Parts of Speech the doorway to great communication

MAD LIBS The (noun) arrived (preposition) the (noun). (Pronoun) decided to (verb) the (adjective) car. “How many (plural noun) will that cost?” asked the customer. “(Interjection)” said the salesperson. “That car is very (adjective).” “Okay” said the customer (adverb). “I’ll give you all of my (noun) for that (adjective) car. “(Interjection)!!!! You just made my (noun) !!” said salesperson, and they (verb) hands.

Nouns The foundation of language. We can’t talk or write without nouns. I’ll prove it to you! Write a sentence then cross out all person, places, things and ideas. You’ve got 2 minutes….GO!!!

Pronouns Life without personal pronouns…check this out: Tommy, Bobby and Susie decided to go to the movies. Tommy, Bobby and Susie couldn’t decided what movie to watch, so Tommy, Bobby and Susie decided to flip a coin. Tommy said that Tommy would flip the coin. Susie argued that Susie was better at flipping coins. So, Tommy and Susie decided that Tommy and Susie would flip the coin. The coin landed on heads which meant Tommy, Bobby and Susie would see the comedy. Tommy, Bobby and Susie bought popcorn and Tommy, Bobby and Susie enjoyed the movie.

Demonstrative Pronouns I love these pronouns because they point out a person place thing or idea. Fill in the blanks… ______ is a great C.D.! What are _______? ________ is the greatest PowerPoint presentation of all time in the history of humankind and the universe!

Indefinite Pronouns They are not definite because they refer to a person, place, thing or idea that may or may not be specifically named. EASY WAY TO REMEMBER: All the one’s, all the body’s, all the thing’s Others include: all, any, each, either, neither, many, and some to name a few!

Adjectives Describe yourself without using any adjectives. Can you do it??????

The Great Describers Adjectives tell us… What Kind? Which One? How Many? How Much?

Adjective or Pronoun? I like these grapes. These are great grapes. Those are great shoes. Those shoes are great. Many are here today. Many people are here today. I like that. I like that car.

Verbs Tell me what you did yesterday but leave out all verbs. Can you do it?????

Verb: shows action or state of being Action: He was running through the forest. State of being: He was sad that particular morning.

Adverb: describes a verb Basically, most adverbs tell you how, where, or when something is done. In other words, they describe the manner, place, or time of an action. Example: Tom drives slowly. The party is going to take place here I called him yesterday.

Adverbs continued Many adverbs end with the suffix -LY. Most of these are created by adding -LY to the end of an adjective, like this: Aggressive  Happy  Angry 

Conjunctions: words that join words, phrases or sentences Manuel and Marisol loved to cook. You will go to school, or you will fail. I have my shoes but I forgot my socks. I did not go to school, yet I did my homework.

Interjections: expressive words Wow, you knocked that ball out of the park. Oh, you really need to take care of yourself. Huh, what did you say? Ah, now I understand the problem.

Preposition: A word or phrase that shows the relationship between the noun that it takes as an object and some other word in the sentence. The cat was on the table. The dog was under the table. These are some common prepositions: Forontoup atunderabovetoward Withbetweeninbehind Fromuponintooff

Article: There are only three articles--the, a, an (Actually, articles are adjectives and not a different part of speech) The bicycle was not only red but shiny. A yellow moon always appears in October. An excellent student, Armando passed all his exams.

Identify each word in the following sentence

The beautiful queen was walking slowly article adjective noun verb verb adverb on the cool lawn, and she was reading a preposition article adjective noun conjunction pronoun verb verb article long book about knights and kings. adjective noun preposition noun conjunction noun

Assignment: Identify parts of speech 1. The queen knew that she would be the only pretty woman at the party. 2. The king did not know if he was going to make the cake, and he was afraid to tell the queen. 3. The thin waitress told the customers that they desperately needed to go on a diet. 4. I ran many miles every day, and I couldn’t lose a pound. 5. This quiz was a piece of cake.