Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs

What is a noun?

• A word that represents an action or state

• A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that describes a verb

• A word that connects phrases or clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is a compound noun?

• A noun that describes an action or state

• A noun made up of two or more words that function as a single noun

• A noun that refers to a person, place, or thing

• A noun that is always capitalized

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

What is a verb?

• A word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being.

• A type of noun that represents a person, place, or thing.

• A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

• A conjunction that connects words or phrases.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

Give an example of a collective noun.

• team

• collection

• gathering

• individual

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1A

What is an example of a possessive pronoun?

• yours

• he

• they

• running

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Identify the part of speech: 'caused' in 'Hurricane Florence caused millions of dollars in damage.'

• Noun

• Adjective

• Verb

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a pronoun?

• A word that takes the place of a noun.

• A type of verb that describes an action.

• A word that describes a noun.

• A word that connects phrases or clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What is a linking verb?

• A verb that shows action

• A verb that connects the subject to a subject complement

• A verb that describes an adjective

• A verb that indicates time

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify the part of speech: 'can' in 'He cut his finger on a rusty can.'

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

What is the difference between a noun and a pronoun?

• A noun is a type of verb, while a pronoun is a type of adjective.

• A noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea, while a pronoun replaces a noun.

• A noun is always singular, while a pronoun can be plural.

• A noun describes an action, while a pronoun describes a quality.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B