Nouns
What is a noun?
Give one example.
A noun is a person, place, thing/animal, or idea.
Examples: the girl, dog, tree, happiness
What is a verb? Give an example of a verb.
A word that shows action.
Examples: run, skip, cook, dance
What are the two main parts of every complete sentence?
Subject & predicate
We use commas to separate things in a list, when there are how many things on the list?
THREE or more
What is the subject of a sentence?
Give an example of a sentence, then tell us who/what the subject of that sentence is.
The noun that the sentence is all about.
Example: The brothers played together. --> The subject is "the brothers."
What is the predicate of a sentence?
Give an example of a sentence, then tell us what the predicate of that sentence is.
What the subject is doing or did.
Example: Yonni ran home. --> "ran home" is the predicate.
If a sentence only has a subject or only has a predicate, what type of sentence is it?
Sentence fragment
Place commas in the correct places in the following date:
Friday August 18 2023
Friday, August 18, 2023
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun? Give an example of each.
Common noun: a GENERAL person, place, or thing (example: city)
Proper noun: a SPECIFIC person, place, or thing (example: New York City).
How would you rewrite the verb so that it matches the subject (subject-verb agreement)?
Chris (hurry) to school because he is running late.
Chris HURRIES to school because he is running late.
What is a compound sentence?
Give an example.
TWO or more related, complete sentences combined into ONE, with the help of a conjunction.
Example: He was late for the bus, so he was late for school.
Place commas in the correct place in the following address:
545 Lexington Avenue Salt Lake City UT 10356
545 Lexington Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 10356
Rewrite the following phrase using possessive nouns (AKA adding an apostrophe or an apostrophe with an "s"):
The book that belonged to the English teacher.
The English teacher's book.
Combine these two sentences by creating a compound predicate:
Jared decided to join the track team. Jared trained really hard.
Jared decided to join the track team and trained really hard.
What is a run-on sentence?
Give an example.
Two or more related, complete sentences combined into one, WITHOUT the help of a conjunction.
Example: He was late for the bus he was late for school.
What is a contraction?
Give an example of a sentence with a contraction.
Two words shortened into one word. An apostrophe takes the place of the removed letters.
Example: I don't ever miss class.
Combine these two sentences by creating a compound noun:
Jared did his homework. Talia did her homework.
Jared and Talia did their homework.
Change the verb in the parenthesis so that it becomes past tense:
Ciara's bunny (hop) over the fence.
Ciara's bunny HOPPED over the fence.
What is the difference between a declarative sentence and an interrogative sentence?
Give an example of each.
Declarative sentences are just statements (example: I went to work). Interrogative sentences are basically questions (example: Did you go to work?).
Rewrite the sentence by turning some of the words into a contraction (hint: there are two!):
I wonder if he could not finish the race because his friends were not there to cheer him on.
I wonder if he COULDN'T finish the race because his friends WEREN'T there to cheer him on.