Parts of Speech Review

1. Parts of Speech Review

2. Nouns Take notes in the Grammar section of your binder.

3. Nouns A word or word group that is used to name a person, a place, a thing, or an idea

4. Compound Nouns 2 words for the price of 1 One word: grandfather, baseball, football Hyphenated word: mother-in-law, light-year Two words (that go together): grandpiano, jumpingjack

5. What do these words have in common? Eiffel Tower Pirates of the Caribbean Ms. Foster President Obama Brian London Auburn “Lost” Harry Potter Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Atlanta Braves “Single Ladies”

6. Proper Nouns Proper noun: names a particular person, place, thing, or idea Which president? President Obama Which teacher? Ms. Foster Which totally awesome literary character? Harry Potter Which favorite TV show of Ms. Foster? Lost Proper nouns begin with a capital letter.

7. What do these words have in common? country girl dog hairspray freedom religion truth song movie table chicken shoe language toothpaste

8. Common Nouns Common noun: names any person, place, thing, or idea (or group of people, places, things, or ideas.) Common nouns are usually not capitalized.

9. What is the difference between the two categories? bridge Jordan-Hare Stadium chicken wing daisy strawberry music Johnny Depp love fun truth wisdom Judaism self-esteem humor

10. Concrete noun: names a person, place, or thing that can be seen, heard, tasted, touched, or smelled Abstract noun: names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic It cannot be touched, heard, seen, tasted, or smelled.

11. Collective Nouns A word that names a group Examples: herd, team, family, crew, batch, class, jury, committee

12. Jot Thoughts Ms. Foster has put posters around the room. In groups, you will travel to each poster. When Ms. Foster says “go”, you will have 30 seconds to write down as many nouns as possible. Categories: Person, place, thing, idea Each group with write in a different color so you can see how your group did. Social skill: Moving around room, quiet voices

13. Pronouns Take notes in the grammar section of your binder.

14. Why do we need pronouns? Ms. Fralish is my roommate. Ms. Fralish is a coach at the high school. Ms. Fralish’s students call Ms. Fralish Ms. FrayFray. Ms. Fralish likes to sing in the car on the way to school. When other drivers see Ms. Fralish, they might think Ms. Fralish is talking to Ms. Fralish.

15. On the flip side…Who is he? He went to Publix yesterday. In his cart, he had bread, milk, and cheese. He was in line at the check-out counter. He handed him $10.50. He unloaded the groceries into his car. When he was backing out of his parking spot, he hit his car.

16. Why do writers use pronouns?

17. Pronouns Pronoun: a word that is used in place of one or more nouns The word or word group that a pronoun stands for is called its antecedent. Example: When other drivers see Ms. Fralish, they might think Ms.Fralish is talking to Ms. Fralish. When other drivers see Ms. Fralish, they might think she is talking to herself.

18. Personal Pronouns A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking, the one being spoken to, or the one being spoken about. First person personal pronouns: I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours Second person personal pronouns: you, your, yours Third person personal pronouns: he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs

19. Use personal pronouns in place of some the nouns. When I turned on the lie detector, the lie detector told me the lie detector had a headache. When I turned on the lie detector, _____ told me ____ had a headache.

20. If the doctor ever shows up, ask the doctor if the doctor will deliver the baby. If the doctor ever shows up, ask ________ if ______ will deliver the baby.

21. Gertrude threw the banana cream pie at the judge, but Gertrude later apologized. Gertrude threw the banana cream pie at the judge, but ______ later apologized.

22. How and why do writers organize information? Composing strong paragraphs

23. Find the topic sentence, supporting details, and conclusion in these paragraphs: Winter is my favorite season, because I like the clothes, the food, and the activities. In the winter, I can wear a big coat and my favorite sweater. When it’s cold, I can eat hot foods and soup. I like to drink hot chocolate too. Best of all, I enjoy many winter activities. I can play in the snow and make a snowman. I can go skiing, ice skating, or stay at home by the fireplace. These things make winter my favorite season.

24. What do paragraphs look like? American food is fast, cheap, and tasty. Some countries have food that takes a long time to make, but Americans like to eat fast food, for example: hot dogs, hamburgers, and sandwiches. American food is not too expensive. Some people don’t like American food, but I think it tastes great. You can put ranch dressing on everything to make it taste delicious. If you are looking for food that is fast, cheap, and tasty, you should try American food.

