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May the 4 th Be with you

May the 4 th Be with you. Review of Chpt 2, 16. Watch the videos, fill out the chart. Review. Purpose (can be more than 1) Inform Entertain Persuade Audience (the people meant to hear the message) Who is this message directed towards?. Those parts of speech.

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May the 4 th Be with you

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  1. May the 4th Be with you

  2. Review of Chpt 2, 16 Watch the videos, fill out the chart

  3. Review • Purpose (can be more than 1) • Inform • Entertain • Persuade • Audience (the people meant to hear the message) • Who is this message directed towards?

  4. Those parts of speech • Take out the handout and fill in what you know about nouns, pronouns, & prepositions • Next we’ll watch the videos for Adjectives, Adverbs, Conjunctions, and Interjections

  5. Nouns • Nouns are • People • Places • Things • Ideas They CAN be the subject of the sentence, but a sentence can have more nouns than just the subject Video: http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Noun

  6. Pronouns Link: http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Pronoun

  7. Adjectives • Describenouns • http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Adjectives

  8. Adverbs • Describe Verbs or adjectives • http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Adverbs

  9. Conjunction • For • And • Nor • But • Or • Yet • So http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Conjunctions

  10. Interjections • http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Interjections

  11. Verbs • Verbs : action, state of being, or occurrence • http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Verb

  12. Subjects Chapter 3, pg 34

  13. Complete sentence • A group of words that contains a subject and a verb and also expresses a complete thought. • Video on the Subject of the Sentence • http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Subject

  14. Finding the Subject • The subject answers “Who or what is the sentence about?” • Usually occurs early in the sentence • Usually a noun (person/place/thing/idea) or pronoun (replaces a noun) • Subject CAN be modified by adjectives. • The subject of a sentence can be compound (more than one subject can do something).

  15. “Practice,” pg 35 • The gym seemed noisier than usual. • Our coach was shouting last-minute instructions. • He expected total concentration. • Three athletes were doing push-ups. • People were beginning to fill the bleachers.

  16. Nouns • Nouns are • People • Places • Things • Ideas They CAN be the subject of the sentence, but a sentence can have more nouns than just the subject Video: http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Noun

  17. Finding Nouns – ways to categorize • Common • Name general things (not capitalized) • aunt • country • watch • Proper • Name particular persons, places, or things (caps) • Aunt Meriam • Nigeria • Timex Concrete Name things we can see or touch Face People JewelryWatch Abstract Things we cannot see or touch Loneliness Patriotism Beauty Time

  18. “Practice,” pg 36 • The morning of June 27 was sunny and clear. • The flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green. • The people of the village began to gather in the square • The lottery was conducted by Mr. Sommers. • The jovial man had time and energy to devote to civic activities.

  19. Pronouns Link: http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Pronoun

  20. Pronounstake the place of nouns(pg 36) • Replace the underlined word(s) with a pronoun. “Practice,” pg 36-37 • The crowd arrived early. • The gym was noisy. • People waited eagerly. • Coach Ann Bradwayhad not lost a game… • Steven and I found the best seats in the front row. • Not one person could predict the outcome. They arrived early It was noisy. They waited eagerly. She had not lost a game yet this season. We found the best seats in the front row. No one could predict the outcome. Nobody could predict the outcome.

  21. Compound Subject • You CAN have more than one subject! • Made up of two or more nouns or pronouns • Joined with and/or, either/or, neither/nor

  22. Exercise 2, pg 39 – find the subject! • The road twisted and turned. • A young boy hurried along briskly. • He carried an important message. • A red-winged blackbird flew overhead. • Dark clouds and a sudden wind surprised him.

  23. Exercise 2, pg 39-40 6. His family would be elated. 7. Someone was raking the leaves. 8. His father called out his name. 9. The old man tore open the envelope. 10. The message was brief.

  24. Prepositions! • Prepositions! Pg 41 • Show relationships • http://ttosspon.wikispaces.com/Grammar+Rocks%21#Prepositions

  25. Prepositional Phrases (pg 41) • Prepositions tell where or how. • The subject is NEVERfound within the prepositional phrase.

  26. Exercise 7 pgs 42-43 • Cross out the prepositional phrase, then underline the subject. • On Friday, January 27, 2006, Western Union sent its last telegram. • With the ascendancy of modern technology, the telegram is no longer needed. • In 1851 in Rochester, New York, Western Union had its beginnings. On Friday, January 27, 2006, Western Union sent its last telegram. With the ascendancyof modern technology, the telegram is no longer needed. In 1851in Rochester, New York, Western Union had its beginnings.

  27. Exercise 7 pgs 42-43 Cross out the prepositional phrase, then underline the subject. 4. Messages were transmitted by Morse code over the wires and delivered by couriers. 5. Eventually, telegraph service drove the pony express out of business. 6. Until the emergence of the telegraph, the average delivery time for a message by pony express took ten days. Messages were transmitted by Morse code over the wires and delivered by couriers. Eventually, telegraph service drove the pony express out of business. Until the emergence of the telegraph, the average delivery time for a message by pony express took ten days

  28. Questions – Change in Subject position pg 44 sub Verb • Why is he driving away? • LOOK for the VERB! • Why is he going away? • How did he find his sister in the city? • Where is her office? Verb Verb V

  29. There and HERE (pg 44) • “here” “where” and “there” will never be the subject of the sentence. • Ex. There will be a quiz on Tuesday. • There is a new teacher in the department. • Here comes the woman now. (there/where = adverbs subjects can only be nouns/pronouns) Verb Subj. subject V Verb subject

  30. Commands (pg 44) • Remember that the subject of a “command” sentence is “you” (understood). This is the ONLY case where the subject of a sentence may be left out. • Go to Chicago. • Help your sister. You sub Verb You sub Verb

  31. Exercise 8 pg 45 • Cross out the prepositional phrase, then underline the subject. • In the night train, the child slept. • Here the motion of the railroad cars lulled the passengers. • The child’s mother, a single parent, put a coat under the child’s head for a pillow. In the night train, the child slept. Here the motion of the railroad cars lulled the passengers. The child’s mother, a single parent, put a coat under the child’s head for a pillow.

  32. Exercise 8 pg 45 4. Outside the window, the lights from small towns and villages twinkled. 5. Sometimes passengers could look into people’s windows. 6. There was a silence in the train. 7. Why do people travel in the middle of the night? Outside the window, the lights from small towns and villages twinkled. Sometimes passengers could look into people’s windows. There was a silence in the train. Why do people travel in the middle of the night.

  33. Exercise 8 pg 45 In most cases, children will rest quietly at night. 8. In most cases, children will rest quietly at night. 9. Will the woman with a young child and heavy suitcases have a difficult time at the end of the trip? 10. On the platform waits an elderly man, anxious for the first sight of his grandson. Will the womanwith a young child and heavy suitcases have a difficult time at the end of the trip? On the platform waits an elderly man, anxious for the first sight of his grandson.

  34. Add a prepositional phrase to tell where or when it happened add an adj to describe the girl The Sentence Teeter-Totter add an article/adj to tell Which girl • Each sentence must have a subject (the person/thing doing the action) and a Verb. Everything else builds upon that. While on her way to the store, the cute, fat, smart girl went to the store. While on her way to the store, the cute, fat, smart girl went. The cute, fat, smart girl went. The girl went. Girl went. girl went to the store. The Add a prepositional phrase to tell where or when it happened cute, fat, smart while on her way to the store,

  35. Lets give it a try together • When I call out a part of speech, add a word from that part of speech to the sentence!

  36. Now you try! • Draw a teeter totter on your paper. • On one side, write any noun. On the other side, write any verb. • Add words to each side. Each addition must make sense by itself. • Keep track by writing each individual sentence below your chart!

  37. Writing Project • Do NOT put your name on the paper you are handed. • Draw a symbol on the top left corner: =D, x/x, <3, etc. • Write for a specific amount of time • Stop when requested • Pass when requested • When you receive someone else’s paper, draw your symbol in the margin where your writing begins • Respond to the question and their response for a specific amount of time.

  38. Appositive Phrases • Appositive phrases are a group of words that give us extra information about a noun or pronoun in that sentence. • Appositive phrases are set off by commas • The subject is NEVER found within the appositive phrase. • Martin Johnson, the retired salesperson, sat at his desk. ______________________________appositive phrase

  39. How to Find the Verb pg 47 • Today she dances. • Yesterday she danced. • Tomorrow she will dance. • Verbs tell time • Test the sentence by adding Today, Yesterday, or tomorrow.

  40. Action Verbs • Examples: • Arrive, leave, learn, write, open, write, teach(pg 48) • The woman studied ballet. • Tells what the subject is doing and when the action occurs.

  41. Linking Verbs • Examples: • (see pg 49) • Act, appear, become, feel, get, grow, look, remain, seems, smells, sounds, tastes, turns • Be (am, is, are, was, were, has been, have been) • She seems distracted • Links the subject of a sentence to one or more words that describe or identify the subject.

  42. Helping Verbs • Examples: • (see pg 51) • Can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will • Being, been, am, is, was, are, were • Has, have, had • Does, do, did • He is sleeping • He might sleep • He should sleep. • He could have been sleeping. • Combines with a main verb to form a verb phrase. It always comes before the main verb and expresses a special meaning or a particular time.

  43. Identify • Identify the VERB in the sentence—either the “action” verb or “linking” verb. The subject will be the person, place, or thing (noun or pronoun) performing the action—or the noun that “is.” • s v • Ex. Ms. Antill wrote this hints sheet for you. • s v • She is sure of its benefit.

  44. “To + Verb” • Remember that the “infinitive form” of the verb (to + verb) will never be the verb of the sentence. • s v v • Ex. You do want to study.

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