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Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech. Nouns. Place. Person. idea. Thing. Common and Proper Nouns. Proper nouns name a specific person, place, thing, or idea Ellsworth Brazil Dell Mr. Serene. Common nouns name any person, place, thing, or idea town country computer man. Noun Practice.

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Parts of Speech

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  1. Parts of Speech

  2. Nouns Place Person idea Thing

  3. Common and Proper Nouns • Proper nouns name a specific person, place, thing, or idea • Ellsworth • Brazil • Dell • Mr. Serene • Common nouns name any person, place, thing, or idea • town • country • computer • man

  4. Noun Practice • One day, jody went for a walk in the jungle. She had been living in costa rica for three months, and still hadn’t left her house. Finally, Jody decided that it was time for her to venture from the comforts of home.

  5. Noun Practice, continued • One day, Jody went for a walk in the jungle. She had been living in CostaRica for three months, and she still hadn’t left her house. Finally, Jody decided that it was time for her to venture from the comforts of home.

  6. Pronouns • Pronouns take the place of a noun. • Pronouns come in several varieties

  7. Pronouns • Demonstrative • This • That • These • those • Indefinite • Some • Many • Few • Personal • I • She • it • Intensive • Myself • himself • Interrogative • Who • Where • Possessive • His • mine • Relative • Which • That

  8. Identify the Pronouns • That is my favorite flavor of ice cream. • Someone ate all of the cookies I baked yesterday. • Who is yelling at me? • She ran to the store, thinking it would be closed soon.

  9. Pronoun Practice • _____ is likely that ____ will rain. • ______ believes that ghosts live among us. • Charlie Brown is crazy; ____ believes in the Great Pumpkin. • The students forgot _____ books.

  10. Adjectives • Adjectives describe nouns. • Examples: • The yellow car drove quickly down the quiet street. • The flower is beautiful.

  11. Adjective Practice • After thirteen years, the furry, black cat died of fright. • Last night, I was ironing the fancy dress I’d wear to the birthday party. • My favorite author is Kate Chopin, who wrote the best-selling novel The Awakening.

  12. Action Verbs • Describe an action being completed by the subject of the sentence • Example: Josh ran across the street. • It may include a helping verb • Josh did run across the street.

  13. Find the Action Verb • Paul lifted the barbell above his head. • The company exploited its workers. • Laurie did finish the painting finally. • Sometimes the oven over-heats. • The girls giggled and laughed all through the movie. • I swam laps in the pool and then dove off the board.

  14. Linking Verbs • Linking verbs link the subject of the sentence with a noun or an adjective in the predicate. • Example: Mark is a District Conservationist. • It may include a helping verb: • Example: Mark has been the District Conservationist for 27 years.

  15. Most Common Linking Verbs • To be • Is, am, are, was, were • Become • Sensory words • Look (It looks nice. Vs. I looked at the bird.) • Smell (The flower smells pretty. Vs. I smell bacon cooking)

  16. Find the Linking Verb • George is stubborn. • Joseph and George were happy to be alive. • It appears that ghosts are to blame. • It was hot outside.

  17. Adverbs • Adverbs modify (describe) verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. • Sometimes end in -ly • Adverbs tell when, where, how much, and to what extent • Examples: • Verb: I read the book quickly. • Adjective: The woman is quite pretty. • Adverb: I read the book very quickly.

  18. Find the Adverb • I waited patiently for the doctor. • Jack finally asked for a raise. • Yesterday, I went to the store. • The class will meet here tomorrow. • You can always set your watch by him. • Sometimes cats are finicky.

  19. Preposition • Shows a noun’s or pronoun’s relationship to another word in a sentence. • (Anything a cat can do with a box) • Begins a phrase that ends with a noun • Examples: • The cat jumped over the box. • The cat ran into the box. • The cat sat beside the box.

  20. Find the Prepositional Phrase • Jody look into the hour glass. • After the football game, I ate cookies. • I looked around the corner for my cat. • Sometimes, I eat food in my room.

  21. Conjunctions • Conjunctions join things together. • Examples: • Joe and Judy are twins. • I like pizza but not lobster. • Do you want to ride a bike or drive a car?

  22. Interjections • An interjection is a word added to a sentence to convey an emotion or a sentiment. • It is not grammatically related to any other part of the sentence. • Examples: Wow! Oh my gosh!

  23. Find the Conjunctions and Interjections • Hey, did you go to Red Wing and see a movie? • No, I went shopping, but I didn’t buy anything.

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