Nouns/Verbs
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing
What is an adjective?
A word that describes or modifies a noun/pronoun.
What is a pronoun?
A word that replaces a noun or noun phrase
What is a conjunction?
A word that connects words and/or parts of a sentence together.
What is the difference between COMMON and PROPER nouns?
A common noun refers to something general. A propoer noun refers to something specific.
What is a verb?
An action word or word that describes a state of being
Which of these words is an ADJECTIVE:
boy, Monday, cold, run
cold
What is an adverb?
A word that modifies or describes a verb.
What are 3 of the most common conjunctions?
And, Or, But, So, Yet
Which of these words is NOT a conjunction:
and, ran, so, but
ran
Name the NOUN in this sentence:
The over achieving student studied 3 hours every night to make sure they would pass their test.
student
Identify the adjective in the following sentence:
The curious boy loved to look under rocks while walking outside.
Curious
Identify the ADVERB in this sentence:
The family ran through the amusement park excitedly to get to their favorite ride.
Excitedly
Which conjunction should go in the blank:
I don't know what I want to eat for dinner: a cheeseburger ____ pizza.
or
Which word is NOT an adjective:
funny, special, quickly, whimsical
quickly (it's an adverb!)
Name the VERB in this sentence:
The brother and his little sister are really fun to hang out with.
are
Identify the ADJECTIVES in this sentence:
The dog moved the old, stinky toys from his crate to the dog bed upstairs.
Old, stinky
Identify the PRONOUNS in this sentence:
We are so excited to go with them over to our grandma's house to swim!
We, Them, Our
What conjunction should go in the blank:
I would like to take vacations to Europe ______ Asia one day.
and
What is difference between an ADJECTIVE and an ADVERB?
Adjectives describe/modify NOUNS.
Adverbs describe/modify VERBS.
Is the verb in this sentence an ACTION or LINKING verb:
The owner and his dog hike for 3 miles every day.
Add two adjectives to this sentence:
The ___________ boys of classroom 10 took forever to get through the math assignment because they were too _____________.
(Accept anything that makes sense)
Add the correct pronouns throughout this sentence to replace the repetitive noun:
Amy took Amy's laptop with Amy when Amy went home on the bus.
Amy took her laptop with her when she went home on the bus.
Do you want extra credit?
Sing the Schoolhouse Rock song "Conjunction Junction" from start to finish. :-)
Do you want extra credit?
Sing the Schoolhouse Rock song "Conjunction Junction" from start to finish. :-)