Transcript parts of speech

Parts of Speech
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Standard for Mastery
• LITERACY: L7.4
• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words or phrases.
• Use sources to determine pronunciations, parts of speech, etc
Sooooooo…how many parts of speech are there?
common and Proper
Nouns
a thing
an idea
a place
a person
Verbs
Infinitive
Tell WHAT
the noun is
doing
helping
Linking
Action
Intransitive
Transitive
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State of
being
Adjective
• Describes a noun
Interjection
Preposition
Conjunction
Subordinating Conjunctions ride
ON A WHITE BUS
Conjunctions are either
coordinating or subordinate
Remember: A coordinating conjunction
joins two independent clauses! 
Pronoun
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•Personal pronouns (e.g., he, they)
•Demonstrative pronouns (e.g., this,
these)
•Interrogative pronouns (e.g., which,
who)
•Indefinite pronouns (e.g., none,
several)
•Possessive pronouns (e.g., his, your)
•Reciprocal pronouns (e.g., each
other, one another)
•Relative pronouns (e.g., which,
where)
•Reflexive pronouns (e.g., itself,
himself)
•Intensive pronouns (e.g., itself,
himself)
Recap
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Noun: A noun is a person, place, thing, quality, or act.
Examples: pencil, girl, supermarket, happiness
Verb: Verbs are action or existence words that tell what nouns do.
Examples: to fly, to run, to be, jump, lived
Adjective: An adjective describes a noun.
Examples: hairy, crazy, wonderful
Adverb: An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or adverb. It often ends in "ly".
Examples: carefully, easily, barely
Interjection: An outcry or sudden utterance. Usually starts a sentence.
Examples: Wow, Gosh, Amazing
Preposition: A preposition describes the relationship between a noun and another
noun(or verb or adverb).
Examples: to, under, for, at, by, from
Conjunction: A conjunction joins together words, phrases, or clauses.
Examples: and, or, but, because, since,
Pronoun: A pronoun replaces a noun or noun phrase that is understood from context.
Examples: he, it, they