
helping verb
Daisy's bone was under the couch.
under the couch, couch
Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence.
All of the scholars were on time today because they did not want a detention and received extra points.
and
An adverb . . .
describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Which personal pronoun is a singular, first person, subject pronoun?
I
What type of verb is bolded in the sentence below? (linking, action, helping)
The daisy smelled light and sweet.
linking verb
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence and tell what it is modifying.
The 1950 blue Mustang is always parked in my neighbor's two car garage, taking up both spaces.
in my neighbor's two car garage, parked
Identify the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
Although I would be late, I stopped by Starbucks for coffee, and I ran my car through the car wash.
Although
Which adjective in the following sentence in proper?
The delicious Italian food was the best food Claire had ever had.
Italian
Identify the demonstrative pronoun in the following sentence:
She is upset because she wanted that!
that
Sara smells the roses when walking by the flower shop.
action verb
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence and tell if it is used as an adjective or an adverb.
The scholar in the back of the classroom always has straight As.
in the back of the classroom, adjective
correlative conjunctions
What is/are the adverb/s in the following sentence?
The excited puppy pounced on the toy ferociously.
on the toy ferociously
He left the dinner early because he had already eaten some before he arrived.
some
Is the following sentence in active or passive voice?
The apple was thrown by Tara.
Passive
Identify the prepositional phrase and tell if it is used as an adjective or an adverb.
I quickly dropped the box on the table.
on the table, adverb
What type of conjunctions are used to connect to independent clauses to form a compound sentence?
coordinating conjunctions
What time of adverb is used in the following sentence?
She finished her homework completely.
adverb of degree