nouns, verbs, subject + predicate

nouns, verbs,

subject + predicate

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donaldson esol 7 + 8

What is a noun?

• A noun can be a person

• A noun can be a place

• A noun can be a thing

• A noun can be an idea

• Dogs, the president, happiness, the sun...

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What is a verb?

• A verb is an action word

• A verb describes what you are doing

• I am going to the store.

• He drinks coffee every morning.

• We swam in the pool.

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Multiple Choice

A noun is...

• An action word

• A person, place, thing, or idea

Multiple Choice

A verb is...

• An action word

• A person, place, thing, or idea

Multiple Choice

Which word is a VERB?

• Kitten

• Jump

Multiple Choice

Which word is a NOUN?

• Swim

• Beyoncé

Multiple Choice

Which word is a VERB?

• Book

• Eat

What is the subject of a sentence?

• The subject is who or what the sentence is about

• The dog runs.

• The baby cries.

• The girl laughs.

What is the predicate of a sentence?

• The predicate is the rest of the sentence

• The predicate begins with a verb

• We do our homework.

• He watches TV.

• They went to the party.

Multiple Choice

The predicate starts with a noun.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The predicate starts with a verb.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in this sentence?

I drink lemonade.

• I

• drink lemonade.

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in this sentence?

They dance to the music.

• They

• dance to the music.

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate in this sentence?

The cat sleeps in the sun.

• The cat

• sleeps in the sun.

Multiple Choice

What is the predicate in this sentence?

Our teacher is funny.

• Our teacher

• is funny.

March is Women's History Month!

Every March, people in the United States celebrate the achievements and history of women as part of Women’s History Month.

Source:

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/womens-history-month

Background of Women's History Month

• Educators in Santa Rosa, California, first celebrated Women’s History Week in March 1978 to increase awareness of women’s contributions to society.

• In 1980, U.S. president Jimmy Carter declared the week of March 8 National Women’s History Week, urging everyone in the United States to participate.

• The week-long event officially became a month-long one in 1987 when Congress passed a resolution designating March as Women’s History Month.

• Women’s History Month has been celebrated in the United States every March since.

Some women we honor during Women's History Month

• Sacagawea - a Native American woman who helped Lewis and Clark explore the United States

• Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony - two women who fought for women's right to vote for over 70 years

• Harriet Tubman - a spy who led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad

• Amelia Earhart - one of the world's first female pilots

• Misty Copeland - the first Black woman to be named the "principal dancer" of the American Ballet Theatre

Who are some women you admire?

• When you admire something about someone, you respect them or like something about them

• Who are some of the women you admire? What do you admire, or like, about them?

• I admire my sister and my mom. I admire my best friends, Paige and Maggie. I admire Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in US history. I admire one of my favorite authors, Celeste Ng.

• We can admire a lot of women - friends, family, celebrities, authors, singers, dancers, actors, artists, presidents, leaders, teachers...