Definitions
A ______________ is a specific person, place, or thing.
proper noun
Identify the nouns in the following sentence:
Jackson brought his bag, glove, and bat to the field.
Jackson, bag, glove, bat, field
__________ pronouns take the place a specific person, place, or thing.
Examples are I, we, you, it, he, she, they
Personal
A ___________ is the heart of a sentence. It describes an action or a state of being.
verb
A linking verb does just that: it links the subject to the rest of the sentence. You can think of the rest of sentence as one big ____________ because it describes the subject.
adjective
An _______________ is the noun a pronoun references.
Doug likes pizza. He prefers pepperoni.
antecedent
Name the abstract nouns in the following sentence:
Korbin had the willpower and drive to finish the paper.
willpower, drive
(Abstract nouns refer to things that cannot be experienced with your senses.)
Identify the personal pronouns in the following sentences:
You should come to the beach! We brought plenty of surfboards. In fact, I might just swim instead.
You, We, I
Identify the action verbs:
Carlita surfs early in the morning. She catches many waves. Afterward, she eats breakfast and drinks coffee at the local diner. She pays her bill in sea shells.
surfs, catches, eats, drinks, pays
Identify the linking verbs:
Johnny and Susie are late. Their dog beagle was sick. They will be here soon.
are, was, will be
A _____________ pronoun connects one part of a sentence to another and is followed by a verb.
Staci wondered who had the expensive markers.
relative
Oatmeal and berries are examples of common or proper nouns?
Common
A common noun is a general person, place, or thing.
If they were Boo Berries, they'd be proper.
Identify the reflexive and intensive pronouns:
I helped myself to a large bowl of soup. After all, my grandmother made it herself and didn't even look at directions.
myself (reflexive), herself (intensive)
Identify the action verbs.
Boomer wanted a new Xbox for Christmas. But instead, he received a PlayStation from his grandmother.
wanted, received
Identify the helping verbs:
Charlotte is taking a test, but she is dreaming about going home. Jace is working till six, but he is trying to go home early.
is taking, is dreaming, is working, is trying
Any time you see a verb ending in -ing, a ________ verb usually accompanies it.
helping
Identify the nouns in the following sentence:
Wild and crazy Joey and his best friend Billy brought spinach dip and pretzels to the super cool, super secret party down at the Goon Lagoon Swimming Pool.
Joey, Billy, spinach dip, pretzels, party, Goon Lagoon Swimming Pool
This, these, that, and those are _____________ pronouns.
For example: This is my home. Don't worry about that.
demonstrative
Identify the action verbs:
On Tuesday night, Shelley goes to play practice, drives to SAT tutoring, completes a practice exam, eats dinner with her family, finishes her homework at her bedroom desk, and then reads six chapters of East of Eden by John Steinbeck.
goes, drives, completes, eats, finishes, reads
Identify the helping verbs.
Saylor had arrived late for the surf contest. She had been studying for her final exams. But her younger brother had been stealing her pens and pencils.
had arrived late, had been studying, had been stealing
A ___________ pronoun reflects back on a noun already mentioned.
An ___________ pronoun emphasizes a noun already mentioned.
reflexive/ intensive
Identify the nouns in the following sentence:
Patrick, Johnny, Stacy, Tracy, and Skeeter are all taking Science, Algebra, Gym, Language Arts, Spanish, and Social Studies at Henry Hudson Regional School in Highlands, New Jersey.
Patrick, Johnny, Stacy, Tracy, Skeeter, Science, Algebra, Gym, Language Arts, Spanish, Social Studies, Henry Hudson Regional School, Highlands, New Jersey
Identify the indefinite pronouns:
One of us needs to cook. No one should be left out. Everyone should have some food. Everybody has a belly to feed!
One of us, No one, Everyone, Everybody
A complete sentence cannot function without a __________ and a ___________.
subject; verb
Any time you see a verb ending in _____________, a helping verb usually accompanies it.
-ing