VERBS
What is a verb?
Describes what someone or something does. Action word
Often answers the questions- how, how much, when, and where
What is an adjective?
A describing word. They describe nouns.
pronouns are used in place of these
nouns
What is the antecedent in this sentence?
Kelly turned in her homework.
Kelly
The angry bear in the forest growled menacingly.
growled
Alexandria practices soccer frequently.
frequently
The sneaky snake slithered swiftly and silently.
sneaky
The teacher called her student's mom yesterday after school.
her
What is the preposition in this sentence?
The ball is under the table.
under
Janie and her friend play hopscotch on the sidewalk.
play
The captain quickly boarded the boat anchored in the harbor.
quickly
Carol sat on wet logs.
wet
A pronoun refers to the ________.
antecedent
State two examples of an abstract noun.
Answers vary
My parents will arrive tomorrow.
arrive
Alice fell into a rabbit hole.
into
Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday.
wonderful
Jessica and Ashley are reading their books in the yard.
their
What is the proper noun in this sentence?
I sent to San Antonio three months ago for a conference.
San Antonio
My next-door neighbors often visit their grandmother.
visit
Ron was somewhat upset with his little brother.
somewhat
The teachers combined their delicious food for a picnic.
delicious
I always wanted to be an astronaut.
I
Identify the pronoun and antecedent in the sentence below.
Mike is a great baseball player, and hopes he will receive a scholarship to play in college.
Pronoun- he
Antecedent- Mike