1. Introduction to High School Grammar
Parts of Speech

2. What is grammar?
Grammar refers to the rules of communication, in particular writing.
Without rules, things would be chaotic, and we wouldn’t be able to communicate well.

3. Life without Grammar
The grammars has important, which we has teaching when they aren't for new plan sometimes is dooms. Also trouble where picture go for understanding when can't think to write to see. Because to mislead accident selves. What am I trying to say?

4. To learn the “rules” of Grammar, it helps to know the language of Grammar. Certain words help us understand and discuss the rules much easier. Example: It is very hard to explain something if you don’t know the language of that thing. Imagine trying to explain how to brush your teeth without using words like toothpaste, teeth, brush, and water. Let’s Try Some More Examples: Play Taboo!

5. The Language of Grammar
Parts of Speech

6. Before we can learn how to communicate, we must learn eight important words called Parts of Speech. Every word in the English language can be classified using these eight words.
1. Noun 2. Verb 3. Pronoun 4. Adjectives 5. Adverbs 6. Interjections 7. Prepositions 8. Conjunctions

7. 1. Nouns Definition: Person, Place, Thing, Idea
Tip 1: If you can put a, an, or the in front, it is probably a noun.
Tip # 2: You can like it.
I like ___________. If it makes sense, it’s probably a noun.

8. There are three types of verbs.
1. Action Verbs
2. Linking Verbs
3. Helping Verbs
Definition
Things you can do
Used to describe or show similarity
Helps to clarify action verbs
Tips
Think of it as an = sign
Never alone; always before an action verb
Examples
Jump, run, sing, love, hit, play…
Is, are, was, were, am, seems…
Is, are, was, were, am, will, would, could, should, can…

9. Noun + Verb = Sentence Joe jumped. Airplanes fly. Sarah dumped Joshua.
Izabel is jumping.
Joe will go home.
Every sentence must have a Noun and a Verb. If not, it is not a sentence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10. Journal 1
Write three different sentences that ONLY have one noun and one verb in them.
Write three different sentences that use a linking verb.
Write three different sentences that use a helping verb.

11. N+V Game
Get into pairs. You will have two minutes to write as many N+V sentences as possible. Remember, you can only write Nouns and Verbs. You must have a period. The students with the most sentences wins!

12. Journal 3

13. Journal 3
Part 1: You will have two minutes to write as many N+V sentences as possible. Remember, you can only write Nouns and Verbs. You must have a period. The students with the most sentences wins! Part 2: Write three sentences using the verb “is” as a linking verb. Bonus: Who can write the longest correct sentence using ONLY nouns and verbs.

14. Journal 4
Write 10 sentences with helping verbs. Helping verbs are always with an action verb. They “help” us understand the action a bit better by letting us know when or if the action might happen. Two examples have been done for you. Feel free to copy them.
Krissy is running a marathon next week.
I might walk to school next week.
Here are some other common helping verbs: would, could, should, is, are, was, were, am, may, might, must, have, has, had, will, shall, can, do, did, does.

15. Intro to HS Grammar Notes Cont…

16. 3. Pronouns Definition: Words that take the place of a noun. Examples:
Joe loves the baseball cards so much.
He loves those so much.
Why do we need ‘em? Helps us not to be repetitive. Helps us understand better.
Miles hit Miles.
Miles hit himself.

17. 3. Pronouns How do I know if it is a pronoun or a noun?
If it can be used to discuss various things, it is a pronoun.
If you can put an article in front of it (a, an, the), it is a noun.
Example:
Jeff like the his classes.
He likes them.
Classes can have the words “a” or “the” in front of it, so it must be a noun. Example  The classes are great.
He can be used to discuss “Jeff” or any male, so it is a pronoun.
Them can be used to discuss “classes” or any thing that is plural.

18. Him, Himself, Her, He, Herself, She, I, It, Them, Those, They, These, That, This, My, We, Us, Everyone, Everybody, Somebody, Someone, Anyone, Anybody, Anything, Anywhere, Something, Somewhere, Everything, Everywhere, Who, Whom, Their, Yours, There, Themselves, Ourselves, Myself, yourself, Your
And MANY more!

19. Journal # 5
Write ten sentences that have a pronoun, a noun, and a verb. These sentences should only have three words. You can’t use the same word twice. Use your notes! 1. He ate pizza

20. - Sounds of the City -
New York is a city of sounds: muted sounds and shrill sounds; shattering sounds and soothing sounds; urgent sounds and aimless sounds. The cliff dwellers of Manhattan—who would be racked by the silence of the lonely woods—do not hear these sounds because they are constant and eternally urban. Can you find two verbs? Two nouns? Two pronouns?

21. BREAK!

22. Modifiers They add information to the sentence.
Adverbs and Adjectives

23. Nouns, Verbs, and Pronouns will make simple sentence.
He likes pizza.
Everyone ran home.
Adjectives and Adverbs will help make those simple sentences better by providing important and interesting details.
He likes soft crust, pepperoni pizza.
Soon after, he slowly ran home.

24. 4. Adjectives Definition: Adjectives tell us about a noun.
TIP #1: Almost always come before a noun.
TIP # 2: A, an, the are a special type of adjective called “articles.”
TIP #3: Generally speaking, adjectives answer the following questions:
Which?
What kind of?
How many?

25. Classroom

26. Ticket Time – Find the adjectives…
The tall girl is riding a new bike.
The tough professor gave us the final exam.
Fifteen students passed the midterm exam; twelve students passed the final exam.
Four turtles climbed on the log..
The baby birds flew from the nest.
I am holding a marker in my left hand.

27. Ticket Time – Add adjectives to these sentences to make them better.
The girl bought a bike.
The fox outsmarted the chicken.
Joe’s truck has a tire.
Rabbits chased my dog.
People love ice cream.
Miguel ordered a Coke.
Patricia played music on her guitar.

28. 5. Adverbs
Definition: Add information to verbs (and sometimes adverbs and adjectives).
TIP #1: Sometimes end in –ly.
TIP #2: Most often answer how. Sometimes answer where, when, or why in a sentence.

29. Adverbs To Know Simply Lately Recently Nearly Most More Less Least
Only
Barely
However
Too
Enough
Not
Now
First
Early
Every day
Often
There
Slowly
Quietly
Really
Very
A lot
A little
Kind of
Almost

30. Locate the Adverb The cellist played carelessly.
That woman is extremely nice.
It was a terribly hot afternoon.
Today, we will take the test.
He has lived there for three years.
I really want that toy.
He practically fainted when he saw that spider.
He is more intelligent than Steve.
First, we need to go to the administration building.
There was too much noise to study effectively.