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English Language Arts Level 7 #6 - Ms. Walker. Today ’ s Objectives. Assessment: Parts of Speech Sentence Building: Types of Sentences Idiom of the Day. Eight Parts of Speech. Pronouns. Nouns. Prepositions. Adverbs. Adjectives. Verbs. Conjunctions. Interjections. Word that names.
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Today’s Objectives • Assessment: Parts of Speech • Sentence Building: Types of Sentences • Idiom of the Day
Eight Parts of Speech Pronouns Nouns Prepositions Adverbs Adjectives Verbs Conjunctions Interjections
Word that names Noun: • A Person • A Place • A Thing • An Idea
The Verb A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement “be”verbs & Helping Verbs Linking Action Action
Every sentence must have VERB a
Kinds of Verbs • Action verbs express mental or physical action. • Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it. He rode the horse to victory. The flower is pretty.
Pronouns The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea. Indefinite Pronouns anybody each either none someone, one, etc. Demonstrative Pronouns this that these those Personal Pronouns I, me, mine you, your, yours she, her, hers, it, its we,us, our, ours they, them, their, theirs myself yourself Interrogative Pronouns who whom what which whose
The Adjective Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Answers these questions: Did you lose youraddress book? Which? Is that a woolsweater? What kind? How many? Just give me fiveminutes.
The Adverb Answers the questions: Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. How? He ran quickly. When? She left yesterday. Where? We went there. It was too hot! To what degree or how much?
Kinds of Adverbs Interrogative Adverbs introduce questions How did you break your leg? How? When does your plane leave? When? How often do you run? How often? Where? Where did you put the mouse trap?
The Preposition A preposition introduces a noun or pronoun or a phrase or clause functioning in the sentence as a noun. The word or word group that the preposition introduces is itsobject. They received a postcard from Bobby telling about his tripto Canada.
The preposition never stands alone! object of preposition noun preposition pronoun You can press those leaves underglass. object preposition object can have modifiers It happened during the last examination.
Some Common Prepositions throughout to toward under underneath until up upon with within without aboard about above across after against along among around at before behind below beneath beside between beyond by down during except for from in into like of off on over past since through
The Conjunction A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words. or and Neither /nor either/or but
The interjection is an exclamatory word that expresses emotion Goodness! What a cute baby! Look at that sunset!
Assessment: Parts of Speech • Complete the Parts of Speech Test that accompanies this lesson. You must answer 4 questions correctly for each part of speech to show proficiency.
Types of sentences Declarative Interrogative Exclamatory Imperative
Grammar: End-of-Sentence Punctuation Marks Three ways to end sentences in English: . Period ? Question Mark ! Exclamation Point
End of Sentence Punctuation Marks • Declarative and imperative sentences end with a period(.) • Interrogative sentences end with a question mark. (?) • Exclamatory sentences end with an exclamation point. (!)
Declarative Sentences • Make statements and end with periods Cookies taste good. We didn’t get home until late. Dolphins can recognize their reflections.
Declarative • Declarative - A declarative sentence makes a statement. A declarative sentence ends with a period. • Example: The house will be built on a hill(.)
Declarative Sentence • The house will be built on a hill. • housewill be built on The hill a
Interrogative • Interrogative - An interrogative sentence asks a question. An interrogative sentence ends with a question mark(?). • Example: How did you find the card?
Interrogative Sentences Asks questions; ends with question marks. Are you going home? When is the graduation? Why didn’t I take notes?
Diagram Interrogative Sentences • Are you going home? • you are going home
Exclamatory Sentences • Exclamatory - An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. An exclamatory sentence ends with an exclamation mark.(!) Exclamatory sentences often begin with interjections.
Exclamatory Sentences Excitedly expresses emotion; ends with exclamation point (!) The robber is escaping(!) That car is headed right for us(!) I can’t believe we won(!)
Diagram Exclamatory Sentences I can’t believe we won! we won • I can believe not
Imperative Sentences • Imperative - An imperative sentence gives a command. • Example: Cheryl, try the other door(.) • Cheryltrydoor the other
Imperative Sentence • Sometimes the subject of an imperative sentence (you) is understood. • Example: Look in the closet. (You, look in the closet.)
Imperative Sentences Be home by midnight. Drop the weapon! (You,) Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Diagram Imperative Sentences • Look in the closet. • (You) look in closet the
Review Write down whether each sentence is… • Declarative • Imperative • Exclamatory • Interrogative
1 Take out your soccer ball and play a game. Imperative Sentence
2 Why aren’t you doing your work? Interrogative Sentence
3 Wow, I am so happy! Exclamatory Sentence
4 • It is time for lunch. Declarative sentence
5 • Why do we have to take a test? Interrogative Sentence
Assignment • Complete the Sentence_type_wrkst. You must have seven correct answers to show proficiency.
Improper sentences Fragments & run-ons
Fragments and Run-ons • Fragments and run-ons are sentences that cannot be diagrammed properly. First, let’s look at sentence fragments.
Sentence Fragments • A sentence fragment is a statement that cannot stand alone as a sentence, even though it might look like it should be able to. A sentence fragment may be lacking a subject, a verb, or both.
Sentence Fragments • Example: Although she went to the store • she went Although to store the
Did You Notice? • When we diagrammed the sentence, the word although was not on or beneath the diagram line.
Sentence Fragments • The word, although, is a subordinating conjunction which begins a dependent clause which cannot stand alone as a sentence. Therefore, the group of words in the diagram is a fragment.
Other Fragments • Because John made a basket • John made basket • Is it a sentence or a fragment? because