Nouns
Tell me which ones are the nouns in the sentence below. (say if its a person, place or thing)
Zahraa went to the mall to buy a Kuromi shirt.
nouns:
Zahraa: person
mall: place
Kuromi:thing
Shirt: thing
What is the definition of an adjective?
A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
what is the definition of a pronoun?
A word that is used in place of a noun.
Some proper adjectives have different spellings. what is the proper adjective for the proper noun Switzerland?
Swiss
If the proper noun is Egypt what is the proper adjective?
Egyptian
What does singular and plural mean? Give me an example of a singular noun and of a plural noun.
Singular- means one/single
ex. apple
Plural- means more than one
ex. apples
Look at the sentence below. Tell me which adjective would make the most sense to place in the blank based on what's in the parentheses.
They expect to see __________ whales where they are headed. (what kind)
words: those, gigantic, some
gigantic (because its asking what kind)
"those" would be for (which one)
"some" would be for (how many)
In the sentence below switch Zahraa and Lemar with the correct pronoun
Zahraa and Lemar are going to bake cookies tonight.
change Zahraa and Lemar to They
List a few examples of pronouns
I, Me, You, He, She, Him, Her, It, They, Them, We, Us
What does common noun mean and what does proper noun mean? give me an example of each
Common noun- not specific
ex. school
Proper noun- specific
ex. AlHadi
When a noun ends in a vowel and then a "y" what do you do?
Change the singular noun donkey to the plural form.
You just add s
Donkeys
Tell me what the adjective is in the sentence below.
Our dog is afraid of thunder and lightning.
afraid - because it describes how the noun (dog) feels about thunder and lightning.
What is a plural pronoun? give me 2 examples
its a word that takes place of more than one person, place or thing.
ex. they, we, them, us, you
In the sentence below change Hussien to the correct pronoun.
Hussien went to the movies to watch Minions.
He
If a noun ends in a consonant and then a y, what do you do?
Change the singular form of family to the plural form.
change the y to i and add es
Families
There are some nouns that have irregular plural forms
How would you correctly change the following words from singular form to plural form?
woman _______________
goose ______________
Women
geese
Choose an adjective (red, vanilla, warm, delicious) then, explain how that adjective describes how the noun looks, feels, smells, sounds, or tastes.
The ______________ candles make the room smell nice.
Vanilla
Vanilla describes how the candles smell.
Change "the teams" to the correct plural pronoun
The field is wet, and the teams don't want to play.
they
An object pronoun follows an action verb or words such as about, at, for, of, to, and with.
What is the object pronouns in the sentences below.
The band is too loud for me. The conductor is looking at you to start.
me, and you
What is it called when a noun shows belonging?
And what do we use to show belonging?
*list the 3 different ways*
when a noun shows belonging its called a possessive noun
we use an apostrophe to show belonging
The 3 different ways are: ('s), (s'), and (es')
Tell me what the irregular noun in the sentence is and use context clues to figure out how it's being used. If its singular or plural.
There is a ranch nearby with a dozen oxen.
irregular noun: oxen
Plural- its plural because they're saying there's a dozen oxen, dozen means 12 which means there's more than one.
Tell me which are the proper adjectives and which are the proper nouns in the sentence below.
We weren't in Belgium, but we still had Belgian waffles in Italy.
Proper noun: Belgium (because it is a specific place)
proper adjective: Belgian
Write the correct possessive pronoun for the sentence below
Do you know which drink is _____________?
yours
A pronoun takes the place of a noun, tell me which is the pronoun in the sentence is which is the noun that it will replace.
Ms. Sara is the dance teacher. Her class will start tomorrow.
Ms. Sara (is the noun)
Her (is the pronoun that replaces the noun)
A pronoun takes the place of a noun, tell me which is the pronoun in the sentence is which is the noun that it will replace.
Jamal is nervous during his turn, and he trips on stage.
Jamal (noun)
he and his are both the pronouns that take the place of the noun.