Transcript Grammar 101 - University of Minnesota Duluth

Subject, Verb,
Punctuation Mark!
Mr. Erickson’s English Class
5th Grade
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.
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.
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
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?
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
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?
Adjectives
 A word that describes a noun
 Adjectives can be: types, colors,
numbers, textures, descriptors, etc.
Examples:
(find the adjectives)
 The cute girl wore a yellow dress.
 The furry brown gorilla was hungry.
 There were three boys eating delicious
apple pie.
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.
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.
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”
A little practice:
 Can you tell which of the following are
NOT complete sentences?
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I am.
Went to Spain last year.
Ice melts quickly in warm weather.
Ice freezes.
Found it by the tree.
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.
Think about it!
 What punctuation mark would you add to
the end of each of these sentences?
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Are you lost
That lady just ate twenty-five hotdogs
My name is Fred
Who was the first president
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.
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!
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!
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!