Nouns
Find the nouns:
Jenny has a black backpack.
Jenny, backpack
Find the verbs:
Makayla won the election for president.
won
Find the nouns and verbs:
The parade will march on this street to the park.
Nouns - parade, street, park
Verb - march
Find the adjectives:
The two tall girls skipped to school.
two, tall
What does the main idea mean?
What the story is mostly about.
Name one of Miss Mestieri's dogs.
Willow and Louie
Who is the coolest teacher ever?
Miss Mestieri (duhh)
Find the nouns and verbs:
Many books have been stacked on the tables in the library.
Nouns - books, tables, library
Verb - stacked
Find the adjectives:
The short little child walked beside the dog.
short, little
What do we call the sentences that "hold up" the main idea?
Supporting details
Find the nouns:
The house was built by a beautiful garden.
house, garden
Find the verbs:
Abby hugged her little brother.
hugged
Find the nouns and verb:
I am playing my game with friends.
Nouns - I, game, friends
Verb - playing
Find the adjectives:
The seven enormous green turtles swam in the blue ocean.
seven, enormous, green, blue
Name two ways that you cna find the main idea of a passage.
Look at the pictures and title.
Look for supporting details.
Look for repeated words in the story.
Reread the last sentence/paragraph.
Ask yourself "what did I just read about?".
Find the nouns:
Mr. Baker went to the store with Carter.
Mr. Baker, store, Carter
Find the verbs:
Prof. Gallego drives very fast.
drives
Find the nouns and verb:
Billy is giving a gift to Liam, Sharron and Ariel.
Nouns - Billy, Liam, Sharron, Ariel
Verb - giving
Find the adjectives:
My stinky blue cotton socks need to be washed.
stinky, blue, cotton
Weather is a crazy part of our world. It's fun to play in the rain and snow. Some days the weather can be calm, beautiful, and sunny. Then other days we have rain, storms, snow, and hail. What we do every day usually depends on the weather outside. What is the main idea?
Weather is a crazy part of our world.
Find the nouns:
The class went to the aquarium.
class, aquarium
Find the verbs:
Did Mason tell me why he ran away?
tell, ran
Find the nouns:
The girl in the blue jeans skipped to the store for her mom.
Nouns - girl, jeans, store, mom
Find the adjectives:
The four adorable bunnies danced in the beautiful pink flowers.
four, adorable, beautiful, pink
Space is one of the most mysterious places in our world. There is so much out there that we don't know about. Satellites take pictures for us of objects in space. There are planets, solar systems, and so much more waiting to be discovered! What is the main idea of this passage?