1. Parts of Speech
Reminder Lessons

2. What is it? Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Person, Place or Thing
Action or State of Being
Describes/Modifies a noun
Describes/Modifies a verb

3. Parts of a Sentence: Subject—Whom or what the sentence is about
Predicate—what the subject is or does
I talked.
Rashid pranked.
Purple pinecones are painful.
Prank phone calls are funny for everyone.

4. Sentence or Not a Sentence?
Anthony wanted a sleep over.
While sleeping over.
Often, during sleep-overs, no one actually rests.
They play music.
Then she danced.

5. Syntax VS Grammar
Grammar is the study of the correct use of language in a single sentence.
Syntax is how one arranges the words in a single sentence
With syntax, there are countless ways a writer can express the same thought

6. How does the change in Syntax change your opinion of the author?
I’d like some egg rolls.
Right now, I would like some egg rolls.
I’d like some egg rolls, right now!

8. Let’s Change up the Syntax!1. 2. 3.

9. What does this syntax make you think of?

10. Importance of Syntax Syntax contributes to the writing style
Syntax affects the reader’s opinions of the writing/topic
Syntax affects the way a reader views a writer

11. Does size matter?
Short sentences:
Long sentences:

12. Syntax is also important because…
A writer’s choice of word arrangement may contribute to the meaning and purpose of the text
Syntax affects the pace of reading
Syntax can create an emotional response in a reader

13. Let’s evaluate the Syntax of…
“The Gettysburg Address”
Does it compare to the “Letter to Horace Greely”?
Write a summary of what you noticed about the syntax of Lincoln’s writing for your Cornell Notes