Bell Work

Noun: a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea Types of Nouns: Common nouns: every day names (month, country, teacher) Proper nouns: particular names that are capitalized (June, England, Mr. Hernandez) Concrete nouns: things that can be seen, heard, felt, touched, or smelled (water, book, flower) Abstract nouns: concepts, beliefs, or qualities (freedom, love, courage) Collective nouns: refer to a group (army, herd, team, family)

Directions: Tell if each underlined noun is proper, concrete, abstract, or collective

1. Honesty is the best policy.2. Solomon was famous for his wisdom.3. A committee of five was appointed.4. James drives a bright car.

5. Love is the great thing a person can find. 6. I loved reading my book.7. The war veteran has honor.8. Paris is my favorite place to visit on earth.

Verb: a word that expresses an action, condition, or state of being Types: Action Verbs: May be physical or mental (knocked / wanted) Linking Verbs: Do not express an action—they link sentence parts together.

(was, were, am, are, is, be, been, being, feels, looks, became)

Exercise: Identifying Action and Linking Verbs. Circle the noun(s) and underline the verb(s) in each sentence. Above each verb, write A if it is an action verb or L if it is a linking verb. Remember—some sentences might have more than one verb.

1. The man paused before climbing the mountain. 2. The whole Yukon appeared white. 3. The man was cold. 4. The temperature dipped to fifty degrees below zero. 5. Still, the man began his journey. 6. He felt hungry and thought about lunch all day.

Verb: a word that expresses an action, condition, or state of being Types: Action Verbs: May be physical or mental (knocked / wanted) Linking Verbs: Do not express an action—they link sentence parts together.

(was, were, am, are, is, be, been, being, feels, looks, became)

DIRECTIONS: Identify each verb(s) in each sentence as action or linking.

1. I became extremely mad when I fell down. 2. Harriett wrote an essay about her vacation to France.3. The new teacher was a young man from England. 4. The energetic student dropped is pencil on the floor. 5. Tanner feels sick.

Pronoun: A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. Common pronouns include I, me, my our, their, someone, everybody, we.

DIRECTIONS: Identify the pronoun(s) in each sentence.

1. Susan walked to the park. She enjoyed sitting on the bench.2. Anybody who says it won’t be fun has no clue what they are talking about.3. He hit the baseball over the fence yesterday at the game. 4. That is awesome!5. Don’t tell me that you can’t go with us.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. Adjectives can come in different places within a sentence.

Examples:The soft, cuddly puppy fell asleep in my lap. (before a noun)

The puppy, soft and cuddly, fell asleep in my lap. (after a noun) The puppy is soft and cuddly. (after a linking verb)

Directions: Identify the adjectives in each of the following sentences.

1. My favorite contestant is the tall girl in the black dress. 2. We took a long, exhausting walk around the city. 3. The hurricane caused excessive damage to our home. 4. I received a gorgeous bouquet of flowers today. 5. My parents gave me a stunning gold bracelet for graduation.

Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They often answer the questions HOW, WHERE, or WHEN. Often end in -ly.

Directions: identify the adverbs in each of the following sentences. There are 7 total.

1. I have already decided that I will not embarrass myself again by entering another talent competition.

2. Does the coach of Julie’s soccer team ever schedule practice on Saturdays? 3. The donuts that I purchased yesterday were stale. 4. Do you often find interesting shows to watch on the Science Channel?5. Dr. Roy, a highly respected professor of anthropology, studies famous historical

documents.

Conjunctions link words, phrases, and clauses together. There are three types of conjunctions:

Coordinating: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, soCorrelative: neither/nor, either/or, also/and, not only/but alsoSubordinating: since, because, although, whenever

Identify the conjunctions in the following paragraph. There are five.

The Amazing HummingbirdHummingbirds are small and colorful. Their legs are weak,but their wings are strong. Because their wings are strong and fast, they make a humming sound. Since their wings beat fast, the birds can fly up or down, backwards or sideways. They can hang in the air and drink from a flower. They usually lay two eggs,and the babies are featherless. Grass, bark, or cobwebs hold the nest securely.

An interjection is a word added to a sentence to convey an emotion or a sentiment such as surprise, disgust, joy, excitement, or enthusiasm.

An interjection is not grammatically related to any other part of the sentence. Interjections can also be sounds such as Phew! or Mmmm.

