1. Grammar Time!
STEP 1:
Pick up 5 pieces of paper from the student center – whatever color and color combination you desire.

2. Creating your 8 POS Booklet

3. Now label each of your folds
Parts of Speech Noun Pronoun Adjective Article Verb Adverb Conjunction Preposition Interjection

4. Note taking:
Write each definition of the parts of speech above the word, but hidden under the tab.
Write 3 examples of each part of speech on the back.

5. 8 Parts of Speech
Amazingly, only eight parts of speech are used to classify hundreds of thousands of words. The challenge is that many words can be used for more than one part of speech.
Select yes on the ballot. (noun)
Cast a yes vote. (adjective)
He voted yes. (adverb)
Yes! (Interjection)
Additionally, phrases and clauses can act as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs.

8. Comprehension Check
On a piece of paper, copy the following sentences and label each word with the proper part of speech.
 She slowly digested her food.
Mike rudely chewed and talked with his mouth open.
Do you think we can get some service at this restaurant?

9. Comprehension Check She slowly digested her food. She – pronoun
Slowly – adverb
Digested – verb
Her – pronoun
Food – noun

10. Comprehension Check
2. Mike rudely chewed and talked with his mouth open.
Mike – noun
Rudely – adverb
Chewed – verb
And – conjunction
Talked – verb
With – preposition
His – pronoun
Mouth - noun
Open - adjective

11. Comprehension Check
3. Do you think we can get some service at this restaurant?
Do – verb
You – pronoun
Think – verb
We – pronoun
Can – verb
Get – verb
Some – adjective
Service – noun
At – preposition
This – adjective
Restaurant – noun

13. A word that names a person, place, thing, idea, animal, quality, or action.
Nouns functions as the subject of the sentence.

14. A word that takes the position of a noun and functions as nouns do.

15. A word that modifies, qualifies, or describes nouns and pronouns
Generally adjectives appear immediately before the words they modify.

16. *ARTICLES
A word that is used before a noun and functions as an adjective
All articles are adjectives, but not all adjectives are articles
A, AN, THE

17. A word denoting action, occurrence, or existence

18. A word that modifies, verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
An “ly” ending almost always changes an adjective to an adverb

19. A word that functions as a connector between words, phrases, and clauses

20. A word that establishes a relationship between its object and another word in the sentence

21. An exclamation expressing emotion

23. On a sheet of paper that you will turn in:
1. Use PART in as few sentences as possible as a noun, verb, and adverb.
2. Use KEY in as few sentences as possible as a noun, verb, and adjective.
3. Use SO in as few sentences as possible as an adjective, adverb, and conjunction.
4. Use PAINT in as few sentences as possible as a noun, and verb.