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The Parts of Speech

The Parts of Speech. NOUNS. People, places, things Common Noun – A regular person, place or thing (ex: a teacher) Proper Noun – A specific person, place or thing (ex: Ms. Doak ) Concrete Noun – A person, place or thing that you can perceive with your five senses (ex: a flower)

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The Parts of Speech

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  1. The Parts of Speech

  2. NOUNS • People, places, things • Common Noun – A regular person, place or thing (ex: a teacher) • Proper Noun – A specific person, place or thing (ex: Ms. Doak) • Concrete Noun – A person, place or thing that you can perceive with your five senses (ex: a flower) • Abstract Noun – A thing you can’t touch, smell, see or hear (ex: bravery) • Collective Noun – A name that represents a group (ex: a crowd, a herd) • Nouns can be singular (one), plural (more than one) or possessive (to show ownership)

  3. PRONOUNS VERBS Action words (ex: write) Can also show a state of being (ex: He is away.) • A word that replaces a noun (ex: he, she, it) • Can be personal pronouns (ex: I, we)

  4. ADJECTIVES ADVERBS Describes or changes a verb (ex: The robber moved silently.) Describes or changes adjectives (ex: The nearly fatal accident.) Describes or changes adverbs (He ran very quickly.) Often ends in “ly” Exceptions: very, almost, never, here, there, already Asks: How? When? Where? • Describes a noun or pronoun • Asks : • What kind? • Which one? • How many?

  5. PREPOSITIONS INTERJECTIONS Words that express strong emotions or grabs a reader’s attention (ex: Hey!) • Words that show a relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word (ex: The dog jumped into the pool.) • Try to avoid ending a sentence in a preposition.

  6. The boy was 13; his name was Bob. Answer: Common noun and proper noun.

  7. I like the store becauseit has a lot of great sales. Answer: Conjunction

  8. I walked intothe school. Answer: Preposition

  9. Sue passed by the classroom window this morning. Answer: Verb

  10. She was running quickly. Answer: Pronoun & adverb

  11. The turtle is green. Answer : Adjective

  12. I love my job. Answer: Verb

  13. Hello, is there anybody home? Answer: Interjection

  14. She takes the bus by herself. Answer: Pronoun

  15. Clauses vs. Phrases CLAUSES • A clause is a group of words. • A clause has both a subject and a predicate. • A clause can be independent. Independent clauses are full sentences. • Clauses can be dependent. Dependent clauses are not full sentences. • Examples: The girl is nice. She went very fast. We wash the car. SENTENCES • A phrase is a group of words. • A phrase is missing either a subject or predicate. • Examples: Excellent idea Great job Wonderful idea

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