Nouns
Identify a countable noun and an uncountable noun
Cars, pets, teeth
Air, water, gas
Identify a third person, personal pronoun (subject)
He, she, they
Identify the three types of verbs
Action
linking
auxiliary
What questions do adjectives answer?
"what kind?,” “which one?,” or “how many?”
Turn an adjective into an adverb
angry
angrily
Identify a collective noun.
Group
Class
Team
Identify the two reciprocal pronouns
Each other
one another
Define a linking verb and identify the most common
does not show action
Connects the subject of a sentence to more information about that subject
to be
Identify the two main categories of adjectives
Descriptive and limiting
Identify the most common question an adverb answers
how
What are the three properties of a noun and describe each other
Number singular plural
Person first second third
Case nominative, possessive, objective
Identify the types of pronoun in the sentence below:
He gave himself those for Christmas.
He personal
Himself reflexive
those demonstrative
Identify the five characteristics of a verb
number
person
voice
mood
tense
Describe the difference between an ordinal and cardinal adjective.
cardinal- counting number.
She had six ducks.
Ordinal- order
She was first and he was second.
Identify the six categories of adverbs
time
place
manner
degree
reason
number
Discuss the difference in first, second, and third person and provide an example.
First person: Names the person who is speaking
Second person: Names the person being spoken to
Third person: Names the person being spoken about
Dr. Wallace talks to Boden about his dog, Lane.
Create a sentence using a relative pronoun.
I know what you are talking about.
Describe and provide an example of an infinitive.
allow you to avoid repeating the subject. They also allow you to help clarify meaning by embedding one sentence in another
She wanted to go to the zoo.
Identify and provide an example of the three degrees of an adjective.
Positive: sweet
Comparative: sweeter
Superlative: sweetest
Identify the type of adverb in the sentence below.
The girl cheerfully spoke about her rather slow dog.
cheerfully- manner
rather- degree
Provide examples of the three cases of nouns.
The dog ran away. Nominative
He went to Sean's house. Possessive
The girl gifted Sam a toy car. Objective
Identify the pronouns in the sentence below:
Somebody saw his dog run down the street chasing after another dog who lives across the street.
Somebody indefinite
his possessive
another indefinite
who relative
Identify and provide an example of the three moods.
indicative. She went to the store.
Imperative. Go outside and get me cilantro.
Subjunctive. I wish I lived in the mountains.
adjectives modify nouns and pronouns
The slimy seaweed
Adverbs modify adjectives adverbs and verbs
He walked swiftly
Identify the adverbs
Lately, I always arrive early and I never leave too soon.
Lately
always
too