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The Basics of English Grammar

The Basics of English Grammar. September 22 nd -26 th , 2013. The Plan. Word Classification Nouns Verbs Adjectives Prepositions Practice Parts of a Sentence Subject Verb Predicate Practice Homework Extra 3 Kinds of Sentences. Word Classification.

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The Basics of English Grammar

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  1. The Basics of English Grammar September 22nd-26th, 2013

  2. The Plan • Word Classification • Nouns • Verbs • Adjectives • Prepositions • Practice • Parts of a Sentence • Subject • Verb • Predicate • Practice • Homework • Extra • 3 Kinds of Sentences

  3. Word Classification There are many other word classes, these are just the four basic

  4. Practice • Read the word on the following slides • Tell if the word is a: • Noun • Verb • Preposition • Adjective

  5. swim

  6. convertible

  7. with

  8. is

  9. I am tall.

  10. Watching the movie was extremely boring.

  11. Yesterday, I went swimming with my friends at the compound.

  12. Sentences • Sentences contain… • Subject • the person or thing the sentence is about • Predicate • contains the verb and other words in the sentence • There are 3 kinds of sentences • Simple • one subject and a predicate • Compound • two or more simple sentences put together with a conjunction • Complex • more than one thing or idea and verb

  13. Practice • Read the sentences on the following slides • Identify the: • Verb • Subject • Predicate

  14. Sentence Contents • Early settlers hoped for new lives in the United States. • They explored new territory. • These people shared a dream of a better life. • They dared to cross the ocean. • They settled in the new land. • All built new lives. • Some regretted their decision.

  15. Answers • Early settlers (hoped for new lives in the United States.) • They (explored new territory.) • These people (shared a dream of a better life.) • They (dared to cross the ocean.) • They (settled in the new land.) • All (built new lives.) • Some (regretted their decision.)

  16. Homework • Write 10 sentences • Identify the word classes (parts of speech) • Noun • Verb • Adjective • preposition • Write 10 sentences • Underline the verb • Circle the subject • (Put parentheses around the predicate)

  17. Types of Sentences • Simple • The dog is running quickly. • Compound • The dog is running quickly and the cat is sleeping. • Complex • The dog is running quickly and the cat is sleeping while I do my homework.

  18. Practice • Read the sentences on the following slides • Identify if they are: • Simple • Compound • Complex

  19. My friend enjoyed the film, but she didn't like the actor.

  20. My mother likes dogs that don't bark.

  21. He was driving the car quickly when, all of a sudden, there was a crash.

  22. The sun was setting in the west and the moon was just rising.

  23. The dog barked and growled loudly.

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