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a person, place, thing or idea

What is a noun?

100

Which part of speech describes nouns?

Adjectives

100

What part of speech is an action word in a sentence?

verb
100

What is a pronoun?

a word that replaced a noun in a sentence

100

What is the article in the sentence below?

I had an appointment on Wednesday.

An

200

Identify the noun in the sentence.

”The large dog barked loudly!”

dog

200

Identify the adjective in the sentence.

”The tall building is impressive.”

Tall



200

What is the verb phrase in the sentence?

“He should have called the doctor yesterday.”

should have called
200

What is the pronoun in the following sentence?

He delivered the pizza.

He

200

What is adverb in the following sentence?

The snowflakes fell gently from the sky.

gently
300

Which type of nouns must be capitalized?

Proper nouns

300
State an adjective that could be used to describe the noun “color.”

Ex. Bold, neon, light, bright, dark

300

Give an example of a linking verb.

Is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been

ex. He is happy.  We are friends.  They were being kind.


300

Give an example of a possessive pronoun.

Mine, ours, yours, theirs, his, hers, whose


300

Identify the preposition in the sentence.

The cat is under the table.

Under



400

What is the common noun in the sentence?

The boy visited the Grand Canyon.

Boy

400

What are the adjectives in the sentence below?

I have two large, brown dogs that run quickly.

Two, large, brown

400

Give an example of a helping verb?

Is, am, are, ways, were, being, been

have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would, may, might, must, could


ex. I have already eaten lunch.  I can eat with you tomorrow.

400

What is wrong with the sentence below?

Jackie gave the present to she and I.

The sentence should be:


Jackie gave the present to her and me.



400

What punctuation mark follows an interjection?

Ouch! Wow! Oops!

Exclamation Point

500

Give an example of a proper noun that is in this classroom.

*** 

500

What is the difference between a comparative adjective and a superlative adjective??

Comparative- compares 2 things (larger)

Superlative- compares more than 2 things (largest)

500

What part of speech describes a verb?

Adverb

500

Give an example of a plural pronoun.

  • First person: We, us
  • Second person: You
  • Third person: They, them
  • Plural possessive: Our, ours, your, yours, their, theirs
500

Explain when to use ”a” versus when to use “an.”

a- use before a word that starts with a consonant sound


an- use before a word that starts with a vowel sound