prepositions
What is the preposition in this sentence?
Let's get some pizza before the movie.
before
What is the pronoun in this sentence?
Can you imagine Rosie as a teacher?
you
Identify the nouns in this sentence.
Sara calmly ordered a delicious pizza with melting cheese and spicy pepperoni.
Sara, pizza, cheese, pepperoni.
What is the verb in this sentence?
The chickens ate their food from the feeder.
ate
What is the plural form of moose?
moose
What are the PREPOSITIONS in this sentence?
There are a lot of roses in my garden.
of, in
What is the antecedent of the pronoun "his" in this sentence?
Adam gave his sister a big smile!
Adam
Which of these words is a plural noun?
1. pumpkin
2. pumpkin's
3. pumpkins'
4. pumpkins
4. pumpkins
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What tense is this sentence in? Present, past or future?
Henry came around the corner and scared me!
Past
Past verbs happened yesterday!
Which four words are missing from the preposition song that we learned?
to, for, of,___, by, in, _____, like, over, at ______, ______.
?
on, from, without, about
Why are prepositions useful in writing?
1. Everyone loves prepositions!
2. They add details to your writing!
3. You cannot have a complete sentence without prepositions.
4. They contain the action of the sentence.
2 - They add details to your writing.
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What is the possessive pronoun in this sentence?
He walked with the dog by their house.
their
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What is the number of common nouns in this sentence? What is the number of proper nouns in this sentence?
Our town, Mountaindale, has a huge flag flying over Summit School.
Common - 2 - town, flag
Proper - 2 - Mountaindale - Summit School
What is the indefinite pronoun in this sentence?
Everyone is watching the football game at the stadium.
Everyone
How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence?
We traveled over the bridge through the tunnel and down the road and finally arrived at our destination!
4
over the bridge
through the tunnel
down the road
at out destination
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Which pair of words is the preposition and object of the preposition in this sentence?
The books fell off the counter.
off, counter
Which word is the reflexive pronoun?
She gave herself a party after her success.
herself
Which group of words are collective nouns?
1. dogs and bananas
2. boy and computer
3. family and team
4. players and desks
3. family and team
Select the correct pronoun.
Molly and _________ left muddy footprints on the floor.
1. she
2. her
3. their
4. our
she
she is a subject pronoun - used when someone is doing something!
Why is baseball not a noun in this sentence?
We won the baseball tournament.
baseball is an adjective because it is describing the tournament!
My dog likes sleeping in a hammock on summer nights.
in/hammock
on/nights
Select the correct pronoun.
The museum impressed both ________ and me!
1. they
2. them
3. he
4. she
2. them
Complete the sentence with the correct possessive noun.
The _____________ stomping was heard across the prairie.
1. oxens
2. oxen's
3. oxens's
4. oxens'
2. oxen's
Remember because oxen is already plural - all you have to do is add ('s)
Which of these groups of words are present tense, which are past tense, and which are future tense?
a. will eat - shall forgive - will drive
b. ski - slide - play
c. watched - swam - painted
a - future
b - present
c - past
What is the difference between plural, proper, and possessive?
plural means more than one
proper means it's the name of something and is capitalized.
possessive shows ownership and has an apostrophe