Are You Ready to Learn the 8 Parts of Speech?!

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Dear teachers,This program was designed for the target audience of 7th grade Language Arts students who need to master the eight parts of speech.As part of the learning environment, students will learn the material throughout the semester by reading their textbooks and participating during class activities. Students will have to show that they have learned the material by completing the following program and passing the quiz at the end.Students will be expected to take the quiz individually without the use of notes or their textbooks.Given the parts of speech program and quiz, students will be able to identify the eight different parts with 100% accuracy.Click on the banana to continue, or click the rhino to go back.. Hope you enjoy! 

Is THAT a 7th grader I see?! “It sure is! Sup? The name’s Carlos, and I’m going to be your personal guide for today. You are JUST the person I have been looking for too! With all that you have learned throughout the course of this semester, it is now time for you to be quizzed on that knowledge. Don’t worry! If you’re feeling a little rusty, I have just the program to help refresh your memory. You will be expected to complete the quiz with 100% accuracy without the use of your notes or textbook. Click on the banana to continue, or click on the rhino to go back.”

Ah. Good, you’re still with me!From this point forward, you will be able to take the quiz whenever you feel that you are ready to by simply clicking on the icon. If for any reason you need to go to the previous slide, just click on the icon. And when you’re ready to continue onto the next slide, click on the icon. If you need to get back to the homepage, you can click any icon of my face, and I’ll be sure you get where you need to go! Q

Have you ever thought to yourself, WHY IN THE WORLD do I need to know the 8 parts of speech?! Well, you’re about to find out! Q

English can be tough: English can get confusing because some words could possibly have three different meanings. However, if you know your parts of speech, you can avoid some of the confusion. Q Do you want to be able to understand, analyze, and construct good sentences? I hope you answered “yes” because it is essential for you to master the 8 parts of speech. I’m ready to help you in any way possible so lets get started! 

These are the 8 parts of speech that you will be tested on today: Verbs Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Q If you feel you are prepared to begin the quiz, you may do so now. If you do not feel able to complete the quiz at this time, that’s okay too! Just click on the banana and we will start our review.

VERBS! Verbs have TWOimportant functions: - to put objects into motion - to help clarifyobjects in meaningful ways If you’re having trouble finding a verb in a sentence, just ask yourself, “Is this something that a person or thing can do?” Verbs express action; something that a person, animal, or thing can do.

EXAMPLES! Johnny sneezed so loud that it hurt my ears. ** Look for something in the sentence that you can do. Sneezing is something that Johnny can do. 2. Sarah always winks at me whenever I pass her in the hallway. ** Again, the “doing” word in the sentence is “winks”. Winking is something you are able to do. “ I played the guitar.” “Playing the guitar is something I can do.”

NOUNS ! Nouns are words that identify the whos, wheres, and whatsin the English language. Nouns name people, places, and things. They also often function as the subject of the sentence. A propernoun names a specific, one-of-kind item and is always capitalized. Commonnouns identify the general items and are not capitalized. Q

EXAMPLES! Sally really enjoyed those brownies. ** Can you see anything specific in that sentence? Sally. Specifically, “Sally” enjoyed the brownies. ** Brownies are things, so brownies would be the second noun. A cake is a common noun because it is a thing but it is not a specific item. 2. Cody drove his car to New York City. ** Keep in mind that there could be more than one type of noun in a sentence. There can also be multiple nouns in one sentence. ** “Cody” is the person, “car” is the thing, and “New York City” is the place. Q

PRONOUNS! Pronouns are small words that take the place of a noun. Q If we didn’t have pronouns, then our sentence would get repetitive because remember, sentences can have multiple nouns. Pronouns can include any of the following: I, me, you, he, she, him, her, this, that, these, those, his, hers, them, they, mine, yours, what, which,.. etc. Instead of repeating people’s names, places, or things, replace it with one of the words listed above. Your sentences will sound so much better!

EXAMPLES! 1. I was talking to her. INSTEAD OF: I was talking Jennifer. 2. Jack and Jill are not walking by themselves. INSTEAD OF: Jack and Jill are walking with Tom, Nicole, and Justin. Instead of saying, “I ran with my dad, the chef, our cat, andour dog”, repeatedly when explaining something, say.. “I ran with them”. Q

Q ADJECTIVES! Adjectives describe nouns! Adjectives answer the following questions: Which one is it? What kind is it? How many are there? Adjectives help give a more vivid mental image for the reader.

EXAMPLES! “I am wearing a tall, yellow hat.” ** Tall and yellowdescribe what kind the hat was. Six dogs ran across the street. ** Six tells how many there were. The students who did not pay attention during class failed the quiz. ** Which students failed the quiz? The students who did not pay attention failed the quiz. Q

ADVERBS! Q Adverbs specify the meaning of verbs and adjectives. Adverbs adjust the meaning of verbs and adjectives to give a more vivid mental picture. Adverbs answer: When? Where? Why? How?

