Parts Of Speech Ppt

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Choose 1 paragraph (of at least 5 sentences) from your IR. Rewrite the paragraph in your writers’ notebooks, skipping lines. In a different color ink, above each word write what part of speech it is. Use the abbreviations: N = noun, V = verb, Adj = adjective, Art = article, Adv = Adverb, Int = Interjection, Con = Conjunction, Pro = Pronoun, Prep = Preposition Below the sentences, explain WHY you identified each word with the part of speech you chose

English Grammar

Parts of Speech

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Nine Parts of Speech

Nouns

s b r Ve

Articles Pron

oun

Interjections

Adjectives

ve d A

s b r

Conjunctions

Pre

pos

itio

ns

s

Word that names ❂

A Person

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A Place ❂

A Thing ❂

An Idea

Kinds of Nouns Common Nouns

Proper Nouns John Mary

Singular Nouns

Plural Nouns boys girls Plural Possessive boys’ girls’

boy girl

boy girl

Singular Possessive boy’s girl’s

A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement

Every sentence must have

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Kinds of Verbs ❂

Action verbs express mental or physical action.

He rode the horse to victory.

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Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it.

He has been sick.

The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea. ns u o n

P

Pro e l a n in erso e, m urs I, m our, yo s, er ,y

you , her, h she it, its urs ,o our heir, , s t u we, them, , s they their elf mys elf rs you

Indefinite Pronouns anybody each either none someone, one, etc.

Demonstrative Pronouns this that these those Interro gative Pronou ns who whom what which whose

Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.

Did you lose your address book? Is that a wool sweater? Just give me five minutes.

Answers these questions:

Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. He ran quickly. She left yesterday. We went there. It was too hot!

Answers the questions:

How? When?

Where?

To what degree or how much?

Interrogative Adverbs introduce questions

How did you break your leg?

When does your plane leave?

How often do you run? Where did you put the mouse trap?

A preposition introduces a noun or pronoun or a phrase or clause functioning in the sentence as a noun. The word or word group that the preposition introduces is its object. They received a postcard from Bobby telling about his trip to Canada.

The preposition

never stands alone! noun pronoun

n o i t i s o p pre

preposition

object of preposition

object

You can press those leaves under glass. can have more than one object

Her telegram to Nina and Ralph brought good news. object can have modifiers It happened during the last examination.

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Articles introduce a noun There are only 3 articles:

–A

–An –The

The conjunction A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words.

d n a e

r o / r e h it

or

neithe

r/nor

The interjection is an exclamatory word that expresses emotion Goodness! What a cute baby!

Wow! Look at that sunset!

That’s all for now. . .

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Identify the Part of Speech N-Noun, P-Pronoun, V-Verb, Adj-Adjective, Adv-Adverb,

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1. The little dog ran. 2. Oh! You scared me! 3. The snow fell softly. 4. The girl ran quickly to the water fountain. 5. Pat and Joe raked the leaves very quickly. 6. With great joy, Mom and Dad welcomed the new baby. 7. The boys fished in the gurgling stream. 8. Mary finished her reading assignment. 9. The earth travels around the sun. 10. I like humorous stories. 11. Math is my favorite subject.