Nouns and Proper Nouns
Identify the nouns and proper nouns
The restaurant is the best in town.
Nouns= restaurant and town
Adjective or Adverb?
The fox dashed across the grassy meadows.
grassy (adj)
Identify the verb
Coreen recited the poem aloud for the class.
Recited (V)
Identify the prepositions
She lives around the corner from Mable.
Around (prep)
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I love chocolate!
I (p) l
ove (v)
chocolate (n)
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Tammy was appointed spokesperson for the group.
Tammy=proper noun
spokesperson and group =nouns
These places have the ideal combination of climate and native trees.
native (adj)
Identify the verb
Because of the drought, the farmer worried about his vegetable crop.
worried (v)
Identify the preposition (s)
Jackie walked inside the house and picked up the phone.
Inside (prep)
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Utina explained everything that happened at the meeting.
Utina (pn)
explained, happened (v)
that (p)
at (prep)
the, everything (adj)
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The star of the ballet is the daughter of a famous playwright.
star, ballet, daughter, playwright= nouns
Adjective or Adverb?
You can completely depend on Liz because she always works hard.
completely (adv)
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Miguel gave a rousing campaign speech to the student body.
gave (v)
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She ate food into the night and when the sun came up, she ate more food.
Into (prep)
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I told my story perfectly calmly.
I, my (p)
told (v)
story (n)
perfectly, calmly (adv)
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Cleon was away over the weekend, so he recorded some of his favorite programs on his DVR.
Cleon, DVR (PN)
weekend, programs (N)
Adjective or Adverb?
A wet summer tends to result in a more beautiful show of leaves, which you should see.
Beautiful (adj)
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The lost explorers wandered aimlessly through the jungle.
wandered (v)
Identify the preposition (s)
I learned the names of these ancient African instruments after the performance was over.
after, over (prep)
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Increasingly, I find myself eating more food at dinner.
Increasingly (adv)
I, myself, more (p)
find, eating (v)
at (prep)
food, dinner (n)
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The people on the bus complained really loudly, and Jake threw up all over Samantha's lap.
Jake, Samantha (PN)
people, bus, lap (N)
Adjective or Adverb?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., firmly opposed the use of violence in the civil rights movement and often spoke against it.
firmly/often (adv)
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Have you picked a bushel of apples?
Have, picked (v)
Identify the preposition (s)
She caught the bus on time, and by the time she arrived at home, dinner was on the table.
on, by, at, on (prep)
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He studied history at the YMCA in Harlem, for he wanted to learn more about his culture.
He, he, his, more (P)
studied, wanted, learn (v)
history, culture (n)
at, for, in, about (prep)'
YMCA, Harlem (PN)