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what is a noun?
a person, place, or thing
what does singular mean and what does plural mean?
singular- one
plural- more than 1
how do you write the plural form of FLY?
FLIES
A possessive noun shows what?
Belonging
what do you use for singular possessive and for plural possessive? *plural possessive has 2 answers*
singular possessive : 's
plural possessive: es', or s'
change the proper noun to a proper adjective
Spain ________
Spanish
For future tense verbs you always put what in front of it?
WILL
what must a proper noun ALWAYS have?
Capital letter in front
what is a proper noun? What is a common noun?
proper noun- names a SPECIFIC person, place or thing
common- NOT SPECIFIC names person, place or thing
spell the irregular past tense verbs
Fly
Run
Swim
Flew
Ran
Swam
what is a present tense verb, a future tense verb and a past tense verb?
present tense- happening now
future tense- will happen
past tense- already happened
Tell me which is the Proper noun, and which is the Proper Adjective.
From Sweden, we went to Norway and had Norwegian chocolate.
Norway- Proper noun
Norwegian- proper adjective
switch the italicized word with a pronoun.
Aaliyah and Mariam are going to the park with Zayn later.
They are going to the park with him later.
tell me how the adjective describes how the noun looks, feels, sounds, smells, or tastes.
The dining room is warm from the huge fireplace.
Warm describes how the room feels.
tell me what the proper noun is in the sentence tell me if anything is wrong.
Huss wants to go to famous grill for dinner.
Famous Grill needs to be capitalized because its a Proper Noun
Huss is a proper noun.
what is the subject and what is the predicate in the sentence.
Haydar is eating his pizza.
Subject- Haydar
Predicate- is eating his pizza
adverbs tell what?
when, where, how much, to what extent
tell me which word best fits the sentence depending on if we want to know which one, how many, or what kind.
Ms. Vanessa chose ______ students to share. (which one)
(those, three, quiet)
those- which one
three- is how many
quiet- what kind
when do you use an exclamation, give me an example.
when do you use a period give me an example.
exclamation- use when there is strong feeling
period- when saying a statement
wow! That tiger has sharp teeth.
She ate cereal for breakfast.
what is the helping verb in the sentence and what is the main verb?
I am cleaning my room.
am- helping verb
cleaning- main verb
a linking verb links what to what?
a subject to a noun
a subject to an adjective
what is the subject and which is the predicate?
Peanut butter Sandwiches are good, too.
subject- Peanut Butter Sandwiches
predicate- are good, too.
tell me what the conjunction is in the sentence.
I would like to be a doctor or an astronaut when I grow up.
or is the conjunction.
what are conjunctions?
They are connecting words. They connect two parts of a sentence.
tell me what the subject and predicate is.
Mexican food is my favorite kind of food.
subject- Mexican food
predicate- is my favorite kind of food.