Parts of Speech

Nouns Idea Skater, grandfather, Mrs. Griesel People Names a person, place, thing, or idea Places valley, school, New York, Council Rock High School North Friendship, trust, love, worry, value, liberty Idea Apple, book, Grammy Award, fever, life Things

Common Noun Proper Noun Names any one of a group of person, places, things, or ideas Proper Noun Names a particular person, place, thing, or idea children, nation, event, holiday America, June, Miami, Valentine’s Day

Concrete noun Abstract Nouns Names an object that can be perceived by the senses Names a quality, characteristic, emotion, or idea Hearing, sight, smell, taste, or touch Skill, bravery, love, charm, solitude, humor Guitar, cafeteria, chicken, Ocean City

Collective Nouns names a group class, fleet, crew, team

Compound Noun Two or more words used together as a single noun. Some are written as one word, some as separate, others as hyphenated words Sidewalk, telephone pole, bull’s-eye

Due now Exercise 1 1-5 Exercise 2

Pronoun Used in place of a noun or more than one noun. Relative pronouns Personal pronouns Interrogative pronouns Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns Indefinite pronouns

Interrogative pronouns Personal pronouns Interrogative pronouns Indefinite pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns Relative pronouns Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

Pronoun has to match to antecedent Match in : number & gender Ante-before Pronoun has to match to antecedent Match in : number & gender

Grandma Moses began painting when she was 76 years old.

What is wrong? The student left their school bag in the hallway. "Why should I study math? You don't get anything out of it" A person should be able to make up their own mind about prayer in schools. What is wrong?

Do now: Exercises 3 and 4

3rd person indicates gender

A word used to modify a noun or pronoun Adjectives A word used to modify a noun or pronoun Tell: how many: six days which one: that game what kind: old book Due now: exercise 5 & 6 boys odd girls even

Prepositions Shows a relationship of noun/pronoun to other words in the sentence. Always introduce a phrase The noun or pronoun that ends the prepositional phrase is the OBJECT of the preposition.

(Prepositional phrase) NEVER: ( Prepositions ) Due Now Exercise 11 (Prepositional phrase) NEVER: Contains the complements of the sentence Contains the subject of the sentence Contains the verb of the sentence Direct object of the sentence

a noun or pronoun object of the preposition, prepositional phrase a group of words containing a preposition a noun or pronoun object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object. NEVER: has the subject or verb of a sentence in it

Common prepositions

Verbs A word that expresses action or helps to make a statement

Action Verbs Express ACTION Either physical or mental Dance, run, tell, go Think, believe, estimate, consider Action verbs which can not be seen

Action verb that takes an object Transitive Verbs Action verb that takes an object The object tells who or what receives the action Jack crossed the school cafeteria. Nicole tuned her car’s engine.

Intransitive Verb An action verb that DOES NOT take an object. Nothing is receiving the action of laughed. The children laughed. The letter came from your aunt in Texas. Nothing is receiving the action of came.

Help to make statement by being a link between two words. Linking Verbs Aka: state of being verbs; Connects the subject with a word that identifies or describes it

& any verb ending in be or been is a form of be. am is are was were & any verb ending in be or been is a form of be. BE verbs

Other common Linking Verbs Appear Become Grow Look Remain Seem Smell Sound Stay Taste Turn

Many linking verbs can be used as action verbs as well The chicken tasted good. Did you taste the chicken? The verb links the subject, chicken, to a word that describes it, good. The verb describes an action taken by the subject, you The chicken tasted good. Did you taste the chicken? HW:

Consists of a main verb and at least one helping or auxiliary verb Verb Phrase Consists of a main verb and at least one helping or auxiliary verb Common helping verbs: Auxiliary verbs Can Could May Might Must Shall Should Will Would Forms of be Forms of have Forms of do Due Now: Exercise 7 & 8 Girls=even Boys=odd Did speak Must have been sleeping Is working

Adverbs Exercises 9 and 10 Used to modify a verb, adverb, or adjective Adverb tell How The drummer plays well. Will summer be here soon? When Where The shutters flew open. To what extent? I have never seen the ocean. Write your own example for each.

Due now: Review exercises 1 A, B, & C

conjunction A word used to join words or a group of words. Coordinating Conjunctions join words or groups of words used in the same way. FANBOYS And but for or nor yet so Advanced ticket sales were slow, but many people showed up at the door. Chose two of the FANBOYS and write a sentence.

Both moose and elk live in the north. Correlative Conjunctions are use in pairs to join words or groups of words used in the same way. both…and neither…nor whether…or either…or not only…but (also) Now you do one. Both moose and elk live in the north.

Subordinating Conjunction Begins a subordinate clause and connects to an independent clause. after how till ( or 'til) although if unless as inasmuch until as if in order that when though as long as lest whenever where as much as now that wherever while as soon as provided (that) than that as well as since so that before as though even if even though because

Hey! Watch out for the chair. We should take a taxi since the bus is late. Now you do… An Interjection is a word that expresses emotion. It has no grammatical relation to other words in the sentence. It is set off from the rest of the sentence by an exclamation point or comma! Hey! Watch out for the chair. No, you may not flirt in school.

Do now exercise 13 odds Homework evens

The part of speech is determined by the way the word is used in the sentence Determining POS Parts of Speech Do now: Exercise 15 Homework exercise 2 Chapter review HW