Nouns
Person, place, or thing
Verbs are something that you _____.
Verbs are something that you do.
Adjectives _______ nouns.
Adjectives describe nouns.
My teacher is pretty cool.
Teacher
Is the word, "slime" a noun?
Yes! Slime is something you can hold, which means it's a thing.
Is, "run" a verb? Why or why not?
Yes! "Run" is something that you do.
What is the adjective in this sentence?
"The silver spaceship landed on the field."
Silver!
What is the adjective in this sentence?
"I've never even heard of a purple dog before!"
"Purple" describes the dog. That is the adjective.
Is the word, "big" a noun?
No! It is an adjective.
What is the verb in this sentence?
"Julie tore the bag open."
Tore! It is the thing that Julie did.
What is the thing that the adjective describes in this sentence?
"I don't like soggy cereal!"
"Soggy" is the adjective that describes "cereal."
What are the verbs in this sentence?
"The horse ran quickly, but the car drove even faster."
"Ran" is what the horse did, and "drove" is what the car did. They are both verbs.
How many nouns are in this sentence?
I love pizza and ice cream!
Two!
Pizza and ice cream
"Dogs like to run, jump, and play at the park."
There are three! "Run," "jump," and "play" are all what the dogs do, and are therefore verbs.
What is the adjective in this sentence? Are there more than one?
"Big monsters can be gross and scary."
There are three! "Big," "gross," and "scary" all describe the monsters.
What are the nouns in this sentence?
"The dogs chased after the squirrel that stole the bone."
Dogs, squirrel, and bone!
What are the nouns in this sentence?
"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
Fox and dog.
How many verbs are in this sentence?
"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
Only one! "Jumped" is a verb.
How many adjectives are in this sentence?
"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
Three! "Quick" and "brown" describe the fox, and "lazy" describes the dog.
What is the verb in this sentence?
"John likes the blue house at the end of the street."
"Likes" is an action that John does. "Likes" is the verb in this sentence!