Transcript parts-of-speech

Adjectives and Adverbs
Language Arts 7
Thurston Middle School
Amy Cochren
Adjectives describe nouns.
They answer:
1) Which? He is the oldest brother.
2) What kind? He is a nice brother.
3) How many? He bought three donuts.
Adverbs describe verbs.
They answer:
1) How? He runs fast.
2) When? He ran yesterday.
3) Where? He is running here.
Adjective vs. Adverb
Good is an adjective.
It tastes good.
Good students study.
Well is an adverb.
I played well.
I do not feel well.
Adjective vs. Adverb
• Describing a noun? Adjective
This is an easy test.
She said an unkind thing.
• Describing a verb? Adverb
I finished it easily.
She spoke unkindly to me.
Classwork and homework:
• Easy Grammar pages 189 to
196
Nouns
•
•
•
•
People
Places
Things
Ideas
Determiners signal nouns.
•
•
•
•
Articles: a, an, the
Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
Numbers
Possessives: his, her, their, our, its, your, my
• Possessive noun: Tom’s car; student’s grade
• Indefinites: some, few, many, several, no, any
These can function as adjectives or nouns!
Verbs
• Action words
• State of being
To be
I am
We are
You are
You are
He/She is
They are
Was, were, been, being
LINKING VERBS
• Link the subject with a noun.
He was the mayor.
She is the speaker.
• Link a word in the subject with a an
adjective describing it.
He was nice.
She is mean.
Linking Verb Infinitive List
to feel
to taste
to look
to smell
to become
to seem
to sound
to grow
to remain
to appear
to stay
to be
Beware!
I tasted the soup. It tasted delicious.
I grew the flowers and then I grew tired.
They smelled the flowers.
The flowers smelled wonderful!
Some of the linking verbs can be action
verbs. Check test by inserting form of the
“to be” verb. Is the verb a state or action?