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NOUNS AND VERBS

PRACTICE QUIZ ANSWER KEY

Nouns• Tammy was appointed spokesperson for

the group. (3)• The surprise was four tickets to Hawaii.

(3)• One book talked about the crash of the Titanic. (3)

PRACTICE QUIZ ANSWER KEY

Verbs• I was going to get dinner, so I tried to unplug the coffee pot. (3)• One day the king was thinking about his

daughters and he had an idea. He formed a plan to find husbands for them. (4)• When it came time for the three daughters to marry, the king announced his plan. (3)• The king is very clever and knows which

suitors his daughters like. (3)

NOUNS

Definition: A person, place, thing, or idea• Person• Ex: Sarah was not thrilled to review nouns

• Place• Ex: I went to homecoming this weekend at

Kaneland High School

• Thing• Ex: I wish I could have a PB&J sandwich.

• Idea• Ex: The pursuit of happiness is not always easy

NOUNS

• Common Nouns: regular words that are not specific• My dog loves to cuddle• That coffee shop closes early on Sundays

• Proper Nouns: specific persons, places, or things• Tucker loves to cuddle• Dolce Casa closes early on Sundays

PRONOUNS

Definition: A word used in place of a noun or more than one nounWe use them to help make our speech less repetitive and awkward.

Antecedent: The noun or group of nouns a pronoun replaces.• Not always found in the same sentence as the

pronoun• Ex: The Doctor is mysterious. He is also crabby.

antecedent pronoun

FIND THE PRONOUN AND ANTECEDENT

• Example 1:• Ms. Fuchs was hyped-up on coffee while making her

grammar lesson plans.• Ms. Fuchs was hyped-up on coffee while creating her

grammar lesson plans.

• Example 2:• The man sitting next to her had an interesting beard. It

almost touched the table.• The man sitting next to her had an interesting beard. It

almost touched the table.• Her = Ms. Fuchs; It=beard

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

First Person personal pronouns (the person speaking)

Singular Plural

I, my, mine, me We, our ours, us

Second Person personal pronouns (the person spoken to)

Singular Plural

You, your, yours You, your, yours

Third Person personal pronouns (some other person or thing spoken about)

Singular Plural

He, his, him, she, her, hers, it, its They, their, theirs, them

Not okay to use in formal papers Okay to use

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

• Reflexive Pronouns: self forms of personal pronouns used to refer to the subject of the sentence

• Ex: Your brought this on yourself.

• Tip: If you can take the reflexive pronoun out of the sentence, the sentence will no longer make sense

Myself Ourselves

Yourself Yourselves

Himself, herself, itself Themselves

INTENSIVE PRONOUNS

Intensive Pronouns: the self form of pronouns, but they are used to add emphasis to another noun or pronoun in the sentence other than the subject

• Ex: He himself, the Grinch, carved the roast beast

• Tip: You could leave an intensive pronoun out of the sentence and the sentence would still make sense

RELATIVE PRONOUNS

Relative Pronouns: used to introduce adjective clauses• Adjective Clause: A group of words in a

sentence that is usually separated by commas and describes a noun

• Ex: Billy, who is my favorite podiatrist, likes to juggle.

INTERROGATIVE PRONOUNS

Interrogative Pronouns: used in questions• Who…?• What…?• Whom…?• Which…?

• Ex: Who is your favorite podiatrist?

DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

Demonstrative Pronouns: used to point out a specific person or thing• This• That• These• Those

• Ex: I like that.• Ex: These are my least favorite shoes.

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

Indefinite Pronouns: don’t refer to a definite person or thing; frequently used without antecedents

• Ex: Everyone loves red pandas.• Ex: Most are adorable.

All Each More One

Another Either Most Other

Any Everybody Much Several

Anybody Everyone Neither Some

Anyone Everything Nobody Somebody

Anything Few None Someone

Both Many No one

USING THESE PICTURES, WRITE AS MANY SENTENCES WITH PRONOUNS AS YOU CAN

VERBS

Definition: A word that expresses an action or helps make a statement• Verbs can show different times through tense

formsPresent tense

Actions that are happening right now

She runs fast

Past tense Actions that took place in the past

She ran fast

Future tense Actions that will take place in the future

She will run fast

VERB TREE

Verbs are either

Action Linking Or Helping/Auxiliary

ACTION VERBS

Actions Verbs: express an action…duh• Ex: run, jump, do, go• Not all actions can be seen (ex: know, believe,

think, remember)

Which are the action verbs?• The cat coughed up a hair ball• The cheese melted• She remembered her homework

LINKING VERBS

Linking verbs: help to make a statement by acting as a link between two words. They do not express an action• Also known as state of being verbs

• Linking verbs could be replaced by an equals sign and the sentence would still mean the same thing• Ex: Lucky is a leprechaun

Means the same thing as “Lucky = a leprechaun”

LINKING VERBS

Most common linking verbs

*Some of these are part of verb phrases, which we will focus on later this year

Be Being Am

Shall be Will be Has been

Should be Would be Can be

Is Are Was

Were Have been Had been

Shall have been Will have been Should have been

LINKING VERBS

Other common linking (state of being) verbs

Some of the above linking verbs can also act as action verbs• Ex: The dog smelled horrible. (Linking)• Ex: The dog smelled the bug. (Action)

Appear Grow Seems Stay

Become Look Smell Taste

Feel Remain sound Turn

HELPING VERBS

Helping Verbs: a form of the verb BE that helps express an action

• Sometimes the helping verb and the main verb are together• Ex: She will run soon

• Sometimes the helping verb and the main verb are separated by other words• Ex: We could never have moved that car alone

HELPING VERBS

Examples of Helping Verbs

Have Had Has

Can Shall Should

Am Are Did

Does Was Were

May Might Must

Be