1. Parts of Speech Mr. Akins SMS Alpha English

2. The Power of a Sentence Imagine, if you will, the universe. Many planets rotating around the sun and the sun returning warmth and light to them. Now, imagine a sentence. A sentence works the same way with the parts of speech SentenceSentence nounnoun verbverb pronounpronoun adjectiveadjective adverbadverb conjunctionconjunction prepositionpreposition Direct objectDirect object

3. Variables Variables are different things that effect the outcome of an equation. We can think of building a sentence like a math problem. Subject (noun) + verb + direct object= a complete sentence. PlanetPart of Speech FunctionSENTENCE STRUCTURESENTENCE STRUCTURE MercurySubject (noun) Who VenusVerbAction EarthPronounReplaces a noun MarsAdjective modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words JupiterAdverb indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as "how," "when," "where," "how much". SaturnConjunction link words, phrases, and clauses, UranusPreposition Anything a squirrel can do to a tree. NeptuneDirect Object What the sentence is about

4. What makes a sentence Nouns or Subject Verbs Direct Objects Indirect Objects Punctuation The subject is the center of the sentence. The verb gives the sentence life (action) The object, typically direct, is what the subject and verb are doing

5. Example of Sentence Structure subject + verb + what? or who? = direct object Here are examples of the formula in action: Zippy and Maurice played soccer with a grapefruit pulled from a backyard tree. Zippy, Maurice = subjects; played = verb. Zippy and Maurice played what? Soccer = direct object.

6. Practice 1. Write down 2 nouns 2. Now a verb 3. 2 adjectives 4. Make a sentence using these words. You are not allowed to use a different noun, verb, or adjective. Use what you have.