Grammar Notes: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and More!

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7th Grade - Quarter 1 Grammar Notes 1.) Nouns 2.) Proper Nouns 3.) Pronouns 4.) Possessive Nouns 5.) Adjectives 6.) Verbs 7.) Adverbs 8.) Parts of Speech (review) 9.) Subject and Predicate 10.) Sentence Fragments 11.) Run-on Sentences

Writer’s nb entry: Grammar Notes: Nouns

Quick definition Example(s) NOUNS Common nouns NOUNS = person, place, thing, idea Proper nouns Compound nouns Singular nouns Plural nouns Abstract nouns Concrete nouns

Apply List five examples of concrete nouns List five examples of abstract nouns 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Writer’s nb entry: Grammar Notes: Proper Nouns

Proper Nouns Try to think of proper nouns as “proper” or “fancy” nouns that require capitalization because of how “proper” they are! Common noun = teacher, female, woman Pronoun = she, her (we will get to this next) Proper noun = Mrs. Pathenos Iggy Azalea

NERD ALERT What kind of word should you invite to a tea party?? A PROPER NOUN!

Writer’s nb entry: Grammar Notes: Pronouns

Pronouns A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a noun or another pronoun. Personal pronouns change their form to express person, number, gender, and case. First Person Examples: I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours Second Person Examples: You, your, yours Third Person Examples: She, he, it, her, him, hers, his, they, them, their, theirs

Pronouns Why do we use pronouns? Well, just try talking without using them! Mrs. Pathenos washed Mrs. Pathenos’s hands. The person named Sarah sitting in that third chair is friends with the other person named Ryan sitting in that chair.

Pronouns Pronouns are sometimes confused with proper nouns, but don’t make that mistake! Remember proper nouns as “proper” or “fancy” nouns that require capitalization because of how “proper” they are! Common noun = girl, female, lady, woman Pronoun = she, her Proper noun = Mrs. Pathenos or Jari Lynn Pathenos

Noun Sorting Create this chart in your Writer’s NB

Noun Sorting Arrange these nouns by writing them under their proper column heading. (Be sure to capitalize the proper nouns!)

Noun Sorting - ANSWERS

Writer’s nb entry: Grammar Notes: Possessive Nouns

The RULE for the possessive apostrophe: The apostrophe is placed at the end of a noun to indicate that something belongs to someone or something. The apostrophe replace the word of in a sentence.

Another RULE for the possessive apostrophe: You need to figure out if your possessor/owner is singular (one) or plural (two or more). Quick Review: Singular = boy, girl, dog, cat, school Plural = boys, girls, dogs, cats, schools

More on this rule: When singular, the apostrophe is always on the left of its s. When plural, it is usually on the right. What the heck!?

Examples

Let’s TRY it! The girls shoes fit her well. Dr. Suess books are popular kids books. The princess crown fell off her head.

Let’s TRY it (again) The barn animals food will last them two weeks. Mrs. Pathenos desk is a mess today. The Pathenos home has a welcome mat.

NERD ALERT A VERB and a NOUN were dating, but they broke up. Why??? The noun was too possessive!

Writer’s nb entry: Grammar Notes – Adjectives

Adjectives ADJECTIVES: describe or modify nouns can be numbers, colors, sizes, etc. usually come right before the noun sometimes come after a verb • Remember, nouns can be people, places, things, or ideas. Examples of nouns: teacher, student, school, books, hunger, wisdom. • A writer can enhance his/her writing by adding adjectives.

Adjectives Review ADJECTIVES are used to answer the following: Hint: label the nouns with an “N” before you start looking for adjectives! 1.) Rory is a stinky dog. 2.) I fed the squirrels some peanuts. 3.) My cat has eight whiskers. 4.) The round, silver spaceship carried ugly aliens. 5.) My backpack feels like it weighs nine pounds!

Practice – Choose 3 of the 5 sentences to write down in your NB. Label the nouns with “N” and label the adjectives with “ADJ.” Hint: Label the nouns with an “N” before you start looking for adjectives! 1.) I am going to wear shiny, black shoes when we go to see “A Christmas Carol.” 2.) Hedgehogs have prickly backs, but they are still cute! 3.) My older brother stole my secret journal. 4.) The round, silver spaceship carried ugly aliens. 5.) His backpack feels like it weighs nine pounds!

Writer’s nb entry: Grammar Notes: Verbs

VERBS A verb is a word that shows physical action, mental action, or a state of being. Physical actions: run, jump, swim, leap, sleep, skip, burp, laugh Mental state: think, guess, consider State of being: be, appear, seem, feel

Verbs Express Physical Actions Here are some sentences with the verbs bolded.She sellscrayons and scissors. • (In this example, the word sells is a verb. It expresses the physical activity to sell.) The doctor wrote the prescription. • (In this example, the word wrote is a verb. It expresses the physical activity to write. Allison bought a ticket. • (The word bought is a verb. It expresses the physical activity to buy.)