“I quicklypeeled the banana so I could eat it sooner.” ** Quickly describes how I peeled the banana. EXAMPLES! 1. 1. Kelly went to sleep at midnight. ** Midnight answers whenKelly went to sleep. 2. John saw the deer from across the field. ** Across answers from wherethe deer was seen. Q

Q PREPOSITIONS! Prepositions are words that specify locations. They tell where something is. “But” is sometimes a preposition. If it means the same thing as “except” in a sentence, then it is a preposition.

EXAMPLES Katherine put her coffee mug on top of the counter. ** On topindicates the location of Katherine’s coffee mug. “I am sitting next to the big yellow hat.” ** Next to indicates the location of where I am sitting. 2. Kevin put his book underneath the table. ** Underneath indicates the location of where Kevin put his book, Q

CONJUCTIONS! Conjunctions are joiner words. Joiner words connect parts of a sentence. Conjunctions can be any of the following words: and, but, or, yet, for, nor, so. It may be helpful to remember that conjunctions are ALWAYS less than four letters long. Q

EXAMPLES! 1. We wanted to go to the basketball game, but Sarah forgot her ticket at home. ** Butconnectsthe first and second part of the sentence. 2. I do not wish to buy a new car, nor do I have that kind of money right now. ** Norconnectsthe first and second part of the sentence. “I wanted to get a cookie from the top shelf, butI wasn’t tall enough.” ** Butconnectsthe two potential sentences (each highlighted in a different color), and makes them one. Q

INTERJECTIONS! Interjections are short exclamations like Oh!, Um or Ah! that have no grammatical connection to the sentence. Interjections are more common in speaking than in writing. “Er” and “Um” are often used as “hesitation devices”, meaning they are used when people don’t know what to say or to indicate that they are thinking of what to say next. Q

EXAMPLES! “Oops! I accidentally dropped the can of blue paint on my head!” 1. “Uh, I don’t think I know the answer to that question.” ** “Uh” is the hesitationdeviceused. The person speaking did not know the answer, or what to say at all. “Oops!” is the short, one word exclamation that comes before the sentence. 2. “Wow! That is a cool ring!” ** “Wow!” is the interjectionfollowed by an exclamation point; It that has no grammatical value. Q

“Hey! Just me again. I hope that review was helpful for you! Click on the link below for a quick video review. If you still have a specific part of speech that you feel unsure about after watching the video, you can click on it’s link below for more review. On the other hand, if you consider yourself prepared enough for the quiz you are welcome to click the icon in the bottom right corner. Good luck on the quiz! It has been a pleasure reviewing with you!” Verbs Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Q

QUIZ.TIME There will be a series of 10 questions that you will have to answer correctly in order to carry on with the quiz. To navigate through the quiz, click on the circle next to the answer that you think is correct. If correct, you can move on to the next question. If incorrect, you must try again until you obtain the answer that is accurate.

QUESTION #1: Which of the following words is an example of a verb? 1. Jason ran as fast as he could but he still couldn’t finish the race in first place. JASON RACE RAN FIRST

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Verbs have TWO important functions: • to put objects into motion • - to help explain objects in meaningful ways Verbs express action: - something that a person, animal, or thing can do.

QUESTION #2: Which of the following words ARE NOT AN example of a NOUN? 2. Patrick and his family went on vacation to Cancun, Mexico month. PATRICK CANCUN, MEXICO WENT MONTH

- Nouns are words that identifythe who's, where's, and what's in the English language. - Nouns name people, places, and things. They also often function as the subject of the sentence. RETRY

QUESTION #3: Which of the • following two words are both pronouns? 3. Kate really enjoys music performed by Justin Timberlake. She also loves his stage presence . Justin Timberlake had an awesome show with Kelly Clarkson. KATE, JUSTIN HAD, AN SHE, HIS KELLY CLARKSON

- Pronouns are small words that take the placeof a noun. - Pronouns can include any of the following: I, me, you, he, she, him, her, this, that, these, those, his, hers, them, they, mine, yours, what, which,.. etc. - Instead of repeating people’s names, places, or things; replace itwith one of the words listed above. RETRY

QUESTION #4: WHICH OF THE • FOLLOWING WORDS WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AN ADJECTIVE? 4. Jordan showed his classmates his new, expensive, gold watch. “Wow!”, gasped Amber. EXPENSIVE GOLD WOW! NEW

- Adjectives describenouns! - Adjectives answer the following questions: Which one is it? What kind is it? How many are there? - Adjectives help give a more vivid mental image for the reader. RETRY

QUESTION #5: Which of the • following sentences DESCRIBES an adverb? An adverb is a person, place, or thing. 2. Adverbs have no grammatical value. 3. Adverbs are almost ALWAYS less than 4 letters long. 4. Adverbs help give a mental picture of when, where, why, and how something is happening. SENTENCE #2 SENTENCE #4 SENTENCE #1 SENTENCE #3

- Adverbs specifythe meaning of verbs and adjectives. - Adverbs answer: When? Where? Why? How? RETRY

QUESTION #6: True or false? The • Following sentence does not include any prepositions: 1. I thought I lost the TV remote but then I realized that I put it inside of the desk drawer. TRUE FALSE

Prepositions are words that specifylocations. They tell where something is. RETRY

Are You Ready to Learn the 8 Parts of Speech?!