Nouns and Verbs

What is the definition of a noun?

• a state of being

• a person, place, thing, or idea

• a word that modifies

• a word that shows action

What is one trick or tip for finding a noun?

• The Tense Change Test

• The Subjective Test

• The Article Test

• The Phrase Test

What are the nouns in the following sentence? Sentence: Miss Lupescu taught in lists, and Bod could not see the point to it.

• Miss Lupescu and point

• taught and could not

• see and it

• not and to

Which words in the following sentence are VERBS? Sentence: We usually eat turkey and potatoes when my family gathers for the holidays. The food is always delicious.

• turkey and potatoes

• food and delicious

• holidays and always

• eat and gathers

What is the definition of a verb?

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that modifies another word

• An exclamation

• An action or a state of being

What are the verbs in the following sentence? Sentence: As exhausted as we were, we reluctantly hunted for flashlights and candles before going to bed.

• exhausted and reluctantly

• were and hunted

• flashlights and candles

• before and bed

A tip or trick for finding a VERB would be....

• The Awesome Test

• The Optional Test

• The Tense Test

• The Article Test

What are the VERBS in the following sentence? Sentence: When Coraline steps through a door to find another house, strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.

• through and own

• house and marvelous

• steps and seem

• similar and better

Differentiate between the noun and verb in the sentence: "The teacher teaches the students."

• teacher (noun), teaches (verb)

• teaches (noun), teacher (verb)

• students (verb), teacher (noun)

• the (noun), students (verb)

Answer explanation

In the sentence, 'teacher' is a noun as it names a person, while 'teaches' is a verb as it describes the action performed by the teacher. Therefore, the correct differentiation is: teacher (noun), teaches (verb).

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Differentiate between the noun and verb in the sentence: "The bird flies high."

• bird (verb), flies (noun)

• flies (noun), high (verb)

• bird (noun), flies (verb)

• high (noun), bird (verb)

Answer explanation

In the sentence "The bird flies high," 'bird' is a noun referring to the subject, while 'flies' is a verb indicating the action performed by the subject. Therefore, the correct differentiation is 'bird (noun), flies (verb)'.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept