Transcript parts of speech powerpoint

Grammar
Terms:
Parts of Speech
Rhetoric
Ms Torchia
Articles... the, a, an
What is an article? Basically, an article is an adjective. Like adjectives, articles modify nouns.
English has two articles: the and a/an. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns; a/an is
used to modify non-specific or non-particular nouns. We call the the definite article
and a/an the indefinite article.
the = definite article
a/an = indefinite article
Copy these sentences onto your worksheet, and circle/highlight all of the articles
in different color.
1. The Giants will defeat the Cowboys.
2. An interception will be thrown by a
quarterback named Romo.
Nouns...
:
DEF
and
The people, places, things,
IDEAS(abstract nouns)
lives.
Nouns exist.
that fill our
Nouns
Copy these sentences onto your worksheet, and
highlight all of the nouns in different color.
1. Ryan fumbled the football again.
2. Jay threw another interception during the game.
3. The fans all cried in their
bratwurst and cheese.
4. The fear of his parents’ wrath
stopped him from taking the car.
Proper Noun vs Common Noun
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Look at these two worksheets
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/pro
pernoun.htm
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/co
mmonnoun.htm
Now, look on worksheet at box 2A. If still
unclear, look up the difference (google,
use a dictionary, etc)
Pronouns...
Def: Taking the place of nouns (aka-the
antecedent)
Pronouns take the place of nouns...
nothing else. These are PERSONAL.
Justin becomes “he.”
Miley becomes “she.”
This class becomes “we.”
Water becomes “it.”
The class in 300 becomes “them.”
…but…it’s not that simple!
There are many different types of pronouns, just
like there are many different cuts of beef!
Personal Pronouns
Copy these sentences onto your worksheet and
highlight all of the pronoun in different color. Then
please look up other examples of personal pronouns
and put them on your worksheet in the side box..
.
1. It came from Crazyville.
2. He was frightened by the
smell it gave off.
3. We hit it with a hair piece.
Indefinite Pronouns
List these on your worksheet
everybody/everyone
anybody/anyone
somebody/someone
all/each/every/none/one
These pronouns do not substitute for
specific nouns but function themselves
as nouns
These are the pronouns that cause
students the most trouble!!
 “Everybody" feels as though it refers to more
than one person. If you think of this word as
meaning "every single body," the confusion
usually disappears.
Copy these sentences onto your worksheet and circle/highlight the
indefinite pronoun in different color AND draw a line to the
.antecedent it is referring to.
1. Everybody knows that he cannot
park in the teachers’ parking lot.
2. Everyone whom I encountered in Boston thought
that he was a rock star.
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Short answer:
personal pronoun + self or selves
Myself, yourself, themselves…etc.
Verbs...
DEF: A word used to describe an action, state, or
occurrence
The key to remembering verbs is that
they are all things we can physically
do.
Linking verbs are words that show a state of
being.
Am
Are
Is
Was
Were
Be
Verbs
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worksheet and highlight all of the verbs in
different color.
1. Tom Brady cried while thinking about the
Super Bowl loss.
2. Vikings fans cheer for their team.
3. Vikings fans strongly dislike the
team from Green Bay.
Linking Verbs
The following verbs are true linking verbs: any form of the verb be [am, is, are, was,were, has been, are
being, might have been, etc.], become, and seem. These true linking verbs are always linking verbs.
Then you have a list of verbs with multiple personalities: appear, feel, grow, look,
prove, remain, smell, sound, taste, and turn. Sometimes these verbs are linking verbs; sometimes they
are action verbs.
How do you tell when they are action verbs and when they are linking verbs?
If you can substitute am, is, or are and the sentence still sounds logical, you have alinking verb on your
hands.
If, after the substitution, the sentence makes no sense, you are dealing with an actionverb instead. Here
are some examples:
Sylvia tasted the spicy squid eyeball stew.
Sylvia is the stew? I don't think so! Tasted, therefore, is an action verb in this sentence, something Sylvia
is doing.
The squid eyeball stew tasted good.
The stew is good? You bet. Make your own!
PART II
Adjectives...
DEF:
a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to a noun to modify or
describe it.
Adjectives describe the way things look,
smell, sound, feel, or taste.
They modify nouns.
Glee is an annoying
show!
Fozzie Bear is a fuzzy bear.
Glee is a very
annoying show!
Adjectives
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worksheet, and highlight all of the
adjectives in different color.
1. The fast running back was named Adrian.
2. The crazy fan was clearly from Boston.
3. The friendly, warm-hearted
fan said, “You will never walk
alone!” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=a9sFd3Ennhs&feature=fvwrel
Adverbs...
DEF: a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective,
verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of
place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.They
describe how we do what we do
Most of the time, adverbs end in the
suffix “ly.” Always is also a popular
adverb.
They modify verbs, adjectives and
adverbs.
Tigger jumps wildly.
“Wildly” describes how Tigger jumps.
Adverbs
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worksheet, and circle/highlight all of
the adverbs in different color.
1. Ozzie grabbed his throat forcefully after
his team choked.
2. That idea is simply ridiculous.
3. She is almost always busy.
Prepositions...
DEF:
a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and
expressing a relation to another word or element
Anything in relation to a Death
Star*
THINK-
Prepositions are always followed,
eventually, by a noun (prepositional
phrase).
Think of yourself in relation to the Death Star.
*fictional moon-sized
space station and
super-weapon
appearing in the Star
Wars movies and
expanded universe.
It is capable of
destroying a planet
with a single
destructive energy
beam.
Prepositions
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worksheet, and highlight all of the
prepositions in different color.
1. Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue.
2. Over the river and through the woods to
Grandmother’s house we go.
Interjections...
Yippee!!!!!!!!!!
DEF: a spoken word, phrase, or sound
that expresses sudden or strong
feeling.
They always show emotion.
Often used with an exclamation point to
show great emotion. Punctuated
separately from the rest of the sentence.
“Woohoo! I got a doughnut!”
Interjections
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notebook and circle/highlight all of the
interjections in different color.
1. Dang, I lost my salamander again.
2. Flippityflop! I stubbed my big toe.
3. Wow, look at the size of those
maggots on that meat!