Study guide: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs and Sentence Marks
Apply use a personal pronoun, tell action time, recognize noun number, choose an ending mark using supplied texts and original responses.
Ideas to explain in your own words
- A pronoun can take the place of a noun. Use the identity supplied in the task: she, he, they for more than one person here, or it for the named object.
- Verbs help show time. Walked points to the past; walks can show a regular present action; will walk points to the future.
- A singular noun names one; a plural noun names more than one. Many plurals add -s, and some add -es after endings such as sh.
- A telling sentence ends with a period. A direct question ends with a question mark. An excited exclamation can use an exclamation mark; a comma alone cannot finish a sentence.
Useful vocabulary
- Use a personal pronoun
- A pronoun can take the place of a noun. Use the identity supplied in the task: she, he, they for more than one person here, or it for the named object.
- Tell action time
- Verbs help show time. Walked points to the past; walks can show a regular present action; will walk points to the future.
- Recognize noun number
- A singular noun names one; a plural noun names more than one. Many plurals add -s, and some add -es after endings such as sh.
- Choose an ending mark
- A telling sentence ends with a period. A direct question ends with a question mark. An excited exclamation can use an exclamation mark; a comma alone cannot finish a sentence.
Watch your reasoning
- An object described as it does not become he.
- An -ed form is not the present form.
- The plural -s on a noun differs from a verb ending.
- A comma does not replace a sentence ending.
A worked review example
Subject: Ana, described as she. Verb: walked. Highlight: box. Purpose: telling: Ana walked home Use a personal pronoun: The relevant input states: Subject: Ana, described as she. This fits she. A pronoun can take the place of a noun. Use the identity supplied in the task: she, he, they for more than one person here, or it for the named object. An object described as it does not become he. Tell action time: The relevant input states: Verb: walked. This fits in the past. Verbs help show time. Walked points to the past; walks can show a regular present action; will walk points to the future. An -ed form is not the present form. Recognize noun number: The relevant input states: Highlight: box. This fits one thing. A singular noun names one; a plural noun names more than one. Many plurals add -s, and some add -es after endings such as sh. The plural -s on a noun differs from a verb ending. Choose an ending mark: The relevant input states: Purpose: telling: Ana walked home. This fits period. A telling sentence ends with a period. A direct question ends with a question mark. An excited exclamation can use an exclamation mark; a comma alone cannot finish a sentence. A comma does not replace a sentence ending.
Make a practice plan
- Practice use a personal pronoun: Find the subject description. Replace the name with its stated pronoun and retain the action.
- Practice tell action time: Locate the action expression and use its ending or will to choose the time. Do not change the sentence while classifying it.
- Practice recognize noun number: Read the highlighted noun, check its ending and notice any quantity word. Tell whether it names one or several.
- Practice choose an ending mark: Read the sentence aloud, identify its purpose and add exactly one suitable ending mark.
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