Nouns/Pronouns
Define a noun
A person, place, thing, or idea
True or false: A verb can be either action or linking
True
An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a __________.
noun
Which conjunction best connects the following ideas? Mark likes to watch soccer. Jeff likes to watch soccer.
and
What are the three articles in English?
a, an, the
Identify all of the common nouns: John lives in an apartment in New York.
apartment
My friend and I watched a movie on Friday night.
What kind of verb is used in the previous sentence?
action (watched)
Identify the adjectives: English class is fun!
English (proper adjective), fun
Which conjunction best connects the following ideas?
The exam was difficult. I think I did well.
but
Which article goes specifically (only) with nouns that start with a vowel?
an
Identify all of the proper nouns: I used to live in New York City, but now I live in a house in Virginia.
New York City, Virginia
Which of the following are irregular verbs?
washed, ran, looked, bought, pitched
ran, bought
Identify the adjectives: Oceans contain large amounts of common table salt.
large, common, table
Which correlative conjunction best connects the following ideas.
Melissa doesn't work on Mondays. Jared doesn't work on Mondays.
neither, nor
Which of the following articles indicates a more specific noun? 'a' or 'the'
the
Identify all of the pronouns: We drove to Florida to visit my uncle on his boat off the coast.
we, my, his
Identify the adverbs: The fog is disappearing very quickly.
very, quickly
Identify the adjectives: Many American citizens voted for Barack Obama to be president.
many, American (proper adjective)
Identify all of the prepositions in the following sentence.
Before work, I like to sit in my favorite chair by the window and drink my coffee.
before, in, by
An interjection is a word or words that express __________.
emotion
Which of the following are NOT subject pronouns? I, he, his, they, their
his, their (possessive pronouns)
Identify the adverbs: Mary ran fast to answer the phone. She spoke loudly into the phone, but there was no sound.
fast, loudly
My car is older than your car.
What kind of adjective is used in the previous sentence?
comparative adjective (older)
Which of the following words are NOT prepositions?
behind, on, either, under, neither, or, through, underneath, both
either, neither, or, both
What interjection best completes the following sentence?
__________, you have an amazing singing voice!
wow