Nouns
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, idea, or quality
What does a pronoun replace in a sentence?
A noun
What does an adjective describe in a sentence
Nouns and pronouns
What is a verb?
A word that describes an action or state of being.
What do adverbs modify in a sentence?
Verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
Identify the noun in this list of words: teacher, you, walk, loudly, on
teacher
Identify the pronoun in this list of words: teacher, you, walk, loudly, on
you
Identify the adjective in this list of words: teacher, you, walk, loudly, on, beautiful
beautiful
Identify the verb in this list of words: teacher, you, walk, loudly, on
walk
Identify the adverb in the sentence: Nina played the piano loudly all night.
loudly
Identify the noun in this sentence: The Brooklyn Bridge was opened in 1883.
Brooklyn Bridge
I bought ___ for ____.
them, her
Fill in the adjective for this sentence: The ___ customer began to yell the workers.
angry, frustrated, etc.
Fill in a verb in the following sentence: I ___ for 8 hours every night.
sleep
Fill in the blank with an adjective for this sentence: The winds are __ strong.
very, too, quite, etc. (answers may vary)
Fill in the noun for this sentence: The ___ teaches the kids in the classroom.
teacher
Fill in the blanks in the sentence using pronouns:
Jake wants to give Ally an apple. Ally sees Jake with an apple on the desk across the room, but Ally does not like apples. Ally says to Jake, "Please don't give __ to __. __ don't really want __!"
that, me, I, it.
"Please don't give that (replaces the apple) to me (replaces Ally). I (replaces Ally, the subject) don't really want it (replaces the apple)!"
Based on these adjectives, can you identify the fruit being described?
Round, big, green and red, big, sweet, watery
watermelon
Fill in the verb for this sentence: Mia __ to school yesterday.
went, walked, biked, came, etc. (answers may vary)
What questions do adverbs answer?
why? where? when? how? to what extent?
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
Common nouns refer to general things (like a "teacher" or a "mountain"), and proper nouns refer to specific, named things (like "Chicago" or "Mt. Kilimanjaro")
Which of the following is a pronoun?
The new house, ___ they bought a while ago, needs to be cleaned.
which
What is the adjective in this sentence? Explain
The swan gracefully swims around the wide lake.
A. gracefully
B. wide
c. swims
d. around
wide, because it gives more information about the lake, which is a noun.
Identify the verb in this sentence: Mathematics is an important subject for all students.
Verb: Is
Explanation: "Is" implies existence, which makes it a verb.
Which word in this list is NOT an adverb:
quickly, very, too, daily, partially, necessary
necessary