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Parts of Speech: The Building Blocks of Language Simple reality: nouns + verbs Descriptive reality: adjectives + adverbs Connective reality: conjunctions + prepositions Simple reality Nouns: concrete nouns -things you can touch or see abstract nouns -ideas & emotions proper nouns -names of people, places, things pronouns -in place of the noun Nouns Test: jello happiness Saddam they glass regret key alaska imagination Shaq it ant clock music I Glendale Simple reality Verbs: action verbs -verbs that show action linking verbs -verbs that link to description helping verbs -verbs that ‘help’ other verbs Action Verbs : Congress voted. The clown laughs. Melissa smokes. We stopped. The movie ended. Linking verbs: Congress is .divided. The clown was .angry. Melissa seems .sad. We become old. The movie looks good. Helping verbs: .vote. Congress may angry. .lazy. The clown might sing. Melissa can .try. We would forget. The movie could start. Verbs Test: I might change my mind. Hurricane Sue seemed strong. The fireman rescued the kitten. Verbs Test: 1. Diana seems happier happier since she broke up with Dan. 2. After the earthquake, the bridge collapsed. 3. During the dog show, the poodle appeared confident. 4. I might skip class today if I still have a headache. 5. Barry broke his ankle when he slid into second base. 6. With $5,000 dollars in the bank, we can afford a trip. 7. During Nancy’s speech, the class became restless. restless. forget her medicine. 8. Unfortunately, my grandmother did forget 9. The cruise ship sank in the waters off Puerto Rico. party for two days. 10. When I graduate from college, I will party Descriptive reality Adjectives: Add to the noun red car tall man scary dream Descriptive reality Adverbs: Add to the verb run quickly think carefully sleep comfortably Adjectives & Adverbs My sister took the sick dog to the vet. I ran backwards at football practice. The nurse put a new bandage on my leg. The tower in Pisa leans more each year. Adjectives & Adverbs Test: 1. For years, the picture hung crooked on the wall. 2. My cousin laughed laughed out loud when I tripped. creditcard. card. 3. The man was arrested for using a stolen credit 4. The purple stain ruined my favorite shirt. 5. The doctor asked me to cough again. 6. Hector spoke softly on his cell phone. 7. Bad weather prevented us from going to the beach. pig in the woods. 8. The hiker encountered a wild pig 9. My dog barks aggressively at strangers. uniforms. 10. The cheerleaders ordered new uniforms. Connective reality Conjunctions: to join with and / or but / yet for / so nor Conjunctions: food right poor defeated neither love rejected bleeding and water or wrong but happy yet optimistic nor money so angry (=therefore) for wounded (=because) Prepositions: in, on, at, to, of, by, for, with, from above, across, after, against, along, around, among below, beside, behind, beneath, between, beyond inside, outside, into, onto, under, over, through, until Prepositions: Your wallet is in. in my pocket. My car is parked beside. beside the house. at six o’clock. I will meet you at. Connective reality Prepositions: in the garden under the umbrellas beside the parking space around six o’clock in the morning at daybreak after the bell rings Prepositions Test: 1. I took my dog on a walk. 2. The fire truck stopped behind the burning car. 3. Ana left her homework in her backpack. 4. The company must pay its debt before noon. 5. My father got a job at the L.A. zoo.