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1
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what is a noun

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used to describe a person, place, thiing and person

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Identify the noun

sam ate many carrots
a. carrots
b. many
c. sam

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c. sam

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when would we use a common noun

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the general not the exact name of a person place or thing

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Identify the common noun

the napkin was laying on the table

a. laying
b. table
c. napkin

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napkin

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when would a proper noun be used

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when describing a city, person, or place

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what is the proper noun in the sentence

My husband went to France on his vacation.

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a. husband
b. France
c. vacation

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when would an abstract noun be used

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when we describe feelings, ideas, concepts

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identify the abstract noun

love is the medicine for everything in life

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a. medicine
b. everything.
c. love
d. life

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when is a collective noun used?

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to describe a group of people, animals or things

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Identify the collective noun

My brother and I met with our family for the bbq

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a. I
b. Brother
c. family
d. BBQ

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what is an antecedent

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word or phrase the pronoun refers to

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identify the antecedent / pronoun

the hungry girls ate their sandwiches fast

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antecedent- girl
pronoun- their

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what is a pronoun

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a word that takes place of a noun. Instead of repeating the same noun many times, you can replace the noun with, he, she, they. their

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identify the pronoun

maggie ate her sandwich. She loved the flavors

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her; she

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what is a possessive pronoun

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form of a personal pronoun that shows possession or ownership

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identify the possessive pronoun

a. he is going to the park
b. Jack went walking and ate my sandwich
c. Jill and jack went to get ice cream she got cherry and he got lemon

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b. MY

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what is an adjective

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used to describe an object or noun

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identify the adjective

a, He bought a bat
b. Her dress was colorful
c. he is crying

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B. colorful

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what is an adverb

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describes a verb- usually right after the verb and how the action is done

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identify the adverb

a. shelly was walking to her car and her dog ran fast

b. joe ate a huge sandwich and walked to his car

c. joe was sleeping

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a. shelly was walking to her car and her dog ran fast

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what is a pronoun

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a word or group of words that are used before nouns or pronouns

22
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list some prepositions

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in, if, on, in, off, upon, despite, near, among, around, behind, beneath, but, by

23
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identify the prepositions in the sentence
sam walked tiredly to his bed. Beside him was a glass of water.

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to; beside

24
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what are some examples of linking verbs

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am, is, are, was, were, being, been. are

25
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what is an interjection

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words that express emotion or exclamation

26
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identify the interjection

whew! that test was so hard, Im happy it’s over.

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whew!

27
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what is a compound preposition

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contains 2 or more prepositions that follow after another

28
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identify the compound preposition

because of Sam we cant go to the park anymore.

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because of

29
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what is a prepositional phrase

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a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun

30
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identify the prepositional phrases

the hat on the counter is orange. Unfortunately the hat is now under the bed

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ON THE COUNTER

UNDER THE BED

31
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what is a conjunction

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a word that is used to join sentences/clauses.

32
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name coordinating conjunctions

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FANBOYS ( for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

33
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what is a predicate

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tells what the subject does or what is done to the subject. it will begin with a verb and all the words that modify it.

34
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identify the predicate

The little grey bunny ate the orange carrot

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ate the orange carrot

  • this is telling us what the bunny did
35
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what is a clause made up of

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a group of words that has the subject and predicate

36
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what is an independent clause

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a complete thought that can stand alone

37
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identify the independent clause

The cute professor passed out the tests as soon as the students came

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The cute professor passed out the tests

38
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what is a dependent clause

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cant stand-alone and begins with a subordinating conjunction

39
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find the dependent clause

the professor laugh because the students fell

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because the students fell

40
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what is a direct object

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a person or thing that is directly affected by the action of the verb.

41
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identify the direct object

as jackie was walking, the cake fell onto the ground

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cake

42
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what is an indirect object?

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usually the receiver of the action but not affected by the verb

43
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identify the indirect object

the professor gave his class the test results

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his class

44
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note: usually to identify direct/ indirect objects follow this formula

Subject , verb, indirect object, and direct object

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45
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what is a phrase

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a phrase is a piece of info in a sentence made up of more than 1 word

46
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note- a phrase lacks a subject and predicate

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47
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what is a type of verb that functions as an adj and ends in -ing- ed

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participle

48
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what is a linking verb

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used to describe the subject (the noun or pronoun the sentence is about), to link two ideas together, or to describe a state of being.

49
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common linking verbs are name some out of the 18

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is, are, was, were, be, being, am, become, seem, appear, field, grow, look, remain, smell, sound, taste, turn

50
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identify the linking verb

The little boy is hungry and sad.

A

is

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