Grammar bellwork By Mr. faulkner

Directions for bellwork You have to write the stuff in this PowerPoint that is in red.

Parts of speech

Nouns A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns are the subject of a sentence.

2 types of nouns: Common Noun- A noun that does not name a specific person, place or thing. (always lowercase) Proper Noun- A noun that names a specific person, place or thing (always Uppercase)

1. The students in Mr. Faulkner’s class are working on grammar. In the following sentences, write down all the nouns. Then, identify them as common nouns (C) or proper nouns (Pr). 1. The students in Mr. Faulkner’s class are working on grammar. 2. Mr. Craven delivered the morning announcements and talked about chilled milk.

Extra Noun Practice 3.Brian walked into the living room, said a sarcastic remark to Peter, and proceeded to fight with Stewie. 4. The school gave the students the day off but forced the teachers to come to work on Columbus Day. 5. Batman helped defend Gotham City’s inhabitants from the Joker’s evil plot. 6. The car sputtered out and made a terrible hacking sound before finally dying.

Pronouns A pronoun is any word that takes the place of a noun. There are 3 types: subject, object, and possessive

Identify the subject pronouns in the following sentences: Subject pronouns are always going to be performing the action of the sentence (they’re the subject). They are: I, he/she, it, we, they, you Identify the subject pronouns in the following sentences: 7 I am doing my grammar work. 8 He just finished reading a book. 9 We are looking forward to Halloween.

Identify the object pronouns in the following sentences: Object pronouns are the persons/things RECEIVING the action of the sentence. Think of Object pronouns as the people on the opposite end from the Subject pronouns. They are: me, him/her, it, us, them, you Identify the object pronouns in the following sentences: 10 He gave the flu to him. 11 I will give you an A+ on your test. 12 They did not know where to find us.

Identify the possessive pronouns in the following sentences: Possessive pronouns are the ones which show ownership. They are: my/mine, his/her(s), its (NO APOSTROPHE!), our(s), their(s), your(s) Identify the possessive pronouns in the following sentences: 13. My homework is incomplete. 14. It was his book so I gave it back to him. 15. It is our school we are talking about here. 16. That brand new car is all yours.

Pronouns altogether Reminder: there are NO apostrophes in pronouns! Subject I He/she It We They You Object Me Him/her Us Them Possessive My/mine His/her(s) Its Our(s) Their(s) Your(s) Reminder: there are NO apostrophes in pronouns!

Pronoun practice Write down ALL of the pronouns in each of the following sentences. Label each pronoun as either Subject (S), Object (O), or Possessive (Pos). 17. He walked to school and talked to her before giving her his backpack. 18. It was the only thing her parents disapproved of her doing. 19. They were the only ones in our class who thought it was a joke. 20. She was the only one of us brave enough to face it. 21. “He is our last hope,” he said to him.

Nouns and pronouns together For these, you ARE WRITING the sentences: CIRCLE the NOUNS UNDERLINE the PRONOUNS. Label each of the nouns as Common (C) or Proper (Pr). Label each of the pronouns as Subject (S), Object (O), or Possessive (Pos).

22. The teacher gave all of his students a passing grade, except Bob. 23. Mr. Chism told the young man to return to class or Mrs. McCarty would write him up. 24. On Halloween, the children in town dressed up as Negan from The Walking Dead and it scared me.

25. We are never going to go back to Kroger because of how rude that cashier Brian was. 26. Old Man Jenkins, the owner of the local amusement park, was apprehended by Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma.