Nouns
A noun is a person, place, thing, or _______.
What is an idea?
Give an example of a proper noun.
What is _______?
ex: Paris, Troy Buchanan High School, Marie
slowly, sloth, sleep, slow
What is slow?
Pick a verb that could go in this blank:
Jerry _____ fried chicken.
What is ______?
ex: likes, makes, eats, orders
Many adverbs end in these two letters.
What is -ly?
coworker, director, boy= ex. of person
war, happiness, blue= ex. of ______
dog, table, island= ex. of _____
island, park, mall= ex. of _____
What is a-
idea
thing
place?
Identify the proper nouns in this sentence:
The corn in Iowa is knee-high by the Fourth of July.
What is Iowa?
What is the Fourth of July?
List five adjectives that could describe a bus.
What is...
Ex: yellow, big, noisy, loud, long
Verbs need to be ________ to match a subject.
What is conjugated?
What are the two adverbs in this sentence?
He often studies intently at night.
What are "often" and "intently?"
Identify the common noun in this sentence:
The corn in Iowa is knee-high by the Fourth of July.
What is corn?
Proper nouns are _________ to show uniqueness.
What is capitalized?
In French, adjectives usually agree with nouns in these two ways.
What are gender and number?
What is the verb in this sentence:
The corn in Iowa is knee-high by the Fourth of July.
What is "is"?
Complete the analogy
She runs quickly: how
We will leave tomorrow: when
He looked very tired: to what extent
The dog barked outside: __________
What is "where?"
Complete the analogy
dog:concrete
______: abstract
What is _____?
ex: peace, responsibility, ego
Complete the analogy:
weekday: Tuesday
______: New Year's Day
What is holiday?
Selena forget her book.
What is her?
(Possessive adjective)
What is being?
Adverbs can also modify ________, as seen in this example:
He looked very tired.
What are adjectives?
A flock, swarm, and a bunch are examples of this type of noun.
What is a collective noun?
Write a sentence with two underlined proper nouns.
Ex:
The corn in Iowa is knee-high by the Fourth of July.
Which THREE words are adjectives?
lonely, slowly, quickly, deadly, friendly, quietly
What are lonely, deadly, and friendly?
Tip: Using "the" can help you figure out if something is an adjective.
--The lonely lobster, the deadly lobster, the friendly lobster (vs. the slowly lobster, the quickly lobster, the quietly lobster)
Complete the analogy
He runs: action
He is: _____________
What is state of being?
Adverbs usually answer one of these four questions: _____, when, where, or to what extent?
What is "how"