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Grammar

Grammar. Nouns. Person, place, thing or idea Common nouns- general nouns (cookie, boy, car, school) Proper nouns- name of something (Mr. Heckler, Toyota, Power Rangers, Star Wars) Always capitalized. Nouns. Appositive- a noun that renames another noun (in a sentence)

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Grammar

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  1. Grammar

  2. Nouns • Person, place, thing or idea • Common nouns- general nouns (cookie, boy, car, school) • Proper nouns- name of something (Mr. Heckler, Toyota, Power Rangers, Star Wars) • Always capitalized

  3. Nouns • Appositive- a noun that renames another noun (in a sentence) • Give me that book, Star Wars- Return of the Jedi, right now! • Star Wars- Return of the Jedi renames book

  4. Pronouns • Pronouns replace or take the place of nouns • I, he, she, me • Her, him, their • Hers, his, theirs, its • Antecedents- is what the pronoun is referring to or replacing in a sentence • Aaron sharpened his pencil.

  5. Verbs • Shows action or something exists • Action Verb- shows some kind of action • Walk, talk, speak, run, • Linking Verb- links the subject to something else • Acts like an = sign • Is, are, were, am, • Sense words • Helping verb • When you have a linking verb in front of an action verb • She ishelping him

  6. Adjectives • Describes or modifies a noun or pronoun • The uglycar. • The prettygirl. • The handsomeman drove the fastmotorcycle.

  7. Adverbs • Describe or modify a verb, adjective, or other adverb. • She didwell. • The veryugly boy. • The supernice teacher drove toofast.

  8. Articles • Part of the adjective family- 3 of them • THE • A • AN

  9. Interjection • Shows strong emotion or surprise. • Hey!!! What are you doing? • Whoa! that is awesome!!!

  10. Conjunction • Conjunctions connect words or groups of words together.

  11. Conjunctions • Coordinating Conjunctions- coordinates 2 words or clauses in a sentence. • And • But • Or • Nor • For • So • yet

  12. Conjunctions • Correlative Conjunctions- must be used together to join words or clauses. • Either/or • Neither/ nor • Both/ and • Not only/ but also • Whether/ or

  13. Conjunctions • Subordinating Conjunctions- conjunction at the beginning of the clause and starts a dependent clause • Start a dependent clause • They are usually words that are adverbs or prepositions • After, since, when, where, before, until, as much as, because, unless, in order that, though, although, if, that, while so, how, than

  14. Prepositions • Is a word or group of words that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun that follows it and another word in the sentence. • (The doghouse or anywhere a mouse can go) • Common Prepositions • In, on, through, around, over, under • The dog went over the fence. • I hid the chocolate in the cracker box.

  15. Preposition • Prepositional phrase- group of words that starts with the preposition and ends with the object of the preposition. • Object of the preposition- noun or pronoun that is related to the preposition. • The dog went over the fence. • I hid the chocolate in the cracker box.

  16. Subject & Predicate • Subject- the nouns or pronouns in the sentence • The who or what in the sentence • Predicate- the verb and everything after it • What’s being done in the sentence.

  17. Clauses • Independent- have a subject and a predicate and can stand alone • Dependent- have a subject and a predicate, but cannot stand alone.

  18. Sentences • Simple- 1 independent clause • Mr. Holbrook went to the store. • Compound- 2 or more independent clauses • Mr. Holbrook went to the store, and Mrs. Holbrook went to school. • Complex- a sentence with an independent clause and a dependent clause • Although Mr. Holbrook wanted to go to the football game, he stayed home.

  19. Objects • Direct object- receives the action of the verb MUST HAVE ACTION VERB!!! • Subject + predicate = Direct Object • The boy passed the ball. • What was passed Ball

  20. Objects • Indirect objects- identifies to or for whom or what the action of the verb is performed • Who or what receives the Direct Object • MUST HAVE ACTION VERB!!! • MUST HAVE DIRECT OBJECT!!! Mr.Holbrook gave Jimmy the notes. • Gave- action verb • Notes- direct object • Jimmy- indirect object

  21. Predicate Adjectives • Predicate adjectives follow a linking verb and describes the subject • MUST HAVE A LINKING VERB!!! Mr. Holbrook is funny. • Is- linking verb • Funny- adjective that describes Mr. Holbrook

  22. Predicate Nominatives • Predicate nominatives follow a linking verb and tells us what the subject is (nouns and pronouns)

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