Nouns/pronouns
What is the noun in the sentence? Is it a common noun or a proper noun?
The city is a fun place to visit.
The city is a fun place to visit.
Common noun
Identify the verb in the sentence.
She wrote a note to a classmate.
She wrote a note to a classmate.
Identify the adjective in the sentence.
Officials shared some important news.
Officials shared some important news.
Identify the preposition in the sentence.
The boys skipped rocks across the lake.
The boys skipped rocks across the lake.
What is the way to remember coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS
What are the common nouns in the sentence?
The girls went to the store to get Lucky jeans, a t-shirt, and a pair of sunglasses.
girls, t-shirt, and a pair of sunglasses
What is the adverb in the sentence?
The puppy never whines at night.
The puppy never whines at night.
What do adjectives and articles have in common?
They modify a noun.
What is the preposition in this sentence?
The man walked around the house.
The man walked around the house.
When can you use FANBOYS?
Join items in a series or independent clauses
What is the definition of a pronoun?
Takes the place of a noun
What is the underlined words called?
It has been raining for the last few days.
It has been raining for the last few days.
Helping verb
What are the 3 articles?
A, an, and the
Identify the prepositions in this sentence.
The mouse crawled under the fence and into its nest.
The mouse crawled under the fence and into its nest.
Where do you need a comma in this sentence?
When I got home from practice I took a shower.
When I got home from practice, I took a shower.
Give an example of a plural possessive pronoun.
Hint: Singular possessive pronouns are my, your, his, her, its, mine, yours
Our, ours, their, theirs
What are the different types of verbs? (3 types)
Action, linking, and helping
How do you know when to use a or an?
a - before a word starting with a consonant
an - before a word starting with a vowel
What is a compound preposition?
Compound prepositions are more than one word in length.
What is the underlined conjunction called?
If you do your homework, you will get an A in class.
If you do your homework, you will get an A in class.
Subordinating conjunction
What are second-person pronouns?
you, your, yours, yourself, yourselves
Identify the adverb(s) in the following sentence.
The strong, tall athlete aggressivly lifted his heavy weights in the gym.
The strong, tall athlete aggressivly lifted his heavy weights in the gym.
What are the adjectives in the sentence?
We hang the American flag in the noisy gym.
We hang the American flag in the noisy gym.
BONUS POINTS (+100) - what type of adjective is American?
What are the prepositional phrases in the sentence?
I like to go grocery shopping at the Whole Foods behind my house.
I like to go grocery shopping at the Whole Foods behind my house.
Determine how since is used in the following sentences. Which sentence uses since as a preposition? Which sentence uses since as a conjunction?
Since I got home from the store, I've eaten three cookies.
It's been raining since Wednesday.
Since I got home from the store, I've eaten three cookies. (conjunction)
It's been raining since Wednesday. (preposition)