Grammar basics
people, places, and things are? ...
Nouns
Grace jogs every morning at 6am.
Which word is a verb?
Jogs
Sentence:
Emma went to the market on saturday.
What part of speech is "Emma"
Proper Noun
What's wrong with this sentence? & what should it be instead? :
Her went to the store yesterday.
"Her" is wrong and should be replaced with "She" or a persons name.
True or false: You can use verbs in present tense and past tense
True !
Present tense verbs describe something is happening now (ex: Emma walks every morning)
Past tense verbs describe something that has happened in the past (ex: Emma ran home after school to watch her favorite show)
a word that takes the place of a noun or a noun phrase in a sentence.
Ex: I, we, he, she, it, we, they
Pronoun
Sarah ran quickly down the court at practice.
What is the adverb in this sentence?
Quickly
Sentence:
Sarah loves reading because it is fun
What part of speech is the word "it"
Pronoun
They study in the England
"in the England" should be "in England"
What is the most common letter used in the English language?
E !
Name for action words (run, walk, jump).
Verbs
Michelle updated her friend about their schools football game saying "the team are playing well"
What should she say instead?
The team "is" playing well OR The teams* are playing well
What is the difference between there, their, and they're?
There: Describes the location of something
Their: Describes the belonging of something to a person.
They're: Meaning "they are"
a part of speech that describes, modifies, or gives more information about a noun or a pronoun
Adjective
Sentence:
Emma's face turned red after dropping a glass vase, causing it to shatter on the ground.
Which words are the adjectives? (hint: words that describe or modify/change a noun)
Red - Describing Emma's cheeks
Glass- Describes the type of vase
I like apples oranges and sometimes bananas?
What's wrong with this sentence?
There are no commas, and there should not be a question mark because it isn't a question.
Part of speech that modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Adverb
What is a participle?
A participle is a verb form that describes, modifies, or gives more information about a noun or pronoun (like adjectives!) depending on how they are used.
Ex: run is a verb but by adding "ing" --> running can now be used to describe.