Nouns
What is a noun?
a person, place, thing, or idea
Find the verb: “She dances beautifully.”
dances
Find the adjective: “The tall man waved.”
tall
Choose the conjunction: “I wanted to go, but it was raining.”
but
What is the subject in this sentence: “The bird sang a song.”
the bird
Find the nouns: “The dog ran across the yard.”
dog, yard
Change the verb tense: “He runs fast.” (past tense)
He ran fast.
Choose the adjectives: “The sun is bright and warm.”
bright, warm
Identify all conjunctions: “You can have cake or ice cream, but not both.”
or, but
Identify the pronoun: “They walked to the park.”
they
Change this singular noun to plural: “child.”
children
Identify all the verbs: “The baby cried and reached for her toy.”
cried, reached
What do adjectives describe?
noun or pronoun
Combine these sentences with a conjunction: “I was tired. I finished my homework.”
I was tired, but I finished my homework.
What type of sentence asks a question?
interrogative
Is the word “team” a proper noun or a collective noun?
collective noun
What is a verb?
A word that shows action or a state of being.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
What is a conjunction?
A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.
What are the 4 types of sentences?
declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory
Identify all the plural nouns: “The teacher and students read books in the library.”
students, books
What are the “to be” verbs? (8)
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been
In the sentence “The three exhausted hikers followed the narrow, winding trail,” identify all the adjectives and tell which nouns they describe.
the (hikers), three (hikers), exhausted (hikers), the (trail) narrow (trail), winding (trail)
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Identify the parts of speech: “The blue bird flew gracefully.”
The (adjective/article)
blue (adjective)
bird (noun)
flew (verb)
gracefully. (adverb)