Directions: In the following sentences, identify the interjection

1. Hi, I'm glad that you could make it to my party.2. Wow! You look great tonight.3. That was the best performance that I have ever seen, bravo!4. I can’t believe you broke my favorite toy, bah.5. Hmm, I wonder where I put my keys and wallet?

Prepositions are the words that indicate location. Usually, prepositions show this location in the physical world. Check out the three examples below:

“The puppy is on the floor.”“The puppy is in the trash can.”“The puppy is by the phone.”

Directions: Identify the prepositions in the following paragraph. There are 15.

The van headed down the highway toward the base of the mountain. Within an hour, we had arrived at the foot of the mountains, and we began our ascent toward the summit. The heavily loaded van moved at a snail’s pace up the mountain on a narrow, winding road. By noon, we had arrived at the summit, so we stopped for lunch, rather pleased at the uneventful progress we were making. The views from the summit were breathtaking.

Identify each word of the sentence as a specific part of speech.

“Wow! Jeff dripped jam on his very white shirt and he licked the fabric. “

After you are finished with this sentence, pull your book out and begin silent reading.

Identify each word of the sentence as a specific part of speech.

“Egads! the evil teacher assigns us homework and expects it on his desk daily!”

After you are finished with this sentence, pull your book out and begin silent reading.

Identify each word of the sentence as a specific part of speech.

“The hungry cat chased the mouse under the table and quickly ate it, wow!”

After you are finished with this sentence, pull your book out and begin silent reading.

Write the sentences down, adding commas where necessary.

“The tree is very tall old and green.”“I need to visit my mother wash my car and buy six stamps.”

“Until I reach my goal I will not stop working.”“If I get a new job I will be very happy.”

Identify each word of the sentence as a specific part of speech.

Yo! I love to listen to modern rap music because I enjoy the rhymes . Word!

Write each sentence down, adding commas where necessary:

1. I love to go to school visit the library and sleep late on the weekends.

2. Because of the loud music everyone needs to put their headphones away.

3. My cat enjoys fish and my dog enjoys cats.

Write down each clause and decide whether the clause is dependent or independent.

1. I love to run2. while the dog eats3. The cat sleeps

Write the sentence and add the comma(s).

“James my friend from high school loves chilli.”

Whether independent or dependent, a clause always contains two things. What

are they?

Identify each word of the sentence as a specific part of speech.

“Sam and John watched the game happily and they celebrated after it was over. Yay!”

DIRECTIONS: Identify the sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.

“Because he ran home quickly, he had become very tired and thirsty.”

DIRECTIONS: Fix the mistakes in the example below: Look for punctuation, capitalization, and quotation errors.

Brian are you going to play soccer for our team wondered kyle.

i dont think so replied brian

You should play, begged kyle You’re really good

Let me ask my mom and ill call you with her decision replied brian

DIRECTIONS: Write down the sentence. Identify the clauses in the sentence as dependent or independent. Finally, identify the sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.

Though Mitch prefers watching comedy films, he rented the latest action film, and he enjoyed it very much.

DIRECTIONS: Add apostrophes where they are needed to show possession.

A womans hat was left at the diner yesterday.

You have to be careful not to upset the bosss wife

Mrs. Changs house is the big one on the corner

“Its dark out here,” said Mr. Smith.

DIRECTIONS: Fix the following sentence by adding commas, capitalizing letters, punctuation, and quotation marks. Also underline the appositive and circle the word that it renames.

The best advice i ever received was from jane my mother. She told me Nothing good happens after 2:00 in the morning

DIRECTIONS: Identify the infinitive. Also, identify the sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.

Since the weather is so beautiful, I think I am going to go outside.

Read the two sentences below. It sounds like they kind of rhyme a little. What is it called when you have the repetition of vowel sounds within words? Here’s a clue; it starts with the letter ‘A’.

"Hear the mellow wedding bells."

"Try to light the fire."

Read the sentences and determine what poetic device is being used.

“On my first morning on the farm, I was awoken suddenly by the cock-a-doodle-do of the resident rooster.”

“The snakes in the pit hissed menacingly.”

“Zip! My dress was fastened and I was finally ready for the wedding.”

What poetic device has the following definition: A comparison of two things in which one becomes the other. Example:

“Life is a roller coaster.”

Referring to a specific place, person, or event in literature is known as what? Look at the examples below to help you determine your answer.

“He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”

“You're a regular Einstein.”

Look below at the examples and identify the poetic device that is being displayed.

“This school year has taken forever!”

“When I get home, I am going to eat so much food that I’ll probably die.”

“That book was literally the longest thing ever.”