Nouns and Verbs
A noun names...
What is a person, place, thing or idea?
A preposition shows...
What is time, place, position?
Prepositional phrases begin with a __________ and end with a __________.
What are preposition and object of a preposition?
Name the type of sentence that follows:
Oats provide fiber in our diet.
What is declarative?
Decide which sentence uses the comma(s) correctly:
A. Yes, I know that dragonflies eat mosquitos
B. Yes I know, that dragonflies eat mosquitos.
What is A?
A verb tells...
What is what something is or does?
The noun or pronoun that comes AFTER the preposition is called...
What is the object of the preposition?
Place parenthesis around the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
Popcorn is harvested in Autumn.
What is (in Autumn)?
Name the type of sentence that follows:
What a cute calf that is!
What is exclamatory?
Decide which sentence uses comma(s) correctly:
A. This insect a walking stick looks like a twig.
B. This insect, a walking stick, looks like a twig.
What is B?
Name the nouns in the following sentence:
Mom bakes bread every Saturday.
What are mom, bread, and Saturday?
Name the preposition in the following sentence:
At harvest time, reapers were hired.
What is at?
After the harvest, popcorn is best stored on the cob.
What are (After the harvest) and (on the cob)?
Name the type of sentence that follows:
Do you ever eat oatmeal for breakfast?
What is interrogative?
Add the commas to their correct place:
Liam Jack and Aiden are working on an insect collection.
What is Liam, Jack, and Aiden are working on an insect collection?
Name the verb in the following sentence:
Thomas picked strawberries from the berry patch.
What is picked?
What is the object of the preposition (OP) in the following sentence?
Ruth gathered barley in the field and met Boaz.
What is field?
Place the parenthesis around the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
The pressure of the steam makes it pop!
What is (of the steam)?
Name the type of sentence that follows:
Help me feed the horses after school.
What is imperative?
Add the commas to the correct place:
Yes the librarian helped the boys find a field guide to identify the insects.
What is Yes, the librarian helped the boys find a field guide to identify the insects.
Name the verb in the following sentence:
Each egg is full of food for the baby chick.
What is is?
Place the parenthesis around the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
Ruth worked until dusk.
What is (until dusk)?
Place the parenthesis around the prepositional phrases in the following sentence:
For an extra special treat, drizzle chocolate over the popcorn.
What is (For an extra special treat) and (over the popcorn)?
Name an example of an interjection ( a word that expresses feelings, agreement or disagreement, greetings, politeness, or hesitation).
What are ouch!, oh!, Wow!, quick!, Finally! (Answers vary)
(There are more, not just these!)
Decide which sentence uses comma(s) correctly:
A. The librarian, Mrs. Lee, is very helpful.
B. The librarian Mrs. Lee is very helpful.
What is A?