Pronouns
What is the definition of a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun
What are adjectives?
Adjectives describe nouns (people, places, things)
What is the verb in the sentence below?
The class went to UMI last week.
went
The chocolate, large cake fed the whole class.
Incorrect.... The sentence should be
The large, chocolate cake fed the whole class.
If you were told to convince the reader, what kind of writing would it be?
Persuasive
What is the pronoun in the sentence below?
Macey went to the store with her mom.
her
What is the adjective in the sentence below?
The green frog landed on a lily-pad.
green
What is the helping verb in the list of verbs below?
gowas
In the order of adjectives... What do we mean by Origin?
Where something originates from/where it comes from/cultural background
What kind of writing gives a lot of details?
Descriptive
What kind of pronoun is the word my in the sentence below?
I lost my pencil at the park last week.
Possessive Pronoun
When you think of a pizza..... what are some ways you could describe it? Use Adjectives
EX: Round, Cheesy, Pepperoni Pizza, Large, Thin, Delicious, Disgusting
Name 5 helping verbs
Numerous answers: Think of the helping verbs song (There are 23 in our list)
What acronym did we come up with to remember the order of adjectives?
NO SAS COMP
Number, Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose
What kind of writing tells a story?
Narrative
What pronoun could replace the underlined phrase below?
Mark and Steve were absent yesterday?
They
How many adjectives are in the sentence below?
The brown, leather glove hurt my hand at the baseball game.
3: Brown, Leather, & Baseball
How many verbs are in the sentence below?
I went to the store and grabbed two cans off of the shelf.
2 : Went & Grabbed
What is the order that adjectives should be placed in?
Number, Opinion, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Origin, Material, Purpose
What kind of writing gives explanation about a topic?
Informative/Informational