Nouns
What is a noun?
A noun names a person, place, thing or idea.
What are pronouns?
Pronouns are words used in place of nouns.
What is a verb?
A verb is a word that shows physical or mental action or state of being.
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, telling, where, how, when or to what extent.
What correction should be made to this sentence?
Last summer my family went to visit Aunt Hilda in alaska.
Alaska is the name of a state-capitalize it!
Indentify the nouns
The boy ran to the store after school.
boy
store
Which words are pronouns?
he, it, many, driving
he, it
Which words are verbs?
open, think, drinking, is
open, think, drinking, is
Which words are adverbs?
fast, however, itself, suddenly
fast, suddenly
What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?
The beekeepers was happy to have all our bees.
The beekeepers were happy to have all our bees.
Strawberries, grapes and cherries are my favorite fruits.
strawberries, grapes, cherries, fruits
Which words are pronouns?
your, ourselves, because, cooking
your, ourselves
Which words are verbs?
writing, working, computer, furry
writing, working
Which words are adverbs?
extremely, airplane, slowly, well
extremely, slowly, well
What correction should be made to this sentence?
She went to the 1924 olympics and win a gold medal as part of the U.S. swim team.
Olympics is a historical event - capitalize it!
"win" should be in past tense.
The next school vacation is in the month of February.
school, vacation, month, February
Which words are pronouns?
someone, she, it, is
someone, she, it
Which words are verbs?
shovel, eat, smiling, laughing
eat, smiling, laughing
Which words are adverbs?
accurately, incorrectly
accurately, incorrectly
What change, if any, should be made in the sentence?
Mrs.Worling screamed fearful when she saw the mouse.
change "fearful" to "fearfully"
It is the way she screamed
The children laughed as they watched the funny movie.
children, movie.
Which words are pronouns?
our, herself, he, you
our, herself, he, you
Which words are verbs?
erasing, typing, human, passing
erasing, typing, passing
Which words are adverbs?
noise, loudly, prompt, promptly
loudly, promptly
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence? Maya picked peppers watermelons and lettuce to plant in the garden.
Comma in a series...
Maya picked peppers, watermelons, and lettuce to plant in the garden.