25. Do all the sentences in this paragraph stay focused on the topic? I don’t like tests. Every time I take a test, I feel nervous. When I study for a test, I don’t know if I will be able to get a good grade. Often I worry about taking a test and can’t sleep. Sometimes I daydream or draw pictures in class. After the test is over, I worry about my grade. When my teacher gives the test back to me with a grade, I still can’t relax, because I know I will have another test soon. Tests give me a lot of stress. That is why I don’t like tests.

26. What would be a topic sentence for this paragraph? _________________. You don’t have to take a cat for a walk every day like a dog. You do not have to wash cats, because they know how to clean themselves. If you want to go on vacation, you can leave some food and water for your cat, and it will be okay. A cat can sleep on your bed and keep you warm at night. I think these things make cats good pets.

27. What is a concluding sentence for this paragraph? Halloween is a traditional American holiday. Americans celebrate it every year on October 31st. Children dress in Halloween costumes and go trick-or-treating. Adults have parties and decorate their homes. The stores sell a lot of candy and black and orange decorations. At parties people eat cupcakes and drink apple cider. They also carve pumpkins to make jack-o-lanterns. ____________________. From ReadWriteThink: Adapted from “Teaching Writing” by Rebekah Martindale

28. The Hamburger Paragraph Topic sentence Supporting details Conclusion sentence

29. Verbs What are you doing?

30. Verbs A verb expresses action or a state of being. Action: We celebrated the win yesterday. John ran up the stairs to get to his next class. State of being: Halloween is an American holiday. The Jaguars are the best team at DMS.

31. What are they doing?

32. What are they doing?

33. The Saints celebrate their victory.

34. Action Verbs Action verbs: express physical activity Serena Williams swings her racket. Tim Tebowthrows the football. Michael Phelps swims really fast. Lee Dewyzesang on the American Idol stage. The Saints celebrated their victory.

35. Action verbs continued Action verbs express mental activity Alison thought about the problem before answering. JeramiyabelievesJaylon when he says he cut his finger.

36. Identify the Action Verbs For a science project, Maura built a volcano. Ms. Evans carefully explained the word problem to each of the students. I remembered to grade your homework. Dr. Jones wishes he was as cool as Ms. Foster. Scotty’s bike suddenly skidded and fell hard on the pavement.

37. Who is she???

38. Linking Verbs Linking verb: A verb that expresses a state of being. It connects, or links, the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes that subject. Example: Beyonceisa singer. More examples: Beyonceseemsnice. The verb, seems, links nice to the subject, Beyonce. Beyoncesoundsamazing.

39. Common linking verbs appear feel look seem sound taste become grow remain smell stay turn

40. Forms of Be am were will be can be is has been shall be should be are have been may be was had been might be would have been

41. More Examples of Linking Verbs Serena Williams is a tennis player. Tim Tebowremained focused at the game. Michael Phelps becomes a fish in the water. Lee Dewyzeis this year’s American Idol.

42. Substitute an equals (=) sign for each linking verb. If the subject and predicate part are the same, then you have a linking verb! Beyonce= a singer. Beyonceis a singer. Chocolate ice cream tastes delicious. Chocolate ice cream = delicious

43. Helping Verbs Helping verb: “helps” the main verb express action or state of being. In other words, it helps the linking verb or action verb. Examples: can sing, did swim, has taught Common helping verbs: has, had, have, can, might, could, should, may, will, did, was

44. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRdxXPV9GNQ List five verbs that you see in the video clip. List more if you can! Create three sentences using those verbs.

45. Adjectives The paint of language

46. Adjectives Adjective: a word that is used to modify (or describe) a noun or pronoun Tells what kind, which one, how much, or how many about a noun What kind? Curly hair, young kids, busy dentist Which one? Seventh grade, that road, any movie How much/many? Many days, ten dollars, no pens

47. Adjectives Some words that typically stand alone as nouns may be used as adjectives in some circumstances. taco (noun) taco soup (adjective) football (noun) football game (adjective) Can you think of another example?

48. Proper Adjectives Just like proper nouns, proper adjectives are capitalized. Examples: Thanksgivingdinner, Africancontinent Proper adjective Noun

49. Adverb

50. Adverbs Adverb: a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb Adverbs answer: Where? When? How? How often? How long? To what extent? How much? Adverbs may be in different places in a sentence. Adverbs usually end inly.