1. Nouns and Verbs

2. The Pledge of Allegiance
What is a noun?
person:
place:
thing:
student
boy
Miley Cyrus
teacher
Bob Atteberry
girl
doctor
park
Humble Skate Park
school
mall
classroom
pencil
lamp
desk
swimsuit
The Pigman
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3. What is a plural noun?
A noun names more than one. They are usually formed by adding or to the singular noun.
Singular:
Plural:
plural -S
-ES
student
bench
hotel
truth
truths
students
benches
hotels

4. What is different about the circled nouns?
person:
place:
thing:
student
boy
Miley Cyrus
teacher
Bob Atteberry
girl
doctor
They're proper nouns!
park
Humble Skate Park
school
mall
classroom
pencil
lamp
desk
swimsuit
The Outsiders
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5. Proper Nouns Thomas Alvarez country age man Disney World building
A ___________ noun names a specific _________, ___________, or __________.
Label these nouns as either common or proper.
Thomas Alvarez country age
man Disney World building
proper
person
thing
place

6. Identify the common and proper nouns in the following sentences, and label them on your notes.
Kingwood Middle School is my favorite place to see my friends.
Bella, the girl in Twilight, has the coolest hair.
George offered Godzilla a ten-dollar loan to buy a second pizza.
A boy and his mother dined at a pizza restaurant.
Reading has become my favorite hobby thanks to RELA.

7. I can___________________.
What is a verb?
An ACTION VERB shows action. It shows what a noun is doing.
Fill in the following sentence with an action verb:
I is the noun, and the verbs are showing what the I is doing.
I can___________________.
run
listen
jump
laugh
sing
dance

8. am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been
What is a LINKING verb?
A verb connects the subject, which is always a or , to another word that identifies or describes the subject.
Linking verbs are most commonly different forms of the verb “to be.”
am, are, is, was, were, be, being, been
EXAMPLE: Laura is sweet.
In this sentence, the verb is LINKS the subject Laura to the idea that she is sweet.
linking
noun
pronoun

9. What is a HELPING verb?
A HELPING VERB always accompanies another type of verb and is never found by itself but usually is paired with a linking or action verb. (Hence the word HELP)
The role of a helping verb is to give the main verb special meaning or a time frame (tense).
The most common helping verbs are can, could, do, did, has, had, have, may, might, must, shall, should, will and would. .
EXAMPLE: Aardvark, my neighbor, has been playing his music too loudly.
Helping Verbs
Main Verb

10. Identify all of the verbs in following sentences, and write them on your notes.
He decides to stick to soccer.
Sara could take more units, or she could get a part-time job to help pay for educational expenses.
The public listens with great interest.
Fall is my favorite season because of the cool weather.
My sister-in-law writes novels and short stories, and she has become famous because of them.

11. WARM UP: Decide whether the CAPITALIZED word is a noun or a verb.
The dog ate all the COOKIES.
My friend JUMPED over the fence.
Kelly HAS EATEN that Blue Bell flavor before.
The BUTTERFLY flew away.
MR. ATTEBERRY, I found a worm in the grass.
He WRIGGLED away in the dirt.
My mom took me to the PARTY.
Elvis WAS a famous singer.
Noun
Verb
Verb
Noun
Noun
Verb
Noun
Verb