Nouns
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
Takes the place of noun
What is a Pronoun?
What is the reflexive pronoun within the sentence?
The blue morpho butterfly helped herself to the nectar of the tropical flowers.
What is "herself?"
What are the common nouns within this sentence?
"Mountain gorillas are the largest living primates on Earth."
What is "Mountain gorillas" and "primates?"
The word the pronoun refers to/replaces.
What is an Antecedent?
What type of pronoun is italicized below?
The blue morpho butterfly built the chrysalis herself.
What is "Intensive?"
What are the proper nouns within this sentence?
They live primarily in the lush mountains of national parks in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa.
What is "Rwanda," "Uganda," "Democratic Republic of Congo," and "Central Africa?"
What is the personal pronoun within the sentence?
The poison dart frog uses its color to warn predators.
What is "its"?
What are the indefinite pronouns within the sentence below?
Some of the animals are able to camouflage themselves anywhere.
What is "some" and "anywhere?"
What is the compound noun within the sentence?
Bearing a resemblance to its guinea pig cousin, the capybara is the largest rodent on Earth.
What is a "guinea pig?"
What is the antecedent of the personal pronoun in this sentence?
The female Sulawesi bear carries the infant in a pouch on her belly.
What is "bear"?
What is the relative pronoun below?
Jaguars are famous for their beautiful spotted coats, which help them hide.
What is "which?"
What are the compound nouns within the sentence?
It is not wise to skydive during a thunderstorm because of the electrical current in the clouds.
What is a "skydive" and "thunderstorm"?
What are the personal pronouns in the sentence?
Everyone one of them were very helpful. I appreciated their kindness that day!
What is "them," "I", and "their"?
Identify the pronoun and determine the type.
The jaguar lives in the jungle which is dense and easy to hide in.
What is "which" and "Relative?"