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Brief Grammar Review. Arrrghhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. 8 Parts of Speech. Nouns Adverbs Pronouns Prepositions Verbs Conjunctions Adjectives Interjections. Nouns. Definition: Person, place, thing, idea Common: generic (any) zombie. Nouns. Definition: Person, place, thing, idea
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Brief Grammar Review Arrrghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8 Parts of Speech Nouns Adverbs Pronouns Prepositions Verbs Conjunctions Adjectives Interjections
Nouns Definition: Person, place, thing, idea Common: generic (any) zombie
Nouns Definition: Person, place, thing, idea Proper: specific Rob Zombie
Pronouns Definition: A word that replaces a noun. There are lots! They could be he, she, myself, everybody, his, hers…
Pronouns Definition: A word that replaces a noun. Before Rob Zombie directed the 2007 remake of Halloween, he was also in the band White Zombie.
Verbs Definition: A word used to express action, being, or state of being. Action Verb: She ran from the zombie.
Verbs Linking/Being Verbs: (is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been) She is azombie.
Verbs Helping/Auxiliary Verbs: previous, + has, have, had, do, does, did, may might, must, can, could, shall, should, will, would .
Verbs Helping/Auxiliary Verbs: We should have been running from the zombies.
Adjectives Definition: An adjective is use to modify (describe) a noun or pronoun. They answer these questions: Which one? What kind? Whose? How Much? How Many? .
Adjectives Which one? the slow zombie What kind? the mean zombie Whose? your zombie
Adjectives How much? more zombies How Many? five zombies
Prepositions Definition: A preposition shows the relationship between its object (object of the preposition) & some other word in the sentence. There are a 51 of them.
Prepositions Think of a zombie and a car A zombie is above the car. A zombie is inside a car. A zombie is beside a car. A zombie is under the car.
Adverbs Definition: An adverb is used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. They answer the questions: How? When? Where? How often? To what extent?
Adverbs How often? The zombie fell twice. To what extent? The zombie is extremely scary.
Adverbs How? The zombie walks aimlessly. When? The zombie comes today. Where? The zombie fell forward.
Conjunctions Definition: A conjunction connects words or groups of words. Coordinate Conjunctions: For And Nor But Or Yet So
Conjunctions Definition: A conjunction connects words or groups of words. Subordinate: as, as if, because, before, if, since, that till, unless, when, where, whether
Conjunctions Definition: A conjunction connects words or groups of words. Correlative (in pairs): Both…and Either…or Neither…nor Not only…but also
Conjunctions The zombie and his friend danced. The zombie will attack unless we hide. Either he was a zombie, or he was extremely boring.
Interjections Definition: An interjection expresses strong feeling. It can end with a comma or an exclamation point depending on the emotion. Wow! You look awful. Oh, you’re a zombie.