Nouns, verbs, colons, and semi-colons

Define verb.

• person, place, thing, or idea

• action word or state of being

• a smaller word that takes the place of a noun referred to earlier.

• describes nouns by answering questions like “Which one?”, “What kind?”, and “How many?”

Define noun.

• person, place, thing, or idea

• action word or state of being

• a smaller word that takes the place of a noun referred to earlier.

• describes nouns by answering questions like “Which one?”, “What kind?”, and “How many?”

Define pronoun.

• person, place, thing, or idea

• action word or state of being

• describes nouns by answering questions like “Which one?”, “What kind?”, and “How many?”

• a smaller word that takes the place of a noun referred to earlier.

Select the proper noun(s)?

I am excited to see hte movie version of The Giver.

• I

• excited

• movie

• The Giver

Select the proper noun(s)?

Neville Longbottom agreed to travel with the photographer.

• Neville Longbottom

• agreed

• travel

• photographer

Select the proper noun(s)?

My friends and I have watched every season of American Idol since it started.

• friends

• watched

• American Idol

• since

Select the proper noun(s)?

Cedric Digory and I could see Lake Superior from the top of the roller coaster.

• Cedric Digory

• I

• Lake Superior

• roller coaster

Select the common noun(s)?

Cedric Digory and I could see Lake Superior from the top of the roller coaster.

• Oliver Wood's

• television

• big

• bedroom

Select the common noun(s)?

It brings Luna Lovegood joy to bake cakes and pies.

• Luna Lovegood

• joy

• cakes

• pies

Select the common noun(s)?

I'm going to take Sirius Black's little brother to the arcade later.

• I

• little

• brother

• arcade