Nouns
Provide 4 examples of common nouns.
Common nouns are a non-specific person place or thing.
Examples include hotel, man, plane, building, car.
What is the verb in this sentence?
The car rolled over onto its side.
Rolled
The simple subject of a sentence is always what part of speech?
Noun
What are three transition words?
Acceptable:
First, Also, Furthermore, Moreover, Similarly, Next, Finally, Therefore, However, Although, Ultimately,
Phrases: For example, As a result, Due to this, In conclusion
Name a holiday that happened during Spring Break
Saint Patrick's Day or Eid al-Fitr
Underline at least 2 nouns in the sentence below and tell me what type of noun they are?
Kevin thought about his future as he sat uncomfortably in the plane seat.
Kevin thought about his future as he sat uncomfortably in the plane seat.
Kevin= Proper
Future=Abstract
Seat=Common
What are the two types of Action Verbs?
Physical and Mental
The predicate of a sentence always begins with what part of speech?
What are the two parts of a topic sentence?
Topic and Controlling Idea
What is the most watched sport in March?
College Basketball (March Madness)
What are the four types of nouns?
Common, Proper, Collective, Abstract
John was extremely tired.
Was
Write a sentence with a compound subject
We'll see!
What word describes the kind of details needed in a paragraph?
BONUS 100: define it in your own words
Relevant / Relevance
How did our clocks change over break?
-Daylight Savings: Lost an hour of sleep/ Clocks turned hour ahead
Write a sentence that uses one noun from each of the 4 types.
To be decided
Write a sentence using the 2 verbs below. They must be used correctly or it does not count.
Yelled and Destroyed.
The lady yelled at her cat as it destroyed her new couch.
Two Part Question: What do the subject and predicate do in a sentence? (what are their roles)
The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
The predicate tells what the subject is doing.
What are three types of concluding sentences?
Restate the Main Idea
Summarize the Information
Draw a Conclusion
What film won Best Picture at the Oscars this year?
One Battle After Another
Put the 8 words below in the correct noun categories. Each category can only have two words.
Fear, Band, Singer, Freedom, Movie, January, Fleet, James.
Common= Singer, Movie
Proper=James, January
Abstract=Fear, Freedom
Collective=Band, Fleet
Sort the 9 verbs into three categories.
was, watch, fly, thinking, are, am, eat, believe, wishing
Physical= watch, fly, eat
Mental=Thinking, believe, wishing
Linking= was, are, am.
Write a sentence with a compound predicate
We'll see!
What are three questions that can generate elaborations?
How? Why? Can I give an example?
What is the first day of Spring (aka the Spring Equinox)?
March 20th (will take March 21st)