Question

reviewing nouns and pronouns
directions: identify the nouns in the following sentences. underline the common nouns once and the proper nouns twice.
for example: mark twain is my favorite author.

1. why do a lot of ela teachers have cats for pets?
2. june seems so far away.
3. one day, jack is going to move to vermont.
4. julianna’s appointment ran late, so she missed the game.
5. the students wouldn’t stop talking about the baseball tournament.

directions: identify each pronoun and its antecedent in the following sentences. underline every pronoun once and its antecedent twice. some pronouns will not have stated antecedents.
for example: parker brought her tap shoes to the party, but she did not dance.

1. dean and jim decided to combine their resources and buy a video camera.
2. don’t open that box; it stinks.
3. when you finish your assignment, please see me at my desk.
4. did you go to the beach this summer?
5. johanna and stephanie studied for their upcoming science test together.

reviewing verbs
directions: in each of the following sentences, draw one line under the helping verb(s) and two lines under the main verb.
for example: ernesto galarza was born in mexico.

1. the class is reading scythe by neal shusterman.
2. over the summer, she was swimming every day.
3. who knows what she will do next?
4. the ball was thrown to jimmy by henry.
5. almost everyone has read ghost by jason reynolds.

Explanation:

1. Common nouns: ELA teachers, cats, pets.
2. Proper noun: June; no common nouns.
3. Proper noun: Jack, Vermont; common noun: day.
4. Proper noun: Julianna; common nouns: appointment, game.
5. Common nouns: students, baseball tournament.
6. Pronoun: their; antecedent: Dean and Jim.
7. Pronoun: it; antecedent: box.
8. Pronouns: you, your, me, my; no stated antecedents for me and my, antecedent for you is the person being addressed, antecedent for your is the person being addressed.
9. Pronoun: you; no stated antecedent.
10. Pronoun: their; antecedent: Johanna and Stephanie.
11. Helping verb: is; main verb: reading.
12. Helping verb: was; main verb: swimming.
13. Helping verb: will; main verb: do.
14. Helping verb: was; main verb: thrown.
15. Helping verb: has; main verb: read.

Answer:

1. ELA teachers, cats, pets
2. June
3. Jack, Vermont, day
4. Julianna, appointment, game
5. students, baseball tournament
6. Pronoun: their, Antecedent: Dean and Jim
7. Pronoun: it, Antecedent: box
8. Pronouns: you, your, me, my
9. Pronoun: you
10. Pronoun: their, Antecedent: Johanna and Stephanie
11. Helping verb: is, Main verb: reading
12. Helping verb: was, Main verb: swimming
13. Helping verb: will, Main verb: do
14. Helping verb: was, Main verb: thrown
15. Helping verb: has, Main verb: read