Virtual Grammar Spiral 1

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun, giving more information about it. For example, in 'a gigantic spider', 'gigantic' is the adjective.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. For example, in 'The ghost floated', 'floated' is the verb.

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often telling us how, when, where, or to what extent something happens. For example, in 'crawled quickly', 'quickly' is the adverb.

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Identify the adjective in the sentence: 'The tall tree swayed gently.'

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The adjective is 'tall'.

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Identify the verb in the sentence: 'The cat jumped over the fence.'

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The verb is 'jumped'.

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Identify the adverb in the sentence: 'She sings beautifully.'

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The adverb is 'beautifully'.

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. For example, 'dog', 'city', and 'happiness' are all nouns.

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Identify the noun in the sentence: 'The little boy played in the park.'

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The noun is 'boy'.

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What does an adverb tell us in a sentence?

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An adverb tells us more about how, when, where, or to what extent an action is performed.

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Identify the adjective in the sentence: 'The bright sun shone in the sky.'

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The adjective is 'bright'.