Nouns
Find a noun in this sentence:
The dog ran to the park.
Dog or Park
A verb can be an ________ word.
action
Which describes nouns?
adjectives
A phrase must be at least how many words?
2
Find the appositive phrase.
A noun is a person, place, thing, or _____.
Idea
Find all the verbs:
She walked to the store and bought soda.
walked, bought
What trick can help you identify adverbs in a sentence?
Look for words that end in -ly.
Define an infinitive phrase.
to + a verb
Find at least two prepositional phrases.
We wanted to go swimming in the lake, but it was too cold for us, so we went to the YMCA instead.
in the lake, for us, to the YMCA
Explain the difference between a common and proper noun and give an example of each.
common - not specific, school
proper - named, specific, must be capitalized - Forest City Regional
What are the three verb tenses?
past, present, future
What do adverbs describe?
verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
Which is a verb phrase that describes a noun and usually starts with a verb that ends in -ing or -ed?
participial phrase
Which type of phrase is used in this sentence? Share the phrase too.
Running down the dark hallway, Marcus had accidentally dropped his books.
Running down the dark hallway - participial
Identify all the nouns in the sentence-and ONLY the nouns:
Aunt Clara, a newly hired zookeeper, learned about patience and hard work on her first day at the zoo!
Aunt Clara, zookeeper, patience, work, day, zoo
Name 5 "be" verbs
is, am, are, was, were
Find all the adjectives:
The very hungry hippo was excited when it saw a huge pile of green leaves and ran quickly to it.
hungry, huge, green
Share 2 facts about prepositional phrases
1. tells where and when
2. has an object (noun)
3. follows this pattern: prep + object
4. are "Extra" information in sentences
Find all the infinitive phrases.
To finish the project on time, Maria stayed after school to revise her essay and went to the library for more research.
to finish, to revise
Define and give an example of each type of noun:
1. common noun, 2. proper noun, 3. collective noun, 4. concrete noun, 5. abstract noun 6. compound noun
dog, Charlie, team, sidewalk, friendship, toothbrush
Find all the verbs:
The running at practice made me tired, so I am going home to sleep.
made, am going, sleep
Find all the adverbs:
Yesterday, the extremely nervous speaker walked very carefully across the stage and almost forgot his lines during the surprisingly long presentation.
yesterday, extremely, very carefully, almost, surprisingly
1. set off by commas or dashes
2. are noun phrases that describe or rename other nouns or noun phrases
3. can pass the "is" test
Find all the prepositional phrases. You make take a hint for half the points.
With a look of concern about the results, the coach spoke to the players about their plans for the season after practice.
with a look, of concern, about the results, to the players, about their plans, for the season, after practice (7)