English Grammar

What is a noun?

• A noun is a word that represents a time or date.

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

• A noun is a word that represents an action or verb.

• A noun is a word that represents a color or sound.

Give an example of a noun.

• tree

• car

• book

• run

What is a verb?

• A verb is a word that describes a person, place, or thing.

• A verb is a word that modifies a noun.

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

• A verb is a word that indicates a time or place.

Give an example of a verb.

• jump

• eat

• sleep

• run

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

• A word that describes or modifies an adverb.

• A word that describes or modifies an adjective.

• A word that describes or modifies a verb.

Give an example of an adjective.

• beautiful

• tall

• fast

• ugly

What are proper nouns?

• Common nouns that are always capitalized.

• Names of animals, plants, or objects that are always capitalized.

• Specific names of people, places, organizations, or things that are always capitalized.

• Words that describe actions or qualities that are always capitalized.

What are action verbs?

• Words that describe actions or movements.

• Words that describe emotions.

• Words that describe objects.

• Words that describe colors.

What are linking verbs?

• Verbs that indicate action in a sentence.

• Verbs that express a state of being in a sentence.

• Verbs that modify adjectives in a sentence.

• Verbs that connect the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that renames or describes the subject.

What is a pronoun?

• A pronoun is a word that represents a color or sound.

• A pronoun is a word that represents an action or verb.

• A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence.

• A pronoun is a word that represents a time or date.