Nouns and Verbs

What is a proper noun?

• A type of common noun that is not capitalized.

• A specific name for a person, place, or organization, and it is always capitalized.

• A word that describes an action or state of being.

• A general term used to refer to a class of objects.

Give an example of a verb.

• run

• apple

• quickly

• blue

Give an example of a noun.

• dog

• run

• quickly

• blue

Identify the proper noun in this sentence: 'Sarah went to Paris.'

• Sarah

• Paris

• went

• to

What is an action verb?

• A verb that describes a state of being.

• A verb that shows what someone or something is doing.

• A verb that modifies a noun.

• A verb that connects the subject to additional information.

Identify the common noun in this sentence: 'The dog chased the ball.'

• cat

• dog

• car

• tree

What is a verb?

• A word that describes an action or a state of being.

• A type of noun that represents a person, place, or thing.

• A word that modifies a noun or pronoun.

• A conjunction that connects clauses or sentences.

Can a word be both a noun and a verb? Give an example.

• Yes, for example, 'run' can be a noun (a run) or a verb (to run).

• No, words can only be one part of speech.

• Yes, but only in specific contexts.

• Yes, for example, 'play' can be a noun (a play) or a verb (to play).

Identify the verb in this sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

• barks

• dog

• loudly

• the

What is a noun?

• A word that describes an action.

• A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A word that connects phrases or clauses.

• A word that expresses a state of being.