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3.  Welcome to the PARTS OF SPEECH PowerPoint.  This PowerPoint will go through each of the parts of speech, giving definitions and examples.  There will be a short assessment at the end!

4.  Noun Noun  Verb Verb  Adjective Adjective  Adverb Adverb  Pronoun Pronoun  Interjection Interjection  Conjunction Conjunction  Preposition Preposition  Assessment Assessment  Bibliography Bibliography

5.  A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.  Examples: › Person: girl › Place: school › Thing: dog › Idea: joy › The dog is chewing the bone. › The woman is shopping at the store. › The kangaroo jumped high.  Nouns can be concrete or abstract.concreteabstract

6.  is a word used to describe tangible objects such as: a person, place, thing, object, or substance.  is a word that can be perceived through the five physical senses of: hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting and touching.  Examples: › Moose can be found in Canada. › You should read this book.

7.  is a word used to describe intangible concepts such as: states, events, concepts, feelings, qualities, etc., that have no physical existence.  is a word that cannot be perceived through the five physical senses of: hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting and touching.  Examples: › The boy has a great imagination. › Happiness is different for everyone. › She has a lot of pride.

8.  A verb is a word that shows action or state of being. The action may be physical or mental.  Examples: › The cat jumped on the chair. › The little girl was crying. › The monkey ate the banana.  There are many types of verbs. Two types are action verbs and helping verbs. State of being: am are was Action: run think dream

9.  An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun. Adjectives tell how many, what kind, or which one.  Examples: › happy › strong › more › five › this › green -The brown dog was wagging his tail. -The ten chickens were eating. -The happy girl was smiling.

10.  An adverb is a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb.  Examples: › How: perfectly › When: yesterday › Where: here › To what extent: completely

11.  A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.  Examples: › I> me › us> they › we> he › most> that › them> who  There are subject pronouns and object pronouns.subject pronouns object pronouns

12.  A pronoun that takes the place of one or more nouns in the subject of a sentence.  Examples: › I › you › he › she › it › we › you › they

13.  A pronoun that follows an action verb or a preposition.  Examples: › me › you › him › her › it › us › you › them

14.  An interjection is a word that expresses emotion or strong feeling.  Examples: › Uh-oh! > Ow! › Whew! > Oh no! › Wow! > Yuck! › Hey! > Yeah! “Hurray! Awesome! Bravo!” shouted the delighted fans.

15.  A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words.  Examples: › and > so › but > while › for > or › neither > yet › either > because

16.  A preposition relates a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.  Examples: › about › during › across › from › beside › in › over › with The coach looked across the field and smiled at the players.

17.  Directions : On a separate sheet of paper, write your name and the date at the top. Number your paper from 1-16.  Section I : Identify the nouns and pronouns in the following sentences. › 1. The girl rode her bike. › 2. The stream ran through the woods. › 3. The orange salamander was in the creek. › 4. She loves ice cream!  Section II : Identify the verbs in the following sentences. State whether they are action or helping. › 5. The park is peaceful. › 6. The fish swam quickly. › 7. Nathan opened the jar of pickles. › 8. An ant walks on six legs.

18.  Section III : Identify the adjectives in the following sentences. › 9. The red apple was delicious. › 10. The tiny caterpillar inched across the green lawn. › 11. The flower smelled pretty. › 12. The turquoise water was warm and relaxing.  Section IV : Identify the adverbs in the following sentences. › 13. She always writers her name on her paper. › 14. Savannah quickly did her homework when she came home from school. › 15. Jerry frequently visits his grandparents. › 16. Avery wakes up early in the morning.  Click here to check your answers. Click here to check your answers.

19. › 1. girl, her › 2. stream, woods › 3. salamander, creek › 4. she, ice cream › 5. is - helping › 6. swam - action › 7. opened - action › 8. walks - action › 9. red, delicious › 10. tiny, green › 11. pretty › 12. turquoise, warm, relaxing › 13. always › 14. quickly › 15. frequently › 16. early

20.  Mrs. Wright  2004 Lakeland Jr./Sr. High School Graduate  2008 Wilkes University Graduate  Teacher at Lackawanna Trail Elementary CenterLackawanna Trail Elementary Center  Taught 3 rd grade for two years  Will be teaching 2 nd grade for the 2013-2014 school year  Pursuing Master’s Degree in Classroom Technology from Wilkes UniversityWilkes University

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