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The Grammar Detective and friends investigate...

The Grammar Detective and friends investigate. Parts of Speech. What can you say about the words in co lo u rs ? . ‘As she was walking through the forest she had a sudden feeling of fear ...’ ‘ It looked like a tremendous silver ball , lying there in the grass ...’

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The Grammar Detective and friends investigate...

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  1. The Grammar Detective and friends investigate... Parts of Speech

  2. What can you say aboutthewords in colours? ‘As shewaswalkingthroughtheforestshe had a suddenfeeling of fear...’ ‘Itlookedlike a tremendoussilverball, lyingthere in thegrass...’ ‘He crawled on forseveralmoremetres...’ “Thisisn’t a hole,’ he thoughtexcitedly.’

  3. ‘As shewaswalkingthroughtheforestshe had a suddenfeeling of fear...’ Whatkind of word is forest? It’s a noun. Whydo weusenouns? Weusenounsto talk about a person, place, orthing. Lookaroundyourclass. Whatnounscan yousee?

  4. ‘It looked like a tremendous silver ball, lying there in thegrass...’ Whatkind of word is tremendous? It’s an adjective. Why do weuseadjectives? Weuseadjectivestodescribe nouns. Whatotheradjectives do youknow?

  5. ‘He crawled on for several more metres...’ Whatkind of word is crawled? It’s a verb. Why do weuseverbs? Weuseverbstoshow an action. Whatnewverbshavewelearntrecently?

  6. “This isn’t a hole,’ he thought excitedly.’ Whatkind of word is excitedly? It’s an adverb. What is an adverb? An adverb is a wordwhich describeshowa verb is done. Complete thesentencewithdifferentadverbs: Theenormousplaneflew _____________ throughthe air.

  7. Now, open your book, pick up your pen, and quicklywritedown these sentences: • We use nouns to talk about a person, place, orthing. • Weuseadjectivestodescribenouns. • Weuseverbstoshow an action. • An adverb is a wordwhichdescribes • howa verb is done.

  8. What kind of word do weneed? noun 1. Thelarge ___________ wastooheavyforthe boy tocarry. 2. Shehad ___________ earsand a longwet__________. 3. ‘Whoevertheymeetfirst, thatpersonwill_________ thefullpower of theirmagic!’ 4. He waslateforthelessonso he ran___________ totheclassroom. 5. ‘Getout!’ they_____________. ‘Andstayoutuntilyou’vecleanedupthemess.’ 6. ‘I’vecometothecentre of the___________,’ the ___________ boy shouted. adjective noun verb adverb verb noun adjective

  9. Whatword do weneed? An adjective… The___________ boy. Workingwithyour partner, think of as manyadjectivesas you can in 30 seconds…

  10. noun Themissingword is a ……..…..? Theenormous __________. Write down as manynouns as possiblein 30 seconds.

  11. Theenormous boy didwhat? Theenormousboy___________. Everystudentmustcometothe board and writea verb. Yourteacherwillrecordthe time! Repeatifyougetpermission…

  12. How did he run? Theenormousboyran____________. Using a fullsentence, put yourhandupandtellyour teacheran adverb.

  13. It’s time togetcreative! Inyourbooks, useallparts of speechfrom thislessonandmakecompletesentences. Forexample… The___________ __________ __________ __________. Youhave 3 minutes… don’t stop writing! (verb) (adverb) (adjective) (noun) I justlovedancing!

  14. Youhavereachedtheend of thelesson. Pleaseremember: “Repetition is themother of skill…” Youmustpractise! • Nounstalk about a person, place, orthing. • Adjectivesdescribenouns. • Verbsshow an action. • Adverbsdescribehow a verb is • done. I’m quite an oldlanguage artist!

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