Nouns
A noun is defined as what?
A person, place, or thing.
A adjective's purpose is what?
To describe a noun.
A preposition shows what?
The relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word.
A pronoun takes the place of what?
An Adverb changes what parts of speech?
Verb, Adjective, or another Adverb
A proper noun always starts with what?
A capital letter.
Call out an adjective that describes this word:
pizza
steaming, cheesy, delicious
Name the prepositions in the following sentence:
In the story about Rainsford, the hunter falls off a boat and lands on a strange island.
"In, about, off, on"
A word that signals what noun a pronoun is taking the place of is called the antecedent. What is the antecedent in the following sentence?
My dad brought his shoes to the gym.
"Dad" is the antecedent and the pronoun is "his".
Adverbs often end in what two letters?
-ly
To make a noun possessive add what to the end of the word?
" 's "
Call out an adjective that describes this word:
winter
frigid, cold, brisk, etc.
A group of words going with the preposition is known as the prepositional phrase. What is the noun that works with the preposition in the following sentence?
Michelangelo's work had a great influence on many other artists.
"on many artists"
Is the pronoun in the following sentence singular, or plural?
"They believe in ghosts".
Plural
The adverb in the following sentence is what?
"Taking vitamins daily is one way to stay relatively healthy."
daily and/or relatively
To make a plural noun possessive add this:
" s' "
The adjective with a negative connotation is which of the following:
"preowned" or "used"
"used"
What is the noun and the preposition in this sentence's prepositional phrase?
Artists see perfection in his paintings.
"in" "paintings"
Is the pronoun in the following sentence the subject of the sentence?
"They believe in ghosts."
It is the subject.
The adverb in the following sentence is what?
"The fire blazed wildly as the firefighters worked tirelessly to put it out."
wildly or tirelessly
Which of the following is an abstract noun?
concrete, Mr. Fillicaro, democracy, people
democracy, because it is not able to be touched, smelt, felt, etc.
Which of the following is not a comparative adjective?
larger, cheaper, or delicious?
delicious
Call out a sentence that is a complete thought with a prepositional phrase.
Answers may vary.
The direct object of the sentence answers the question "who" or "what".
What is the direct object in this sentence?
"John gave me flowers".
"me"
An adverb that tells how often is which of the following?
always, before, or fully
always