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What is a noun? Think about what you may have learned in the past
Tell what you think a noun is: _______________________________________________________________
A NOUN is _______________________________________________________________________________________ .
Nouns that name things that we can touch, taste, see, hear, and smell are called ______________________
The words in groups #1-3 are all examples of concrete nouns.
Think of three more nouns that name different people: _______________________________________
Think of three more nouns that name different places: _______________________________________
Think of three more nouns that name different things: _______________________________________
Nouns that name things we cannot touch, taste, see, hear, or smell are called _________________________
The words in group #4 are all examples of abstract nouns.
Think of three more nouns that name different emotions or ideas (abstract nouns): ____________
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Concrete & Abstract Noun Writing Activity #1:
Complete the following sentence patterns using concrete and abstract nouns to verbally illustrate their
differences, and to help clarify the relationship between them:
Pattern: I cant see
(abstract noun)
(concrete noun) .
What is a verb? Think about what you may have learned in the past
Tell what you think a verb is: _______________________________________________________________
All of the sentences in the left column are written in __________________________ . All of the sentences in
the right column are written in __________________________ .
In the __________________________, the subject of the sentence the person, animal, or thing performing
the action is present before the verb.
In the __________________________, the subject of the sentence is usually not present. If the subject of
the sentence is present, it is often at the end of a prepositional phrase (making it the object of a
preposition). For example, in the sentence, The apple was eaten by the teacher, the subject teacher is
the object of the preposition by.
scampered
exclaimed
gripped
moseyed
seized
What is a pronoun? Think about what you may have learned in the past
Tell what you think a pronoun is: ____________________________________________________________
Objective Case
Read to me.
John reads to you.
Read to her.
Read to them.
To whom does she read?
Possessive Case
my book
your book
her book
their book
What is an adjective? Think about what you may have learned in the past
Tell what you think an adjective is: __________________________________________________________
What is an adverb? Think about what you may have learned in the past
Tell what you think an adverb is: ____________________________________________________________
What is a preposition? Think about what you may have learned in the past
Tell what you think a preposition is: _________________________________________________________
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Both the Wizard of Oz and Harry Potter are characters from well-known books.
Either homemade vanilla or german chocolate will be a good choice of ice cream flavors.
Neither the rain nor the wind could force the soccer tournament to be canceled.
The students brought not only donuts but also orange juice to the breakfast party.
Whether youre ready or not, Im coming to find you!
Using conjunctions allows you to keep from writing a bunch of short, choppy sentences. When you use
conjunctions, you make your sentences more interesting and you pull ideas together.
an
the
Use an to introduce general, non-specific nouns that begin with vowel sounds:
the President of the United States, the Houston Texans, the first day of the week, the color blue