Nouns and Pronouns
It is a part of speech that names a person, place, or thing.
Ex: Thomas, Tucson, and table
What is a Noun?
Are words that name actions or states of being
What is a verb?
The part of speech that describes a noun or a pronoun
Adjectives
These words modify (change the meaning of) verbs. They often tell when, how where, or to what degree. Sometimes they add a positive or negative sense to the words they modify.
Ex: noisy (noisily), loud (loudly), quick (quickly)
Ex: Sometimes, usually, never, always
Adverbs
Two negative words in the same sentence are often referred as a double negative.
Ex: The secretary doesn't see no mistakes in the letter.
This double negatives should be
avoided
Nouns are either:
Common or proper
Action verbs show action being done by the
Subject
Words that describe a noun or a pronoun are called? These are examples:
Juicy, red, long, tall, and beautiful
Adjectives
Adverbs often tell when, how, where, or to what degree.
Which one (s) are the adverbs in the following sentence?
The gentle rain fell lightly on my very warm face.
lightly, very
Choose the sentence that is written correctly:
A) Didn't no one look at the map before we got into the car?
B) My children can't hardly wait to go to the park.
C) I wasn't asking for any special favors
C is the sentence that is written correctly.
Are words to used in place of nouns
What is a pronoun?
Verbs that show state of being are
Ex: am, is, are, was, and were
Linking verbs
Adjectives can also be used to compare things. The comparative form is used to compare two objects.
Choose the sentence that uses the correct use of a comparative form
Her check is (more bigger, bigger) than mine.
bigger
Recently, carefully, hardly, never, now, and badly are examples of
Adverbs
Choose the sentence that is written correctly:
A) You never take no chances
B) Don't take any chances
C) Don't never take no chances
B is the sentence that is written correctly
it is the name of a particular person, place, or thing (they are capitalized)
Ex: Jose, Phoenix, Golden Bridge
What is a Proper noun?
These verbs are used as_____________with other verbs
Ex: has , can , must, will, and shall
helping verbs
Adjectives can also be used to compare things. Use the superlative form when comparing three or more objects.
Choose the sentence that uses the correct use of a superlative form
Her score was the (lowest, lower) in the class
lowest
We are (more, most) deeply involved in the project than you are.
More
Choose the sentence that is written correctly:
A) Mom offered me some spaghetti, but I couldn't eat anymore.
B) Mom offered me some spaghetti, but I couldn't eat no more.
C) Mom offered me some spaghetti, but I couldn't eat none.
A is the right answer
Common nouns are general names of people, places, and things. Choose the answer that has only common nouns.
A) Italy, Gilbert, and classroom
B) California, Ashley, and Santa Cruz River
C) Arizona, gila river, and miguel
B is the correct answer
There are three different tenses in verbs
name them
Present, past, and future.
Choose the adjective that will complete the sentence correctly
Your puppy is no (badder, worstest, worse) than mine about chewing things.
Worse
Joseph talks (More faster, faster) than anyone else I know
faster
Choose the sentence that is written correctly:
A) I couldn't ever give a speech to a crowd of people.
B) I didn't do nothing!" She yelled.
C) She didn't have no money to pay for the car.
A is the correct sentence