Open Court 1.2 Word Analysis & Grammar

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Nouns

-people, places, things

-common nouns & proper nouns
-abstract nouns & concrete nouns

Verbs

-actions: run, sleep, eat

-linking verbs: connects subject with a noun

is, am, are, was, were

-modal auxiliary verbs: express condition of action

can, could, would, should, may, must

Adjectives
-describing words

small, loud, smelly, funny

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence using an action verb.

Charley _____ with his teacher this morning.

• spoke

• were

• might

• had

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Nouns

-people, places, things

-common nouns & proper nouns
-abstract nouns & concrete nouns

Verbs

-actions: run, sleep, eat

-linking verbs: connects subject with a noun

is, am, are, was, were

-modal auxiliary verbs: express condition of action

can, could, would, should, may, must

Adjectives
-describing words

small, loud, smelly, funny

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence using a modal auxiliary verb.

The school _______ open at 6:30 tomorrow morning.

• spoke

• were

• might

• had

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Nouns

-people, places, things

-common nouns & proper nouns
-abstract nouns & concrete nouns

Verbs

-actions: run, sleep, eat

-linking verbs: connects subject with a noun

is, am, are, was, were

-modal auxiliary verbs: express condition of action

can, could, would, should, may, must

Adjectives
-describing words

small, loud, smelly, funny

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence using a state of being verb.

Ms. Patel _____ excited about the upcoming election.

• can

• was

• ran

• fun

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Nouns

-people, places, things

-common nouns & proper nouns
-abstract nouns & concrete nouns

Verbs

-actions: run, sleep, eat

-linking verbs: connects subject with a noun

is, am, are, was, were

-modal auxiliary verbs: express condition of action

can, could, would, should, may, must

Adjectives
-describing words

small, loud, smelly, funny

Multiple Choice

Which verb in this sentence is used as a noun?

Timing is important when playing instruments.

• Timing

• is

• important

• when

Multiple Choice

Which verb in this sentence is used as an adjective?

Bottled water is necessary to hydrate.

• Bottled

• water

• is

• necessary

Multiple Choice

Which verb is used as an adjective in this sentence? The parked car had a ticket.

• The

• parked

• car

• ticket

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is the underlined word used as a noun?

• Camping is a great family adventure

• I was hiking early yesterday morning.

• She is bending her legs for exercise.

• He is swinging on the tire swing.

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is the underlined word used as an adjective?

• The sound was ringing in my ears.

• The pipes sounded like ringing bells.

• Ringing the doorbell is fun on Halloween.

• The school bell was ringing in the morning.

Multiple Choice

In which sentence is the underlined word used as a verb?

• Bob had blurred vision from the sun.

• The cow grazed in the field.

• The photographer took a centered picture.

• People use tinted paint for the walls.