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What are the three articles?
A, An, The
What is an adverb?
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb. It describes actions and other descriptive words.
What is an adjective?
A word that modifies or describes nouns and pronouns.
What is a pronoun?
A word that takes the position of a noun and functions as nouns do.
What's an independent clause?
a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.
Identify the article(s).
Sarah ran around the track.
The
Identify the adverb(s).
Casey worked hard to complete his research paper.
hard
Identify the adjective(s).
Furry dogs may overheat in the hot weather.
furry, hot
Identify the pronoun(s) in the sentence below:
She loves watching movies, especially if they are comedies.
She / They
What's a dependent clause?
a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought.
Identify the article(s).
There is an airport close to the mall.
an
the
Identify the adverbs.
The farmer woke early to feed the cows prancing merrily in the field.
early / merrily
Identify the adjective(s) in the sentence below:
The colorful balloon floated over the bright tent while happy clowns entertained the crowd.
colorful / bright / happy
Edit the sentence to include a pronoun.
Bruno chased the ball.
He chased the ball.
They chased the ball.
Bruno chased it.
He chased it.
They chased it.
Bruno chased his ball.
Write down the independent clause in the sentence below:
Although it was raining, Maria went for a jog at Civitan Park.
Maria went for a jog at Civitan Park.
Fill in the blanks with the correct articles.
"_____ dolphin jumped out of _____ Pacific Ocean.
A / The
The
Correctly add the adverb (loud) to the sentence below.
We all laughed when she told the joke.
We all laughed loudly when she told the joke.
We all loudly laughed when she told the joke.
We all laughed when she loudly told the joke.
We all laughed when she told the joke loudly.
Identify the adjectives.
Three adorable gray lambs ran through the dewy meadow.
Three, adorable, gray, dewy
Identify the pronouns in the following passage:
Anna decided at the beginning of her first semester of college that she would run for thirty minutes every day. She knew that she would be taking a class with a lot of reading, so Anna bought the audiobooks. That way she could listen to them as she ran.
her / she / them
Write down the dependent clause from the sentence below:
The crew could see the whale, which had surfaced only 50 feet behind them.
which had surfaced only 50 feet behind them.