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Parts of Speech: Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
English Grammar Parts of Speech: Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective *Modified by Deanna Blackshire
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Eight Parts of Speech Interjections Nouns Verbs Pronouns Adverbs
Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions
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Noun : Word that names A Person A Place A Thing An Idea
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Kinds of Nouns
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Common general things rather than specific examples Boy Girl
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Proper name used for an individual person, place, or organization
McDonalds Woodgrove High School American Red Cross
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Concrete words used for actual things you can touch, see, taste, feel, and hear book bell flower lake
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Abstract referring to ideas, concepts, emotions, and other “things” you can’t physically interact with independence curiosity pride uncertainty sadness
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Collective word that refers to a group Team Pack Herd Staff Family
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Yet More Types of Nouns…
Compound (made of two+ words) *One word Compounds: airplane, sunlight, keyboard *Two word compounds: rain forest, parking lot, City Hall *Hyphenated Compounds mother-in-law, fade-out
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NOW….. Complete the Nouns practice worksheet! Use the key provided to check your answers!
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A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement
The Verb A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement “be” verbs & taste feel sound look appear become seem grow remain stay Action Linking
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Every sentence must have
VERB a
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Kinds of Verbs Action verbs express mental or physical action.
Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it. He rode the horse to victory. He has been sick.
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Verbs 411 Action Verbs express both physical and mental actions.
Action verbs with a direct object are called a transitive verb. If there is NOT a direct object, then it is called an intransitive verb. Ex) She locked the door. (T) She ran. (I) –no direct object Linking verbs ‘link’ or connect a subject to a predicate. There are two groups of linking verbs. Group 1: Forms of ‘to be’: is, am, are, was, were, been, being Group 2: Words that express a condition: look, feel, smell, sound, taste, grow, appear, become, seem, remain Ex) She seemed excited. Ex) I am happy.
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Verbs 411 be have might shall will can may must should would
Auxiliary Verbs - AKA Helping Verbs - create verb phrases and are used to express correct tense or to indicate that an action is directed at a subject. Examples: The stadium is filled to capacity. We should save a seat for Jeff. Common Auxiliary Verbs: be have might shall will can may must should would
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NOW….. Complete the Verbs practice worksheet! Use the key provided to check your answers!
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The Adjective Which one? What kind? How many or how much?
Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Answers these questions: Did you lose your address book? Which one? Is that a wool sweater? What kind? Just give me five minutes How many or how much?
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Adjective 411 – a bit more This, that, these and those are adjectives that answer “Which one?” Some, more, and less are adjectives that answer “How much?” A proper adjective is formed from proper nouns. They are capitalized and often end in -n, -ian, -an, -ese, and –ish. Ex: American embassy, Canadian border, Swedish meatballs
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Articles are Adjectives?
Articles a, an, and the are considered adjectives too. A and an are indefinite articles that refer to one of a general group. The is a definite article referring to a specific noun.
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NOW….. Complete the Adjectives practice worksheet! Use the key provided to check your answers!
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The Adverb How? When? Where? Modifies or describes
a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Answers the questions: How? He ran quickly. When? She left yesterday. We went there. Where? It was too hot! To what degree or how much?
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Kinds of Adverbs How? When? How often? Where? Interrogative Adverbs
introduce questions such as How did you break your leg? How? When does your plane leave? When? How often do you run? How often? Where? Where did you put the mouse trap?
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Adverb Details to Know Adverbs frequently end in –ly
Below are some adverbs that do NOT have –ly at the end afterward fast low often today already forth more slow tomorrow also hard near sometimes too back instead next still yet even late not straight far long now then
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Adverb Details to Know An intensifier is an emphasis adverb; most usually comes before the adjectives or adverbs it is modifying. Here is a list of commonly used intensifiers. extremely most quite so truly just nearly rather somewhat very more only really too
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NOW….. Complete the Adverbs practice worksheet! Use the key provided to check your answers!
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