Nouns
What is a noun?
Person, Place or Thing
What is a verb?
action
What is a pronoun?
Takes place of a noun
Where do the commas or apostrophes go?
The students had Dums Dums Laffy Taffy and Nerds to choose from.
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The students had Dums Dums, Laffy Taffy, and Nerds to choose from.
What should you do before reading a passage that has questions to answer?
Read the questions first so you know what to look for.
What is a proper noun?
A name of person, place or thing. Begins with capital letter.
Make this verb past tense:
run
ran
Name at least 5 pronouns
he, she, him, her, it, they, them, their, we, I, me, we, us, you,
The dogs food bowl was empty so she whined.
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The dog's food bowl was empty, so she whined.
A sentence has which two of these:
A) subject
B) noun
C) predicate
subject and predicate
Which word is a noun in this sentence?
I decided to catch the bus because I was late.
A) catch
B) bus
C) late
bus
Which word is the verb in this sentence?
I saw the fire from the other side of the river.
saw
(past tense of see)
What does ‘they’ refer to?
I asked at several shops for strawberries and the owners all told me they are out of season.
A) shops
B) strawberries
C) owners
strawberries
The monkey stole the tourists camera he climbed the tree and took pictures of bananas.
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The monkey stole the tourist's camera, he climbed the tree and took pictures of the bananas.
Why do we not rush through work?
Because we are not Russian, we are American.
There are 2 nouns in this sentence:
Please pass the salt.
A) True
B) False
False. Salt is the only noun.
Every sentence must have a verb.
A) True
B) False
True. Verb makes the predicate.
What does ‘they’ refer to?
Those flowers on the tables look like little trumpets . What are they called?
A) flowers
B) tables
C) trumpets
Flowers
Running as fast as he could he looked back and tripped over the trees root that was across the path. Now he could hear the beasts footsteps getting closer.
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Running as fast as he could, he looked back and tripped over the tree's root that was across the path. Now he could hear the beast's footsteps getting closer.
How many sentences does the daily journal require?
5
Which are the proper nouns and common nouns?
Disneyland is a fun place to be with my friends and parents.
Proper noun: Disneyland
Common noun: friends, parents, place
Fix the verbs.
We (eat) the cake, while my mom (cook) dinner. She was so mad she started (threw) the mash potatoes at us!
ate
cooked
throwing
Use pronouns to finish the sentences.
My dog's name is Indra, ____ protects the chickens. __ think Loco is a rooster, __ helps protect the chickens too.
We or I
he
The students got in a single file line had their voices at a zero and walked down the hall. One of the students lunch boxes fell open and M&Ms spilt all over the floor.
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The students got in a single file line, had their voices at a zero, and walked down the hall. One of the student's lunch boxes fell open and M&M's spilt all over the floor.
Who is your favorite teacher?
Mr. Walsh