Verbs Express Mental Actions She considers the job done. • (The word considers is a verb. It expresses the mental activity to consider.) Peter guessed the right number. • (The word guessed is a verb. It expresses the mental activity to guess.) I thought the same thing. • (The word thought is a verb. It expresses the mental activity to think.)

Verbs Express a State of Being A small, but extremely important group of verbs do not express any activity at all. The most important verb in this group – arguably of all – is the verb to be. As already mentioned, this is seen in forms like is, are, were, was, will be, etc. Edwina is the largest elephant in this area. • (The word isis a verb from the verb to be.) It was a joke. • (The word was is a verb from the verb to be.) I am. • (The word am is a verb from the verb to be.) Point of interest: I am is the shortest sentence in English.

Practice Read the following passage, and write down how many VERBS you can spot! My two sisters sent a card to my aunt and uncle in 1930. It arrived this morning. A sticker on the card apologized for the delay. It was only 80 or so years late. 4

Writer’s nb entry: Grammar Notes: Adverbs

Adverbs Review ADVERBS describe or modify adjectives or verbs many adverbs end in “ly” to figure out if a word is an adverb, you need to figure out what it is doing in the sentence

Adverbs Review ADVERBS are used to answer the following: Hint: Label the verbs with a “V” before you start looking for adverbs! 1.) I cautiously walked down the dark hallway. 2.) The hyper kid crazily popped the red balloons. 3.) I studied for my grammar test during breakfast. 4.) The gymnast’s routine was performed perfectly. 5.) Turn your missing work in now.

Practice – Choose 3 of the 5 sentences to write down in your NB. Label the verbs with a “V” and then label any adverbs with “ADV.” 1.) The talented ballerina gracefully moved across the stage. 2.) The ELA teacher sadly returned tests back to students. 3.) Puppies like to wildly jump and bark during exercise. 4.) Please meticulously study parts of speech before Friday. 5.) You may slam your pencil down now!

Writer’s nb entry: Grammar Notes: Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech Verbs = describe an action Nouns = person, place, thing, idea Adjectives = describe or modify nouns Adverbs = describe or modify verbs (and sometimes adjectives and other adverbs)

Apply Identify each underlined part of speech Answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. • The dogiswet. • The wet dog jumped on the couch. • The dog quickly fled the living room. • My dog is lazilyrelaxing on his own bed. • Fluffy, the dog, barked at the suspiciousstranger.

Challenge Write down these sentences and label each part of speech. V = verb, N = noun, Adj = adjective, Adv = adverb 1.) A portly woman waddled into the narrow elevator. 2.) Her sparse red hair was pinned back by a plastic barrette. 3.) The woman eerily stared at Marvin with her tiny blue eyes, and Marvin began to sweat profusely.

Writer’s nb entry: Grammar Notes – Subject and Predicate

SUBJECT – Tells us WHO or WHAT the sentence is about Complete Thought PREDICATE – Tells us about the subject What the subject is What the subject does What the subject is like What the subject has …

Here’s a complete thought… The talented ballerina gracefully moved across the stage. Here’s the subject Here’s the predicate

Let’s make it SIMPLE… SIMPLE SUBJECT SIMPLE PREDICATE The simple predicate is just the verb The simple subject is usually just a noun or a pronoun The talented ballerina gracefully moved across the stage. Simple subject Simple predicate

Practice: Copy these sentences and… Underline the complete subject one time. Underline the complete predicate two times. Put a circle around the simple subject.Put a box around the simple predicate. 1.) The fabulous teacher provides her students with candy. 2.) The builder used steel beams for the house. 3.) Independent readers increase their vocabulary every time they read.

Writer’s nb entry: Grammar Notes – Sentence Fragments

A sentence fragment is NOT a complete thought Complete Thought A sentence fragment may be missing a subject, a predicate, or BOTH!

Identify the missing part of each sentence Subject? Predicate? BOTH? 1.) People of various races, ages, and interests. 2.) Waited for the boat to arrive. 3.) Near the old cottage.

In your NB: fix each sentence below by adding a subject, predicate, or both. 4.) People of various races, ages, and interests. 5.) Waited for the boat to arrive. 6.) Near the old cottage. Sample: People of various races, ages, and interests gathered together. Sample: The children waited for the boat to arrive. Sample: The burial ground is near the old cottage.

Grammar Notes: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and More!