Unit 1: Chapter 1 Practice

Mary

• Noun

• Pronoun

Answer explanation

Mary is a noun. She is a person.

They

• Noun

• Pronoun

Answer explanation

They is a pronoun because it is renaming a person.

Mario and Oscar

• Noun

• Pronoun

Answer explanation

They are nouns because they are names of people.

Secretary

• noun

• pronoun

Answer explanation

A secretary is a noun because it is a name of a job which is a THING.

I

• Noun

• Pronoun

Answer explanation

I is a pronoun as it is replacing a name of a person.

She

• Noun

• Pronoun

Answer explanation

She is a pronoun because it is taking the place of a person's name.

What is the verb in this sentence?

We are at school.

• We

• school

• are

• at

Answer explanation

are is the verb because it is the action. It is from the verb "to be".

What is the subject of this sentence?

Alex is a student.

• Alex

• student

• is

• a

Answer explanation

Alex is the subject of the sentence because it is the noun completing the action.

What is the verb in this sentence?

My stapler is in the office.

• is

• My

• stapler

• in

Answer explanation

"is" is the verb in the sentence. It is a form of "to be".

What is the Subject in this sentence?

You are the teacher.

• You

• are

• the

• teacher

Answer explanation

You is the subject of the sentence because it is what the sentence is about.