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Part of Speech PowerPoint Presentation NOUNS - Definition: A word or word group that is used to name a person, place, thing, or an idea. -Examples: Ms. Bohac, Ocotillo Wells, Rope, and book. Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns COMMON Noun: -Definition: A common noun names any one of a group or persons, places, things, or ideas and is generally not capitalized. -Examples: Book, school, marker, computer, and phone. or PROPER Noun: -Definition: A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, idea, and is capitalized. -Examples: Penncrest High School, Mac computer, and Channing Tatum. FIND THE NOUNS - The lady went to the store yesterday. - All she wanted was friendship, peace, and love. Ms. Caiola is a great history teacher at Penncrest High School. The movie was boring, but the popcorn was good. PRONOUNS - Definition: A word that is used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns. -Examples: I, they, your, our, she, we, them, he, us, him, his, their, them, and its. He is playing with the train. They are playing all together. Is she sleeping in her bed? Personal Pronoun -Definition: A personal pronoun refers to the one speaking is first person, the one spoken to is second person, or the one being spoken to is third person. -First Person: I, me, my, mine, we, us, ours, our. -Second person: you, yours, your. -Third person: He, him his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs. Look, I am good at reading! They are playing jump rope. You click the icon to open the game. Demonstrative and Interrogative Pronouns -Demonstrative Pronouns: -Definition: A demonstrative pronoun is used to point our a specific person, place, thing, or idea. -Examples: This, That, These, Those. I think this paper is good enough. -Interrogative Pronouns: -Definition: An interrogative pronoun introduces a question. -Examples: Who, whom, which, what, whose. Hmmm, who is in my class? FIND THE PRONOUNS - Her bag was bigger than her body! - Their house was smaller than mine. - I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings, that was never my intention. - Is this paper yours? ADJECTIVE -Definition: A word that is used to modify (DESCRIBE) a noun or a pronoun. Green Dice. Transparent ghost Old Man Haunted House FIND THE ADJECTIVES - She was a beautiful singer, but a horrible dancer. - He had short brown hair, large blue eyes, and a welcoming white smile. - They were the fastest runners, running quickly past everyone. ACTION VERBS -Definition: A verb that is used to express action or a state of being. -Example: Texting, jumping, push, doing. Mom is helping jack do his homework. She is exercising. The boys are loading the bus. HELPING VERBS -Definition: Helping Verbs help the main verb express action or a state of being. -Examples: can, do, has, might, should, and could. Hey! You should put the toys in the box. Please, can you cut the cake now? LINKING VERBS Link a noun or pronoun to an adjective. Examples: He is shy. She is pretty They are nice. FIND THE VERBS - Leslie ran quickly into the room. - She was a friend of mine. - They are nice to me. - My grand mom always helps me complete my homework and turn in assignments. - They assume that I cannot give a speech. CONJUNCTIONS -Definition: A word that joins word or words groups. FANBOYS -- FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO FIND THE CONJUNCTIONS - Let’s go to the mall and the movies. - I loved the food, but I wouldn’t go back due to the price. - Will you go there with me tomorrow? - It was funny, yet I didn’t laugh. - Would you rather see a comedy or an action movie? ADVERB Definition: A word that modifies (DESCRIBES) a verb, an adjective, or another word. - Lots of them end in LY! -Examples: There, up, here, down, yesterday, weekly, later, and fast. - The girl is riding quickly. It is going to rain tomorrow and weekly from now on. FIND THE ADVERBS - He spoke quietly so he wouldn’t disturb anyone. - She ran fast; no one could compete! - I’ll meet you there tomorrow! - She sang loudly and proudly. - He studied hard for the test. PREPOSITIONS -Definition: A word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word. - ANYWHERE A MOUSE COULD GO! - Examples: Aboard, below, from, since, about, beneath, throughout, concerning, past, and without. They are aboard This guy is from history. the train. PREPOSITION PHRASES What goes along with the preposition? What makes the preposition complete? Examples: He walked with me. We drove along a bumpy road. She walked along the water. OBJECTS OF A PREPOSITION Prepositions begin with a preposition, then end with a noun, pronoun, or gerund (ing.) Examples: The music plays in your ears when you are sleeping. He was standing right behind them. I tried to laugh without sneezing. FIND THE OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION It was a joke between friends. Is the food on the table for the dogs? This is one small step for man. She laughed behind his back. CORRECTLY IDENTIFY EACH PART OF THE SENTENCE I love going to the humongous King of Prussia Mall, and I browse quickly through each store. Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjective Conjunction Preposition, prepositional phrase, objective of the preposition.