Subject, Verb, Punctuation Mark!

1. Subject, Verb, Punctuation Mark! Mr. Erickson’s English Class 5th Grade

2. Objectives • The student will be able to correctly use and identify the parts of a sentence. • The student will develop and understanding of basic grammar skills including but not limited to: the parts of speech, punctuation, and sentence structure.

3. The Parts of Speech • There are FOUR very basic parts of speech. • They are: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Articles • Every word in every sentence can be classified into one of the parts of speech.

4. Nouns • A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. • There are several different types of nouns: • Standard Nouns: apple, car, man • Pronouns: you, him, them • Proper nouns: George Washington, England

5. Examples: (find the nouns) • The table in the kitchen was very messy. • Peter went to Africa for the summer. • Is the motor in your car fixed yet?

6. Verbs • A word that shows action or a state of being. • There are 3 types of verbs: • Action verb: skip, fly, run • State of Being verb: is, was, had been • Adverb: (modifier) quickly, beside, softly

7. Examples: (find the verbs) • Sam and I ran to the grocery store. • I am so smart! • Did you see how quickly Billy finished the race?

8. Adjectives • A word that describes a noun • Adjectives can be: types, colors, numbers, textures, descriptors, etc.

9. Examples: (find the adjectives) • The cute girl wore a yellow dress. • The furrybrown gorilla was hungry. • There were three boys eating deliciousapple pie.

10. Articles: • A kind of adjective which is always used with and gives some information about a noun. • There are only two in the English language: “a(n)” and “the” • Although there are only two, they are extremely important.

11. Examples: (find the articles) • I sat on a chair in the office. • Did you see a black cat in the alley? • The first time I went to Florida was on an airplane.

12. Sentence Structure • Absolutely every sentence MUST include at least one subject and one verb. If it doesn’t have one of each, it is not a sentence. • For example: “I am going to the beach” • The subject is “I” • The verb is “am going”

13. A little practice: • Can you tell which of the following are NOT complete sentences? • I am. • Went to Spain last year. • Ice melts quickly in warm weather. • Ice freezes. • Found it by the tree.

14. Punctuation: • Punctuation refers to the marks we add to a sentence or a word other than letters. • Every complete sentence ends with a punctuation mark. Possible choices include: • Period • Question mark • Exclamation point • Other Punctuation marks include: commas, apostrophes, colons, dashes, hyphens, etc.

15. Think about it! • What punctuation mark would you add to the end of each of these sentences? • Are you lost • That lady just ate twenty-five hotdogs • My name is Fred • Who was the first president

16. Putting it all together! • It is clear that sentences are very complex and have very specific requirements in order to be complete. • Each sentence must include at least one subject and one verb. • Each subject must be a type of noun. • Every sentence ends with one of three punctuation marks.

17. Analyze These! • What do you notice about the following sentences? • Billy found three shiny pennies on the ground. • Have you seen Susie this afternoon? • Yikes! I just got stung by a bee!

18. Remember: • Whether writing for fun or for school, it is important to have good grammar. Now that you know how to make a complete sentence and how to analyze any sentence, you can be sure to always have perfect grammar! • Practice makes perfect, so write often!

19. Quiz: • To complete the quiz for this quick lesson please see the following website: www.teacherweb.com Click on “find your teacher” Then find “Minnesota” Then find “University of Minnesota-Duluth” Then find my name, “MrTim” The quiz is called “Grammar Quiz” on the left side of the screen!