Transcript 8 Parts of Speech Bell Ringer!

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 Names
people, places, things, or ideas.
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People: boy, girl, baker, musician, teacher
Places: library, school, mall, bathroom
Things: pencil, cell phone, carpet, ring
Ideas: love, hate, beauty
 Now,
write 3 examples of nouns on your own.
 Proper
nouns are specific nouns. Proper
nouns will always be capitalized.
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People: Susan, Mr. Crockett, Chef Mason, etc.
Places: Irving High School, Parks Mall, New York
City, Arkansas, etc.
Things: Declaration of Independence,
Volkswagen Beetle, Apple iPhone, etc.
 Write
three examples of your own!
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A word used in place of one or more nouns or
pronouns.
 Example: Julie placed her coat in the closet with
the others.
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Notice that her replaces Julie to reduce redundancy.
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Now, you have one minute to write down as many
pronouns as you can.
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Here are some you may have missed:
 What
are the rules for capitalization?
First word in a sentence
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The fuzzy melon helped the scientist discover
penicillin.
2. Proper Nouns
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Raymond, Irving, World Cup, FBI
3. Titles of people or media
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Dr., Mr./Mrs., Romeo and Juliet, Hot Tub Time Machine
4. Days, months, and holidays - not seasons
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Tuesday, September, and Labor Day
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Capitalized
spring, summer, autumn/fall, and winter (not capitalized)
1)Pronoun, 2)Common Noun, 3)Proper Noun
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They’re going outside now.
The beach is nice and toasty.
The mother doesn’t trust you.
I think that Marilyn will enjoy retirement.
Judith’s brother likes Domino’s Pizza.
The cat drank the milk angrily.
Zombies and werewolves united against
vampires in the latest horror flick.
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is a word that modifies or describes a noun or
pronoun.
Adjectives answer these questions: Which one?
What kind? How many? How much?
Examples: Which questions do these adjectives
answer?
• My aunt lives in the pink house on the left.
• Wow! His furry back really creeps me out!
 List
three examples of adjectives of your own.
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What are sensory details?
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What are your senses?
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Sensory details use your senses to describe. Most
sensory details are adjectives!
Sight (eyes) bright, dark
Smell (nose) rosy, dank, arid
Hear (ears) bang, clank
Taste (mouth) bitter, sour
Touch (hands and feet) fluffy, rough
List two examples of each sense on your own!
 is
a word that expresses action or state of
being. (It’s what you do!)
 Examples:
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Find the verbs!
I bowled a great game tonight.
She was nervous in her interview.
 Make
a list of three verbs!
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word that modifies or describes a verb, adjective,
or another adverb.
 Adverbs
often end in –ly.
 Adverbs
answer these questions:
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Where
When
How
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answer?
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-How often
-How much
-To what extent
Which questions do these adverbs
We never study together.
New-comers work incredibly hard to learn the language.
Spanish can be a fairly difficult language to learn.
 Write
down three adverbs of your own!
1) Adjective
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2) Verb
3) Adverb
Dennis’ red rose was dying in the vase.
When Rossi and Ronnie walked by the store,
Ronnie clumsily spilled his coffee on Rossi.
Jack and Jill walked up the hill to fetch a
pail of water.
During the storms last summer, many cars
were damaged during the violent storms.
 Is
a word that indicates the location of things in a
sentence.
 Examples:
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Up, down, around, with, on top, from, along, etc.
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Find as many prepositions as you can.
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
The deer ran across the road.
We stopped at the store down the street.
Mom’s telephone call to Uncle John contained good
news.
 is
a word that expresses strong emotions.
 Interjections are usually followed by
exclamation points.
 Examples:
Find the interjection in each
sentence.
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Wow! That is a beautiful car!
Oh, I have a feeling that tonight is going to be a
good night.
Well darn it Mario! I wanted to go out with her!
 Is
a word that joins words or groups of words.
 Coordinating
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Conjunctions: FANBOYS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
 Subordinating
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Conjunctions: AWHITEBUS
After, Although
When, While, Where
How
If
Than
Even though
-Because
-Until, Unless
-Since, so that
1)Preposition
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2)Interjection
3)Conjunction
I stapled my finger to the paper. Ow!
When the girl kissed the boy, the boy blushed.
The last time I went to the store was last
Tuesday.
Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are
yummy.
I worked overtime at Yucatan Taco stand
because I wanted a vacation in St. Lucia.