Nouns
Nouns are a _____, _____, ______, or _____
Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
Pronouns are used to take the place of _____?
Nouns
Adjectives are ______ ______?
Describing words
Verbs show ____ or ____ __ _____?
action or state of being
Adverbs describe or modify a ____, _____, or _____ ______.
What are the two types of nouns?
Proper and Common
Examples of Pronouns?
he, she, they, him, her
Why do we use adjectives?
To describe a person, place, thing, or idea
To make sentences more interesting
past, present, and future
What does an adverb tell you?
How something happened
When something happened
Where something happened
How often something happens
What does it mean if a noun is proper? What does it mean if a noun is common?
Proper nouns are specific and capitalized! Example: Mrs. Smith
Common Nouns are general and lowercase! Example: nurse
Find the pronoun in the sentence!
Jessica ran out of gas on her way to work today
her
Find the adjective in the sentence:
The girl had a green coat.
green
example of each verb tense (past, present, and future):
past: talked
present: talk
future: will talk
What is a hint that a word is an adverb?
It ends in -ly
Give an example of a common noun (can be a person, place, thing, or idea!)
Examples: man, river, plant, etc.
Multiple answers are correct
Zack wished they would let him come to the party.
they
Find the adjective in the sentence:
Danny was a smart kid.
smart
irregular verbs change their past tense completely
an example of this would be: run -> ran
what is another example of this?
ex) eat -> ate
sleep -> slept
sit -> sat
Find the adverb in the sentence:
The dog barked happily at its' owner
happily
Give an example of a proper noun!
Examples: Abraham Lincoln, Grand Canyon, Xbox One
Why do we use pronouns?
They allow us to talk about someone or something without using their name. It keeps sentences from getting long or repetitive.
Replace the adjective in the sentence with a stronger describing word:
The smelly odor from the meat made me not hungry.
putrid
Find the verb in the sentence:
She looked for her notebook.
looked
Find the adverb in the sentence:
She put her book over there.
there