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Nouns
#1 What is a noun? a person, place, or thing
#2 What is the noun in this sentence? The teacher walked. teacher
#3 What are the 2 nouns in this sentence? The duck swam in the pond. duck and pond
#4 What needs to be fixed in this sentence? We go to fair oaks elementary school. Fair Oaks Elementary School
#5 What kind of noun is the NAME of a person, place or thing? a proper noun
Verbs
#1 What is a verb? a word that shows an action in a sentence
#2 What is the verb in this sentence? The kids rode the bus to school. rode
#3 How many verbs are in the following sentence: Megan caught the ball and ran home. 2
#4 What would be the present tense form of the verb thought be? think or thinking
#5 What would be the past tense form of the verb catch? caught
Adjectives
#1 What is an adjective? a word that describes a noun
#2 What is the adjective in this sentence? The garden is full of beautiful flowers. beautiful
#3 What would be correct comparative adjective for this sentence? An elephant is _________ than a mouse. heavier, bigger, larger, etc.
#4 What is the correct missing adjective in this sentence? The Mississippi River is the _________ river in the U.S.A. longest
#5 What is the correct missing adjective in this sentence? Caprock is the _____ school! best
Mystery!
#1 Which verb best completes the sentence? I can't believe I ____ the whole thing! eats, ate, eat ate
#2 You always begin a sentence with a _______ letter. capital
#3 Which pronoun best completes the sentence? Tommy caught the ball, but then ___ dropped it. he
#4 Which pronoun best completes the sentence? The mouse ran out of the hole, but the cat couldn't catch ___. it
#5 Which verb best completes the sentence? I could hear the owl _____ by my window last night. hoots, hooted, hooting hooting
Punctuation
#1 What kind of punctuation goes at the end of a question? a question mark
#2 What kind of punctuation do you use at the end of a sentence if you're speaking in a loud voice? exclamation mark
#3 Where should the comma go in the following sentence: At the store, I bought bread milk, and eggs. between bread and milk
#4 What type of punctuation do you use at the end of a telling sentence or statement? period
#5 Where does the comma go in the following date: Nov. 29 2012 between 29 and 2012
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