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8 Parts of Speech & Other Helpful Hints

8 Parts of Speech & Other Helpful Hints. Contact mrs.ybb@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments. Common Noun. Names people, places, things, or ideas. Examples: People: boy, girl, baker, musician, teacher Places: library, school, mall, bathroom

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8 Parts of Speech & Other Helpful Hints

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  1. 8 Parts of Speech & Other Helpful Hints Contact mrs.ybb@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments.

  2. Common Noun • Names people, places, things, or ideas. • Examples: • People: boy, girl, baker, musician, teacher • Places: library, school, mall, bathroom • Things: pencil, cell phone, carpet, ring • Ideas: love, hate, beauty • Now, write 3 examples of nouns on your own.

  3. Proper Noun • Proper nouns are specific nouns. Proper nouns will always be capitalized. • Examples: • People: Susan, Mr. Crockett, Chef Mason, etc. • Places: Irving High School, Parks Mall, New York City, Arkansas, etc. • Things: Declaration of Independence, Volkswagen Beetle, Apple iPhone, etc. • Write three examples of your own!

  4. Pronoun • A word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. • Example: Julie placed her coat in the closet with the others. • Notice that her replaces Julie to reduce redundancy. • Now, you have one minute to write down as many pronouns as you can. • Here are some you may have missed:

  5. Capitalization Rules • What are the rules for capitalization? • First word in a sentence • The fuzzy melon helped the scientist discover penicillin. • Proper Nouns • Raymond, Irving, World Cup, FBI • Titles of people or media • Dr., Mr./Mrs., Romeo and Juliet, Hot Tub Time Machine • Days, months, and holidays - not seasons • Tuesday, September, and Labor Day • Not Capitalized • spring, summer, autumn/fall, and winter (not capitalized)

  6. What am I? 1)Pronoun, 2)Common Noun, 3)Proper Noun • They’re going outside now. • The beach is nice and toasty. • The mother doesn’t trust you. • I think that Marilyn will enjoy retirement. • Judith’s brother likes Domino’s Pizza. • The cat drank the milk angrily. • Zombies and werewolves united against vampires in the latest horror flick.

  7. Adjective • is a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. • Adjectives answer these questions: Which one? What kind? How many? How much? Examples: Which questions do these adjectives answer? • My aunt lives in the pink house on the left. • Wow! His furry back really creeps me out! • List three examples of adjectives of your own.

  8. Sensory Details • What are sensory details? • Sensory details use your senses to describe. Most sensory details are adjectives! • What are your senses? • Sight (eyes) bright, dark • Smell (nose) rosy, dank, arid • Hear (ears) bang, clank • Taste (mouth) bitter, sour • Touch (hands and feet) fluffy, rough • List two examples of each sense on your own!

  9. Verb • is a word that expresses action or state of being. (It’s what you do!) • Examples: Find the verbs! • I bowled a great game tonight. • She was nervous in her interview. • Make a list of three verbs!

  10. ADVERB • a word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. • Adverbs often end in –ly. • Adverbs answer these questions: • Where -How often • When -How much • How -To what extent • Examples: Which questions do these adverbs answer? • We never study together. • New-comers work incredibly hard to learn the language. • Spanish can be a fairly difficult language to learn. • Write down three adverbs of your own!

  11. What am I? 1) Adjective 2) Verb 3) Adverb • Dennis’ red rose was dying in the vase. • When Rossi and Ronnie walked by the store, Ronnie clumsily spilled his coffee on Rossi. • Jack and Jill walked up the hill to fetch a pail of water. • During the storms last summer, many cars were damaged during the violent storms.

  12. PREPOSITION • Is a word that indicates the location of things in a sentence. • Examples: • Up, down, around, with, on top, from, along, etc. • Practice: Find as many prepositions as you can. • The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. • The deer ran across the road. • We stopped at the store down the street. • Mom’s telephone call to Uncle John contained good news.

  13. INTERJECTION • is a word that expresses strong emotions. • Interjections are usually followed by exclamation points. • Examples: Find the interjection in each sentence. • Wow! That is a beautiful car! • Oh, I have a feeling that tonight is going to be a good night. • Well darn it Mario! I wanted to go out with her!

  14. CONJUNCTIONS • Is a word that joins words or groups of words. • Coordinating Conjunctions: FANBOYS • For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so • Subordinating Conjunctions: AWHITEBUS • After, Although -Because • When, While, Where -Until, Unless • How -Since, so that • If • Than • Even though

  15. What Am I? 1)Preposition 2)Interjection 3)Conjunction • I stapled my finger to the paper. Ow! • When the girl kissed the boy, the boy blushed. • The last time I went to the store was last Tuesday. • Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are yummy. • I worked overtime at Yucatan Taco stand because I wanted a vacation in St. Lucia.

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