ESOL 1
What is a pronoun? Give 3 examples.
Definition: A pronoun replaces a noun or another pronouns.
Examples: she, him, myself, ourselves, themselves
"Run" is what part of speech in this sentence?
I went on a long run.
noun
A word used to describe an action:
a verb
A word used to describe or modify a noun:
an adjective
"Teacher" is what part of speech?
noun
What is a common noun? Give 3 examples.
Definition: words for types of things, people, places, such as "dog" that are not in capital letters.
Examples kitten, chair, education
"He is talking to me right now."
What SPECIFIC part of speech is the word, "talking?"
Talking is a continuous verb.
A name of a particular person or place. Give 2 examples.
Proper Noun Definition: A name of a particular person or place.
Mr. Smith, Superman, Susie
What is the name of living beings, places, things, or ideas?
Examples: love, hate, country, English
Nouns
"Purple" is what part of speech?
adjective
Identify the proper nouns in the following sentence:
Mr. Smith lives in Boise, Idaho with his family.
Mr. Smith, Boise, Idaho
What is the superlative adjective form of the word "good"?
Best
Them, yourself, mine, her, they, their, them are all examples of what part of speech?
pronouns
Name 8 different prepositions.
ANSWERS WILL VARY
True or false: In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to have a noun and a verb.
true
Identify the conjunctions in the following sentence:
We needed a place to study, so we packed up our things and went to the library.
so, and
Identify the adjective in the sentence:
They live in the beautiful house down the street.
beautiful
List 3 adverbs to describe how someone can dance.
Gracefully, beautifully, carefully, nicely, etc
Expand the sentence using where and when
The dog ate steak.
Answers will vary
What is the rule for a superlative adjective when the adjective as 3 or more syllables?
You keep the adjective- add most.
He drove quickly... Quickly is an example of ...
an adverb
The, a, and an are all examples of...
articles
last week we goed to the park to meet with our best friend
Last week, we went to the park to meet with our best friend.
What does an adverb do? Give one example.
Definition: Modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Examples: Quickly, quietly, easily, soon, often
Explain the difference between an adjective, a comparative adjective, and a superlative adjective.
Adjective- describes a noun
Comparative- Compares 2 things
Superlative- Compares 3 or more things