Exploring Nouns as Subjects

What are the three categories a noun can belong to?

• Common, Proper, Abstract

• Subject, Predicate, Object

• Animal, Vegetable, Mineral

• Person, Place, Thing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What distinguishes a proper noun from a common noun?

• It is always a place.

• It is a specific name and starts with a capital letter.

• It cannot be a thing.

• It is a general term for any person, place, or thing.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following is a proper noun?

• boy

• plant

• store

• Winn-Dixie

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the role of a subject in a sentence?

• To describe a noun

• To end the sentence

• To show action

• To tell who or what the sentence is about

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'The tree swayed in the breeze,' what is the subject?

• The breeze

• In

• Swayed

• The tree

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

How do we mark the subject in a sentence?

• By circling it

• By underlining it once

• By highlighting it

• By italicizing it

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

What must a complete sentence have?

• A subject, a predicate, and an object

• A subject, a verb, and punctuation

• A subject and a verb

• A noun and a verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

In the exercise, what are students asked to do with proper nouns?

• Italicize them

• Circle them

• Highlight them

• Underline them

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

What does a common noun represent?

• Only places

• Only people

• A general term for any person, place, or thing

• A specific name

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which example shows a noun being used as a subject?

• The bottle shattered on the rocks.

• Shattered bottles

• On the rocks

• Loudly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A