Nouns & Pronouns
In the sentence, “The students completed their projects,” identify the noun(s). *There may be more than one*
Students / projects
Identify the verb in this sentence: “The students laughed at the joke.”
Laughed
Identify the adjective: “The enormous dog ran across the yard.”
Enormous
Identify the adverb: “The student quickly finished the assignment.”
Identify the conjunction:
“I wanted to go outside, but it started raining.”
But
In the sentence, “Maria forgot her notebook,” what is the pronoun?
Her
Identify the verb in this sentence: “The class is preparing for the presentation.”
Is preparing
How many adjectives are in this sentence?
“The three excited students entered the crowded classroom.”
Three — three, excited, crowded
What does the adverb carefully tell us in this sentence?
“Jamal carefully carried the glass.”
It tells us how Jamal carried the glass.
Identify the preposition:
“The backpack is underneath the desk.”
Underneath
In the sentence, “The teacher gave Jordan a new book,” identify the proper noun and the common noun.
Jordan = proper noun; teacher/book = common nouns
Which word is the verb in this sentence, and what action does it describe?
“Marcus carefully opened the door.”
Opened; it describes the action Marcus performed.
Which word is the adjective in this sentence?
“The students read an interesting novel.”
Interesting
Identify the adverb and the verb it modifies:
“The students worked quietly.”
Quietly modifies worked.
Identify the preposition and conjunction:
“Although the game was difficult, the students worked together.”
Although = conjunction; (together is an adverb.
There is actually no preposition in this sentence.)
Read the sentence: “The players congratulated themselves after the game.” What is the pronoun, and what noun does it refer to?
The pronoun is themselves, and it refers to players.
Identify all of the verbs in this sentence:
“After finishing her homework, Maya packed her backpack and walked downstairs.”
Finishing, packed, walked
Identify the adjective and the noun it modifies:
“The nervous student waited outside the office.”
Nervous modifies student.
Identify both adverbs in this sentence:
“The student answered the question very confidently.”
Very and confidently
Identify the parts of speech of the bolded words:
“The excited students quickly walked into the classroom because the bell rang.”
Read both sentences: What is the part of speech of movie in both sentences, and how does its role change?
Movie is a noun in both sentences. In the first sentence, it receives the action of watched; in the second, it is the subject being described as exciting.
Which sentence contains a verb that expresses a state rather than a physical action?
A. Jordan sprinted across the field.
B. Jordan believes the answer is correct.
C. Jordan kicked the ball.
D. Jordan opened the door.
Jordan believes the answer is correct.
Compare these sentences:
What word is functioning as an adjective in both sentences, and what does it describe?
Difficult is an adjective in both sentences. It describes the assignment.
In this sentence, identify the adverb and explain what it modifies:
“The extremely nervous student spoke surprisingly clearly.”
Extremely modifies nervous, and surprisingly modifies clearly. Clearly modifies spoke.
Analyze this sentence:
“Although the extremely tired students quietly completed their difficult assignment, they proudly submitted it before lunch.”
Identify one example of each: