PRONOUNS
VERBS
NOUNS
ADJECTIVES
WILD CARD
100
Identify and name the type of pronoun in the following sentence: The man who first saw the comet reported it as a UFO.
who relative pronoun
100
Identify and name the verb (s) in each sentence. Frankenstein is the name of the scientist not the monster.
is linking verb
100
What is the abstract noun in this sentence: He was charmed by her beauty.
beauty
100
Identify the adjective in the following sentence: Intimacy is a very difficult art.
difficult
100
Transitive or Intransitive? Sylvia kicked Juan under the table.
Kicked = transitive verb; Juan = direct object. A transitive verb has two characteristics. First, it is an action verb, expressing a doable activity like kick, want, paint, write, eat, clean, etc. Second, it must have a direct object, something or someone who receives the action of the verb.
200
Identify and name the type of pronoun in the following sentence: John bakes all the bread himself.
himself reflexive pronoun
200
Identify and name the verb (s) in each sentence. Francine's uncle grows prize winning dahlias.
grows action
200
What is the proper noun in this sentence: My brother lives in California.
California
200
Identify the adjective in the following sentence: Scoundrels are usually sociable.
sociable
200
Transitive or Intransitive? Huffing and puffing, we arrived at the classroom door with only seven seconds to spare.
Arrived = intransitive verb. An intransitive verb has two characteristics. First, it is an action verb, expressing a doable activity like arrive, go, lie, sneeze, sit, die, etc. Second, unlike a transitive verb, it will not have a direct object receiving the action.
300
Identify and name the type of pronoun in the following sentence: The First Lady, herself, signed my book after her speech.
herself Intensive pronoun
300
Identify the auxiliary verb in the following sentence: Zora was pleased to learn that she could take several days off.
could
300
Identify the type of nouns below: army audience board cabinet class
collective nouns!
300
Identify the adjective in the following sentence: In science, all facts… enjoy democratic equality.
Democratic
300
Identify and name the type of verb that appears in the following sentence: The alarm clock buzzed like an angry bumblebee.
buzzed Action
400
Identify and name the type of pronoun in the following sentence: Who told you?
who Interrogative pronoun
400
Identify and name the type of verb that appears in this sentence: We must leave this goo in our hair for twenty minutes.
auxiliary- must leave
400
What is the plural noun in this sentence: The children rushed outside to go to the playground.
children
400
Identify the adjective in the following sentence: Diligence is a pretty good teacher
good
400
Identify the auxiliary and main verb(s) in the sentence: The treasure chest was never discovered.
was discovered
500
Identify and name the type of pronoun in the following sentence: Somebody must have seen the driver leave the scene of the crime.
somebody Indefinite pronoun
500
Name the action verb(s) in the following sentence: Because of the spicy Jamaican pepper, David reached for his glass of iced tea.
reached
500
You can experience this group of nouns with your five senses: you see them, hear them, smell them, taste them, and feel them. What types of nouns are these?
concrete nouns!
500
List five adjectives to describe the Madeira girl.
Outgoing, optimistic, thoughtful, curious, enthusiastic
500
Identify the adjectives in the sentence below: Fine conduct is always spontaneous.
fine and spontaneous