Question

day five: parts of speech review
exercise 5: identify noun & verbs
underline all nouns and circle all verbs in the following sentences.

1. arthur explored distant planets after the earth was destroyed by aliens.
2. after riley moved back to the island, people treated him strangely.
3. fear trapped the people inside the dome, but brock was different.
4. trees shed their leaves every winter; trees regrow them in the spring.
5. martha the fish lives in a big fishtank and swims with goldfish.

exercise 6: identify nouns & adjectives
underline all nouns and circle all adjectives in the following sentences.

1. the nervous girl pulled at the sleeves of her purple sweater.
2. cold wind howled outside the little cabin; pete wrapped a wool blanket

around his shoulders.

1. phoebe ate warm apple pie and watched old movies all afternoon.
2. the evil earl and erratic elena summoned fire from an ancient spellbook

and caused unbelievable destruction.

1. grandpa mark’s right leg aches whenever it is about to storm; it’s as

reliable as the weather channel.

Explanation:

Para resolver estos ejercicios, debemos recordar qué son los sustantivos (palabras que nombran personas, lugares, cosas o ideas) y los verbos (palabras que expresan acción o estado) en el primer ejercicio, y los adjetivos (palabras que describen sustantivos) en el segundo.

Exercise 5: Identify Noun & Verbs

1. Nouns (subrayar): Arthur, planets, Earth, aliens

Verbs (circular): explored, was destroyed

1. Nouns (subrayar): Riley, island, people, him

Verbs (circular): moved, treated

1. Nouns (subrayar): Fear, people, dome, Brock

Verbs (circular): trapped, was

1. Nouns (subrayar): Trees, leaves, winter, Trees, them, spring

Verbs (circular): shed, regrow

1. Nouns (subrayar): Martha, fish, fishtank, goldfish

Verbs (circular): lives, swims

Exercise 6: Identify Nouns & Adjectives

1. Nouns (subrayar): girl, sleeves, sweater

Adjectives (circular): nervous, purple

1. Nouns (subrayar): wind, cabin, Pete, blanket, shoulders

Adjectives (circular): Cold, little, wool

1. Nouns (subrayar): Phoebe, pie, movies, afternoon

Adjectives (circular): warm, old

1. Nouns (subrayar): Earl, Elena, fire, spellbook, destruction

Adjectives (circular): evil, erratic, ancient, unbelievable

1. Nouns (subrayar): Grandpa Mark, leg, storm, weather channel

Adjectives (circular): right, reliable

Answer:

Exercise 5 (Nouns underlined, Verbs circled):

1. $\underline{\text{Arthur}}$ $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{explored}}$ $\underline{\text{planets}}$ after the $\underline{\text{Earth}}$ was $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{destroyed}}$ by $\underline{\text{aliens}}$.
2. After $\underline{\text{Riley}}$ $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{moved}}$ back to the $\underline{\text{island}}$, $\underline{\text{people}}$ $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{treated}}$ $\underline{\text{him}}$ strangely.
3. $\underline{\text{Fear}}$ $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{trapped}}$ the $\underline{\text{people}}$ inside the $\underline{\text{dome}}$, but $\underline{\text{Brock}}$ was $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{different}}$. (Nota: "was" es un verbo de estado)
4. $\underline{\text{Trees}}$ $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{shed}}$ their $\underline{\text{leaves}}$ every $\underline{\text{winter}}$; $\underline{\text{Trees}}$ $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{regrow}}$ $\underline{\text{them}}$ in the $\underline{\text{spring}}$.
5. $\underline{\text{Martha}}$ the $\underline{\text{fish}}$ $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{lives}}$ in a big $\underline{\text{fishtank}}$ and $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{swims}}$ with $\underline{\text{goldfish}}$.

Exercise 6 (Nouns underlined, Adjectives circled):

1. The $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{nervous}}$ $\underline{\text{girl}}$ pulled at the $\underline{\text{sleeves}}$ of her $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{purple}}$ $\underline{\text{sweater}}$.
2. $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{Cold}}$ $\underline{\text{wind}}$ howled outside the $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{little}}$ $\underline{\text{cabin}}$; $\underline{\text{Pete}}$ wrapped a $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{wool}}$ $\underline{\text{blanket}}$ around his $\underline{\text{shoulders}}$.
3. $\underline{\text{Phoebe}}$ ate $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{warm}}$ $\underline{\text{apple pie}}$ and watched $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{old}}$ $\underline{\text{movies}}$ all $\underline{\text{afternoon}}$.
4. The $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{evil}}$ $\underline{\text{Earl}}$ and $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{erratic}}$ $\underline{\text{Elena}}$ summoned $\underline{\text{fire}}$ from an $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{ancient}}$ $\underline{\text{spellbook}}$ and caused $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{unbelievable}}$ $\underline{\text{destruction}}$.
5. $\underline{\text{Grandpa Mark}}$’s $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{right}}$ $\underline{\text{leg}}$ aches whenever it is about to $\underline{\text{storm}}$; it’s as $\boldsymbol{\circ\text{reliable}}$ as the $\underline{\text{weather channel}}$.