1. Your Binder Tab One: Lecture Notes/ Warm Ups Tab Two: Reading Journal
Tab Three: Writing Notes and Activities
Tab Four: Vocabulary Words and Literary Devices
Tab Five: Free Thoughts and Reflections
Collected every two weeks after the 30th, which will be our first collection date.

4. Parts of Speech

5. A NOUN is the name of anything, As: school or garden, toy, or swing
A NOUN is the name of anything, As: school or garden, toy, or swing. VERBS tell of something being done:  To read, write, count, sing, jump, or run. .

6. Types of nouns
 A proper noun, which names a specific person, place, or thing (Carlos, Queen Marguerite, Middle East, Jerusalem, Malaysia, Presbyterianism, God, Spanish, Buddhism, the Republican Party), is almost always capitalized
Common nouns name everything else, things that usually are not capitalized.
count nouns, which name anything that can be counted (four books, two continents, a few dishes, a dozen buildings); 
mass nouns (or non-count nouns), which name something that can't be counted (water, air, energy, blood); 
collective nouns, which can take a singular form but are composed of more than one individual person or items (jury, team, class, committee, herd).

7. Further Categorization
count nouns, which name anything that can be counted (four books, two continents, a few dishes, a dozen buildings); 
mass nouns (or non-count nouns), which name something that can't be counted (water, air, energy, blood); 
collective nouns, which can take a singular form but are composed of more than one individual person or items (jury, team, class, committee, herd).

8. Last but not least….
abstract nouns, by which we mean the kind of word that is not able to be seen or touched (apprehended by the five senses) , such as warmth, justice, grief, and peace.

9. If I were to tell you this man’s name, what type of noun would that be?

10. What about this stuff floating on the water
What about this stuff floating on the water? What type of noun would you use to describe it?

11. How about this? What noun categorization is most appropriate for this photograph?

12. And this? What noun types would most accurately describe this photo?

13. What is a verb? Verb is a doing word or a state of being word
Root: verbum (Latin) = word (most important word in a sentence. No sentence possible without a verb)
(verbose = wordy, verbatim= exact words)
indicates action or a state of being of the subject.
5 kinds of verbs: transitive, intransitive, linking, main, and auxiliary. But we will only cover the last three.

14. LINKING VERB: links subj.
INDICATES STATE OF BEING OR CONDITION FOR THE SUBJECT, NOT ACTION
CONNECTS SUBJECT TO A NOUN, PRONOUN, OR ADJECTIVE.
Forms of verb “to be” = is, am, was, are
Seem, look, smell
Sarah is a genius.
Roads were a slushy mess.
Mark seemed nervous.
She looks frightened. 3 3
no action.
links
subj. to a word

15. MAIN VERB: main part Action has BEGUN. am GOING of a verb main part
SOME VERBS HAVE 2 OR MORE PARTS.
THE MAIN PART OF THE VERB IS MAIN VERB.
SIMPLE PRESENT & SIMPLE PAST HAVE ONLY A MAIN VERB
Sentences in other tenses have a main verb and an auxiliary (helping) verb
Carton will pretend to be asleep.
Gloria has taken her dog to training.
She gives her money to charity.
am GOING
of a verb 4 4
main part

16. AUXILIARY VERB : Helping Verb
Action HAS begun.
helping verb
AUXILIARY VERB : Helping Verb
A verb that helps main verb
forms of
“to be” = is, are
“to do” = did, done
“to have”= has, had
shall, should
may, might
can, could
Ann was feeling tired.
Time does run out.
Someone should have predicted these complications.
I cannot come to the banquet.
I have bought me a cow. 5 5 5
auxiliary
= helper

17. What is a Sentence? Subject and Predicate
Simple
Complete
Compound

18. Type 1: What makes a sentence?
Here are three sentences:
He smiles.
Autumn leaves twirled gently to the ground.
The park district will open an outdoor ice skating rink in November.

19. Sentences have two parts
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Noun or Pronoun Verb
Answers: Who or what? Answers: What about it?
1. He smiles.
2. Autumn leaves twirl gently to the ground.
3. The park district will open an outdoor ice skating rink in November.

20. The predicate is the other wheel. The subject is one wheel.
A sentence is like a bike…
The predicate is the other wheel.
The subject is one wheel.
These two parts connect to form a stable structure  a sentence!

21. Sentence Basics - How to break a sentence
Use a line to separate the subject from the predicate
Ask: What does the subject do?
Answer: VERB
Draw a vertical line in front of the verb.
1. He smiles.
2. Autumn leaves twirled gently to the ground.
3. The park district will open an outdoor ice skating rink in November.

22. the noun or pronoun and all the words around it.
A Complete Subject is…
the noun or pronoun and all the words around it.
Ex: The cheerful yellow flowers brighten the front porch.
The cheerful yellow flowers = complete subject

23. The cheerful yellow flowers brighten the front porch.
Example Sentence:
The cheerful yellow flowers brighten the front porch.
The cheerful yellow flowers
brighten the front porch.

24. The complete subject is the whole wheel.
A sentence is like a bike…
The complete subject is the whole wheel.

25. the main noun or pronoun in the complete subject.
A Simple Subject is…
the main noun or pronoun in the complete subject.
Ex: The cheerful yellow flowers brighten the front porch.
The cheerful yellow flowers = complete subject
flowers = simple subject

26. The complete subject is the whole wheel.
A sentence is like a bike…
The complete subject is the whole wheel.
Hub = simple subject

27. Find the Simple Subject within the Complete Subject
Ex: My little brother broke his finger. 1. His uncle will ask for directions. 2. Those students carried backpacks. 3. Our babysitter is late again.
Simple Subject

28. A Complete Predicate is…
the verb and all the words around it.
Ex: The cheerful yellow flowers brighten the front porch.
brighten the front porch = complete predicate

29. The complete predicate is the other whole wheel.
A sentence is like a bike…
The complete predicate is the other whole wheel.

30. the main verb or verb phrase in the complete predicate.
A Simple Predicate is…
the main verb or verb phrase in the complete predicate.
Verb phrase = helping verb + main verb
Ex: The cheerful yellow flowers brighten the front porch.
brighten the front porch = complete predicate
brighten = simple predicate

31. The complete predicate is the whole wheel.
A sentence is like a bike…
The complete predicate is the whole wheel.
Hub = simple predicate

32. Find the Simple Predicate within the Complete Predicate
Ex: My little brother broke his finger. 1. His uncle will ask for directions. 2. Those students carried backpacks. 3. Our babysitter is late again.
Simple Predicate

33. two or more subjects joined by the conjunction and.
A Compound Subject is…
two or more subjects joined by the conjunction and.
Ex: Michael and his teammates are Olympic athletes.
Ex: Every morning he and the other athletes swim laps.

34. Break the sentence, then underline the compound subject
The necklace and bracelet matched.
The heat and the drought ruined the crops.
My sister and brother planned the surprise party for me.

35. A Compound Predicate is…
Two or more predicates joined by the conjunction and.
Ex: Lisa pitches and hits in the softball game.
Ex: She worked hard, practiced, and won the championship.

36. Break the sentence, then underline the compound predicate
The puppy rolled in the mud and needed a bath.
2. My uncle runs a business and teaches piano on the side.
3. I hired Miss Fisher and fired Mrs. Cook.

37. Ticket Out:
How is a sentence like a bike? Explain the analogy in terms that an elementary student would understand.
What is the relationship between a simple and a complete subject and predicate?
What is the relationship between compound subject/predicate and complete subject/predicate?