Pronouns
What is a pronoun? Give 3 examples.
Definition: replaces a noun
Examples: she, him, myself, ourselves, themselves
Find the verb in the sentence.
I ran 3 miles today.
ran
Nouns for types of things, people, places, such as "dog" that are not in capital letters.
Examples kitten, chair, education
Common or Proper?
common nouns
A word used to describe or modify a noun:
an adjective
He drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
adverb
Identify the pronoun(s) in the sentence.
He wants to ask her to the dance.
he, her
"He is talking to me right now."
What part of speech is the word, "is?"
A helping verb which "helps" the word 'talking'.
The name of a noun for a particular person or place - Common or Proper? Give 1 example.
Proper Noun
Examples: Georgia, Mr. Stone, Sara
"Purple" is what part of speech?
Adjective
What does an adverb do? Give one example.
Modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Examples: Quickly, quietly, easily, soon, often
Them, yourself, mine, her, they, their, them are all examples of what part of speech?
pronouns
True or false: In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to have a noun and a verb.
true
Identify the proper noun(s) in the sentence.
Mr. Jones plays his Les Paul guitar every day.
Mr. Jones, Les Paul
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live in the beautiful house down the street.
beautiful
Identify the adverb(s).
She quietly went to the restroom.
quietly
Name a pronoun that could replace William and Javier in the following sentence.
William and Javier went to the media center.
They
Identify the verbs in the sentence.
We listened to music while working on the assignment.
listened, working
Is restaurant a common or proper noun?
I want to eat pizza or burgers at that restaurant.
Identify the adjective(s) in the sentence.
The big, beautiful dog panted after running across the yard.
big, beautiful
Identify the adverb.
He carelessly threw his bookbag down breaking his Chromebook.
carelessly
Name a pronoun to replace the word dog.
it, he, she
Identify the verbs.
They screamed and jumped for joy when school was cancelled.screamed, jumped, cancelled
Identify a proper noun in this sentence.
I want to visit Thailand some day.
Thailand
Identify the adjective(s).
The bright, yellow sun hurts my eyes.
bright, yellow
Identify the adverb(s).
I happily helped my sister with my nieces.
happily