Parts of Speech

1. Parts of Speech

2. 8 Parts of Speech Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Pronouns Prepositions Interjections Conjunctions

3. Nouns • A person, place, thing, or an idea • Proper nouns are specific people, places, things, or ideas. These are capitalized. • Examples: McDonald’s, table, Russia • Usually the subject of a sentence. • The children laughed.

4. Verbs • Action words • Tell what the subject of the sentence is doing • Examples: run, burst, rush, stop • Verbs act as predicates in a sentence • The boy ran up the hill.

5. Adjectives • A word that describes a noun • Examples: boring, green, happy • Can be colors, emotions, etc. • Usually placed before a noun in a sentence: • The black dog ran.

6. Adverbs • Describes verbs or adjectives • usually end in –ly (but not always) • Examples: sadly, quickly, most, angrily, colorfully • Can be placed before or after the word it describes: • The teacher spoke happily. • My brother excitedly opened his gift.

7. POP QUIZ Pull out a sheet of notebook paper and head it in the top, right-hand corner. Number a separate sheet of paper from 1-5. Nouns usually function as the__________ in a sentence. What does an adjective do? Where can you place an adverb in a sentence. Verbs usually function as the __________ in a sentence.

8. 5) Write 3 sentences that each use nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. • The sentences can be related or unrelated. • Identify each part of speech by writing the following abbreviations above the appropriate word: • Noun=N • Verb=V • Adjective=Adj • Adverb=Adv • Example: The happy dog ran excitedly. N V Adj. Adv.

9. Pronouns • These stand in the place of a noun • Can show ownership (possession) • Every pronoun has an antecedent (the noun it is replacing). • This must be easy to locate so the reader understands what is being said or written • 8 Types: • Demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite, relative, possessive, reflexive, reciprocal, and absolute possessive • Examples: he, she, they, it, them, we, ours

10. Prepositions Show the relationship between things Try not to end sentences with these. Think, “what could I do to a slide?” Examples: between, beyond, behind, below, above, under, around, along, in, on, over, etc.

11. Interjections These show short bursts of emotion. They are usually followed with a exclamation point or a comma if it’s connected to a full sentence. Examples: Wow! Ouch! Hey!

12. Conjunctions • These join words or phrases together • 3 Types: • Coordinating • Join words or phrases • FANBOYS • Subordinating • Turn an independent clause into a dependent one • When he went to school, Johnny realized that he was in big trouble. • Correlative • Used in pairs, show that parts of the sentence are of equal importance • Example: either, or; neither, nor • Either take out the trash or do the dishes.

13. Pop Quiz #2 Number your paper from 1-5 Answer the questions below: Prepositions show the ___________ between things. Write an example of an interjection. What are the 3 types of conjunctions? The word to which a pronoun refers (the noun a pronoun is replacing) is called the _________. Write 2 sentences using prepositions, interjections, conjunctions, and pronouns. Please make these sentences related to one another.