Transcript Grammar Link

GRAMMAR
LINK
VERBS, ADVERBS, PREPOSITIONS, CONJUNCTIONS,
AND INTERJECTIONS ARE FIVE OF THE EIGHT
PARTS OF SPEECH THE FOLLOWING SLIDES PROVIDE
BRIEF DEFINITIONS AND EXAMPLES.
VERB
A verb is a word that expresses action or state of being.
EXAMPLE: Grendel slowly stirs in his murky and vile lair.
ADVERB
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or
another adverb.
EXAMPLE: Grendel slowly stirs in his murky and vile lair.
PREPOSITION
A preposition is a word that introduces a phrase and shows a
relationship between the noun or pronoun in the phrase and
some other word in the sentence.
EXAMPLE: Grendel slowly stirs in his murky and vile lair.
CONJUNCTION
A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words.
EXAMPLE: Grendel slowly stirs in his murky and vile lair.
INTERJECTION
An interjection is a word that expresses emotion and has no
grammatical relation to other words in a sentence.
EXAMPLE: “Yuck! I see Grendel slowly stirring in his murky
and vile lair!”
INDEPENDENT
PRACTICE:
Now complete the “Grammar Links: Beowulf 12 – 17”
worksheet on your own.
Be sure to use a separate sheet of notebook paper for
Exercise C!!!