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Parts of Speech ELA 9
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Noun person place thing idea thing
This is a naming word. It names a person, place, thing, or idea person place thing New York Martin Luther King Jr. idea Lamborghini thing computer knowledge
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Nouns Common Noun Proper Noun superhero Batman river Mississippi River
holiday Fourth of July religion Buddhism city London composer Ludwig van Beethoven car Volvo
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Nouns Plural Noun Singular Noun When a noun means only one.
A plural form of a noun names more than one. It usually ends with s or es. Singular Plural lamp lamps box boxes butterfly butterflies Irregular Plural goose - geese man men mouse - mice
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Recognize a concrete noun when you see one.
One class of nouns is concrete. You can experience this group of nouns with your five senses: you see them, hear them, smell them, taste them, and feel them. See Hear Smell Taste Touch Bread Juice Music Fish Perfume Cake Car Water Pizza
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Nouns with the following suffixes are often abstract:
Abstract Noun Emotions/Feelings Love Anger Sympathy States/Attributes Loyalty Beauty Pain In many cases these types of nouns are derived from an addition of a suffix or alteration in the root word. Child is a concrete noun, for example, but childhood is an intangible state, so it is abstract. Nouns with the following suffixes are often abstract: -tion ism ity ment -ness age ance/-ence ship -ability acy
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Possesive Nouns Examples:
THE POSSESSIVE FORM OF NOUNS The possessive form is used with nouns referring to people, groups of people, countries, and animals. 'Belonging to' or 'ownership' is one of the relationships it expresses : John owns a car. ('John' is the possessor or owner) It is John's car. For names ending in -s: In speaking we add the sound /ª z/ to the name, but in writing it looks like this s’. James' shop. Examples: The car of John = John's car. The room of the girls = The girls' room. Clothes for men = Men's jobs. The sister of Charles = Charles' sister. The boat of the sailors = The sailors' boat.
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You're going to wear these?
Pronoun This is used instead of a noun to avoid repeating the noun we they them These [pancakes sitting here now on my plate] are delicious. You're going to wear these?
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Pronoun Pronouns take the place of nouns. The word or phrase replaced by a pronoun is called an antecedent.
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Pronoun Halloween is one of America's holidays. It is celebrated in October. (Halloween is a noun. It is a pronoun that refers to the antecedent, Halloween.)
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Pronoun Singular Plural I we me us
you you she, her they he, him them it First Person: the person or people speaking or writing Second Person: the person or people being spoken or written to Third Person: the person, people, or things being spoken or written about
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Pronoun This is used instead of a noun to avoid repeating the noun
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Verb This shows an action or state of being Action State of being do
break walk State of being be like own
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The words are action verbs:
Action verbs are something that a person or thing can do may be used alone as the main verb of a sentence e.g. run, jump, reach, swim, walked, fell etc. Action verbs can also be actions you can't see such as 'thought' or ‘wanted’. Action verbs can be time-telling verbs. They tell when something takes place - in the present, in the future or in the past The words are action verbs: awake ride sang ran coughed swallowed
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Linking verbs act as an equals (=) sign in the sentence.
The subject is not doing anything. Instead, it is or is like something else in the sentence Linking verbs tell us that the subject has a word in the predicate that renames it (a noun) or describes it (an adjective) In other words, they are equal Verb Linking Verbs
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Elmer was using the computer.
23 Helping Verbs A helping verb works with a main verb to help you understand what action is taking place. Elmer was using the computer. may might must be being been am are is was were (main) do does did should could would have had has will can shall
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Helping Verbs Other things to keep in mind: Not every sentence will have a helping verb with the main verb. When you see an "ing" verb such as "running", be on the lookout for a helping verb also.
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Adjective Happy Tall Cold Sticky Colossal Ugly
This describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun Happy Tall Cold Sticky Colossal Ugly
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Comparative Adjectives
How to Use Comparative Adjectives How to Use Comparative Adjectives Comparative Adjectives How to Use Comparative Adjectives Comparative adjectives let you compare one thing to another. Some adjectives add -er John is taller than Jim.
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Comparative Adjectives
How to Use Comparative Adjectives How to Use Comparative Adjectives Comparative Adjectives How to Use Comparative Adjectives Some adjectives use more Marching Band is more interesting than sports. With some adjectives, you can do both!
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The superlative shows that something is the most.
Adjective This describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun The Superlative! The superlative shows that something is the most. Juan is the strongest guy in the class.
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Adjective The Superlative! Some adjectives add -est
This describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun The Superlative! Some adjectives add -est John is the strongest.
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Some adjectives use most History is the most interesting class
This describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun The Superlative! Some adjectives use most History is the most interesting class Again…with some adjectives, you can do both!
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The boy kindly carried the old lady’s bags.
Adverb This usually describes a verb, it tells you how something is done, or when/where something happened. Many adverbs are made by adding –ly onto the end of an adjective. Kind Strange The boy kindly carried the old lady’s bags. It was strangely quiet in the village.
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Adverb An adverb tells you more about a verb (doing word)
It tells you where, why, or how much something happens or is done.
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Adverb Adverbs can also tell you when something happens.
Our friends arrived yesterday. The holidays will soon be over.
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Examples of adverbs and what they do:
Extremely describes how grumpy David was. David was extremely grumpy. Easily describes how the runner finished the race. The runner easily finished first. Jose, my oldest brother, drove slowly by his girlfriend’s house. Slowly describes how the brother drove the car.
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Preposition This usually comes before a noun, pronoun, or noun
phrase. It joins the noun to some other part of the sentence. Picture It Clip Art Preposition Example to "He carried the rubbish to the bin." down "He skied down the mountain." off "The man ran off the cliff." into "The man poured the sand into the timer.
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Preposition aboard about above across after against along alongside
amid amidst among amongst around as aside at athwart atop barring before behind like mid minus near next notwithstanding of off on onto opposite out outside over pace past per plus regarding round save below beneath beside besides between beyond but by circa concerning despite down during except failing following for from in inside into since than through throughout till times to toward towards under underneath unlike until up upon versus via with within without worth
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Preposition above next toward inside location underneath
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Coordinating Conjunctions
This joins two words, phrases, or sentences together. Common Subordinating Conjunctions after although as as if as long as as though because before even if even though if if only in order that now that once rather than since so that than that though till unless until when whenever where whereas wherever while Coordinating Conjunctions and but or yet for nor so
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These stand alone in a sentence. They are used to express emotion.
Interjection These stand alone in a sentence. They are used to express emotion. Psst! Doh! Wow! Ouch! Ugh!
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