Transcript Multisensory Grammar - Mrs. Culp's 5th Grade Language Arts

Multi-sensory Grammar
This program uses color codes to
introduce and reinforce the
definitions of the parts of speech
in a sentence.
Nouns
• Nouns are color
coded yellow.
• Road signs that have
important information
are yellow. Nouns
carry important
information in a
sentence.
• Nouns name a
person, place, or
thing.
Two types of nouns
• Proper nouns name a
specific noun.
• Proper nouns are
always capitalized.
• The opposite of a
proper noun is a
common noun.
• Both types of nouns
are color-coded
yellow.
Proper
nouns
Common
nouns
Sue
girl
Kleenex
tissue
Wal-Mart
store
Coke
soda
Verbs
• A verb shows action.
It shows what a noun
is doing.
• Verbs are color-coded
orange. Just like an
orange detour sign
shows what to do if a
road is out, verbs
show what nouns are
doing.
Examples of Action Verbs
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Run, sped
Jump, leaped, tip-toed
Sing, screeched, bellowed
Swim, sped, lapped, jetted
Sit, slumped, slouched,
Talk, speak, yelled, scream, howled
CREATE GREAT DESCRIBTIVE VERBS!
Articles
• An article show a noun is
coming.
• Articles are color-coded
red. We will think of a red
railroad crossing sign.
• Just like a railroad
crossing sign gives
warning of an upcoming
train, so articles in a
sentence give warning of
upcoming nouns.
Articles continued
• There are three small articles.
• They are a, an and the.
• Rule: use an when the following word
begins with a vowel. (a,e,i,o,u)
• Examples: an apple, an elephant, an ice
cream cone, etc.
Subjects and Predicates
• Subject – tells who or what the sentence
is about
• Predicate – tells what the subject does
or is.
Example: Mary’s mother baked a banana
and chocolate birthday cake for John.
Subjects and Predicates
• In order to have a complete sentence, you
need a subject and a predicate.
• We highlight the subject yellow, because it
has the most important noun.
• We highlight the predicate orange because
it has the verb.
Examples of Subjects and
predicates
• Sue swims.
• John sings.
• The dog barks.
• A boy swims laps.
• The children eat at the table.
Which part would be highlighted yellow?
Which part orange?