Definitions
A word that modifies nouns and pronouns
What is an adjective?
Directions: Classify the Italicized Pronoun out of these three options: Personal, Interrogative, or Reflexive Whom did Selena invite to the dance?
Interrogative Pronoun
Classify the italicized noun as Concrete or Abstract
The piano becomes a symbol for ambivalence toward African American history.
Abstract
Identify all the adjectives and what they modify.
From the top deck, we watched the brilliant sunrise over the water.
top-deck
brilliant-sunrise
List all the proper nouns in the following sentence
African countries such as Ethiopia, Namibia, and Morocco each have distinctive ceremonies.
Ethiopia, Namibia, and Morocco
A noun that works as a group or is considered as a unit
What is a collective noun?
Directions: Classify the Italicized Pronoun out of these three options: Personal, Demonstrative, or Reflexive Why did she miss the soccer banquet?
Personal Pronoun
Classify the italicized noun as Collective or Compound
South Carolina produces many fruits and vegetables.
Compound
Identify all the adjectives and what they modify.
Those creatures were seen every day of the trip.
those-creatures
every-day
Tell what the italicized part of speech is out of: collective noun, proper adj, common noun, proper noun
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback was the first African American to serve as a governor in the United States.
proper noun
A noun that is intangible
What is abstract noun?
Directions: Classify the Italicized Pronoun out of these three options: Indefinite Relative, or Demonstrative Could this be the legendary continent of Atlantis?
Demonstrative Pronoun
Classify the italicized noun as collective or compound
The faculty voted to change the requirements for graduation.
collective
Identify all the adjectives and what they modify.
The Australian Captain said that his favorite island is Mykonos.
Australian-captain
favorite- island
Tell whether the word italicized is a Noun, Pronoun, or Adjective
Oriental rugs come in several different sizes and are very popular.
adjective
Some examples are this, that, these, those
What are demonstrative adjectives?
Directions: Classify the Italicized Pronoun out of these three options: Personal, Relative, or Interrogative The film, which contains extraordinary special effects, will become a blockbuster.
Relative Pronoun
Classify the italicized noun as abstract or concrete
Wilson’s discouragement with the treatment of African American history.
abstract
Identify all the adjectives and what they modify.
These ships certainly serve an abundant variety of delicious food.
These-ships
abundant-variety
delicious-foods
Tell what part of speech the italicized word is out of: Proper Adj, Proper N, Collective N
Tomato Head went to McDonald to get a fat greasy Durr-burger.
Collective noun
Joins it's subordinate clause to it's antecedent in the principal clause
What is a relative pronoun?
Directions: Classify the Italicized Pronoun out of these three options: Intensive, Interrogative, or Relative
Did Paul write the short story himself?
Intensive Pronoun
Classify the italicized noun as abstract or concrete
August Wilson won a Pulitzer Prize for the play The Piano Lesson.
Concrete
Identify all the adjectives and what they modify.
For thirty days we saw beautiful scenery and many wonders.
thirty-days
beautiful-scenery
many-wonders
Label all the indefinite pronouns in this sentence
All of us players try to help each other.
All
each other