Odds and Ends
Water is healthy to drink.
Name the Noun(s)
water
I love to eat salty snacks.
salty
True or False:
The following sentences uses "passive voice":
Jimmy ate the apple.
False
Name the pronoun in the sentence.
She was late getting to class.
she
Name the adverb in the sentence.
The dog ate his food quickly.
Is this sentence a run-on? Yes or no.
The dog went to the yard and buried the bone it was so funny to see him dig and dig.
yes.
The hot chips were on sale at Walmart.
Name the Adjective(s)
hot
What is the verb?
She laughs at the students.
laughs- action
Name the pronoun in the sentence.
Dad asked if we would like an icecream after dinner.
we
Name the adverb in the sentence.
He swims well.
well
Complete or incomplete?
game that we play on Friday.
Incomplete
Add a comma to make correct:
My white furry dog barked at me when she was hungry.
white, furry
True or False: This sentence uses apostrophes correctly: The cows' pen was super clean.
True
Name the pronouns in the sentence.
Stop talking to me while I am trying to think!
me, I
Name the adverb in the sentence.
James coughed loudly to get her attention.
loudly
Is the comma used correctly?
She is so cool, but she is very shy.
Yes.
We watched the scary movie in our dark and gloomy basement.
scary, dark, gloomy
Conjunction help to join two sentences or clauses.
True
What are the pronouns in the sentence?
Can I have another slice of cake so I can share it with my sister.
I, my
Name all the adverbs in the sentence.
He greedily gobbled the chocolate cake.
1 = greedily
Is this semicolon used correctly:
The cat slept all day; he curled up in the sun.
Yes.
What is an adjective? Definition.
describes a noun or pronoun
Name the preposition:
The cat jumped over the box.
over
What is a pronoun? Definition
Describes a noun/pronoun.
What is an adverb? Definition.
gives more information about a verb, an adjective or another adverb
A word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.
Conjunctions
Name the Adjective(s)
We drove in the yellow car onto the dangerous highway
yellow, dangerous
Correct or incorrect?
I love many fruits: apples, bananas, grapes.
correct
Name the pronoun in the sentence.
I loved listening to his singing.
his
Name the adverb in the sentence.
He plays the flute beautifully.
beautifully
Name the prepositions:
He was swiftly taken out of the rink after he passed out.
after, out
Name the Adjective(s)
I lit the blue candle and the bubbly wax burned
blue, bubbly
Where should the comma be placed?
She was a singer and she was also a dancer.
singer, and
Fill in the missing word.
Can John and ____ have a play date?
a. I
b. me
I
Name the adverb in the sentence.
We often gather together and happily sing songs.
often, happily
Identify the conjunction:
I lit the candle and the wax burned.
and
Name the Adjective(s)
My red and blue socks help my tiny feet stay warm in the yellow bus.
my, red, blue, tiny, yellow, warm
True or False:
This sentences uses "active voice": The apple was eaten by Ben.
False
I told them to stop giving us a hard time because we couldn't get the right answers.
I, them, us, we
Name the adverb in the sentence.
The town grew quickly after the year 1857.
quickly
The following is a complete sentence:
True of false:
Socks help my feet stay warm.
True
Name the Adjective(s)
There are seven green books in a big pile on my pink bed.
seven, green, big, my, pink
Name the conjunction:
She did not love carrots, nor did her friend.
nor
Name the pronoun(s) in the sentence.
We left our broken umbrellas outside his house.
we, our , his
The rain fell heavily on the roof of the house.
heavily
Seasons should be capitalized because they are proper nouns?
No, they are general nouns.
old, smelly, first, empty
The following are called:
Buy, by, bye ,To, too, two
There, they’re their
Your, you’re
homophones
Name the pronouns in the sentence.
They took their book with them, so that we had to use our own copies.
they, their, them, we, our
We gladly walked out the door after she agrily slammed the door.
gladly, agrily