Nouns
What is a noun?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a pronoun?
A word that replaces a noun
What does a verb do in a sentence?
Shows action
What do adjectives describe?
What do adverbs frequently (but not always!) end in?
-ly
-- Concrete nouns can be observed with at least one of the five senses (see, hear, taste, touch, smell)
-- Abstract can NOT be observed with any of the five senses
There are 6 types of pronouns -- give me THREE.
Personal, reflexive, relative, interrogative, demonstrative, and indefinite.
A helping verb ALWAYS needs...
...an action buddy.
What are TWO ADJECTIVES in the following sentence?
That boy is super cool.
That, cool
What do adverbs modify or describe?
Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
-- Common is NEVER capitalized EXCEPT at the beginning of sentence
-- Proper is ALWAYS capitalized
Reflexive pronouns end in...
...self or selves
What is the verb in the following sentence, and what kind is it?
Kendriona feels happy today.
Feels -- linking
Describe Ms. B using 3 adjectives.
(answers will vary)
What is the adverb in the following sentence?
I need to speed home today!
today
What is the noun in this sentence, and what kind is it?
The dog barked loudly.
Dog -- common, concrete
What are the pronouns in this sentence, and what kind are they?
Who are you?
Who -- interrogative
You -- personal
What are the verbs in the following sentence, and what kind are they?
Will Mehkai go to the store today?
Will -- helping verb
Go -- action verb
What are TWO questions that adjectives help answer?
- What kind?
- Which one?
- How many?
- Whose is it / who does it belong to?
What questions do adverbs help answer?
- How does the action happen?
- How often / to what extent does it happen?
- When does it happen?
- Where does it happen?
Give an example of a proper-abstract noun.
What are the THREE pronouns in this sentence, and what kind are they?
This is what I was talking about.
This -- demonstrative
What -- relative
I -- personal
Name at least THREE verbs of being
What are the THREE article adjectives?
a, an, the
Correctly use an adverb in a sentence and tell me what the adverb is.