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Grammar Review
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Before we begin…
O Why do we study grammar?
O What’s the purpose?
Let’s have a brief discussion.
Can anyone name or define any
parts of speech?
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“The Grammar Lesson” by Steve Kowit
A noun's a thing. A verb's the thing it does.
An adjective is what describes the noun.
In "The can of beets is filled with purple fuzz"
of and with are prepositions. The's
an article, a can's a noun,
a noun's a thing. A verb's the thing it does.
A can can roll - or not. What isn't was
or might be, might meaning not yet known.
"Our can of beets is filled with purple fuzz"
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is present tense. While words like our and us
are pronouns - i.e. it is moldy, they are icky brown.
A noun's a thing; a verb's the thing it does.
Is is a helping verb. It helps because
filled isn't a full verb. Can's what our owns
in "Our can of beets is filled with purple fuzz."
See? There's almost nothing to it. Just
memorize these rules...or write them down!
A noun's a thing, a verb's the thing it does.
The can of beets is filled with purple fuzz.
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In the English language . . .
there are eight parts of speech:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Nouns
Verbs
Pronouns
Adjectives
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Prepositions
Interjections
Every word in a sentence
has a job to do!
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1. Noun: person, place, thing
O Person: Ms. Gregorios likes to cook
with her garden vegetables.
O Place: Escalon is a small town.
O Thing: A construction worker
requires tools.
Summer is awesome!
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2. Verb: shows action or being
O Action: The running back
ran right through the other
team’s defensive line.
O Being: The students were
starving during fourth
period.
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3. Pronoun: takes place of a noun
Guillermo was studying
for his chemistry exam
when he realized it was
three o’clock in the
morning.
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4. Adjective: describes a noun
O The spicy peppers added great
flavor to the dish.
O The dedicated journalist submitted
her article well before the deadline.
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Article: There are three articles: a, an, & the
(Articles are technically adjectives.)
O The bicycle was not only red
but shiny.
O A yellow moon always appears
in October.
O An excellent student, Armando
passed all of his courses.
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5. Adverb: describes a verb
O The little girl skipped happily
through the park.
O The puppy hungrily ate all of his
food.
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6. Conjunctions: joining words
O Michael loved to cook, and so does
his wife Michelle.
O You will go to school, or you will fail.
O I’m happy because I just got my
driver’ s license.
O Since joining academic decathlon,
Maribel made a ton of new friends.
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7. Prepositions: show position or direction
O The cat was on the table.
O The dog was under the table.
These are some common prepositions:
for
on
to
up
at
under
above toward
with between
in
behind
from upon
into off
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8. Interjections: expressive words
O Wow! You knocked that ball
out of the park.
O Oh, you really need to take
care of yourself.
O Huh? What did you say?
O Ah, now I understand the
problem.
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Mini-Posters
In a moment, you will be divided into 8 groups. Your
task is to create a mini-poster for your assigned part
of speech.
Include the following:
-Part of speech cleverly
displayed
-Definition in your own
words
-Highlighted example in
a meaningful sentence
-Color/illustration
-Evidence of creativity,
thought, and effort from
every group member
Group 1-Nouns
Group 2-Verbs
Group 3-Adjectives
Group 4-Adverbs
Group 5-Pronouns
Group 6-Conjunctions
Group 7-Interjections
Group 8-Prepositions
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Identify each word in the
following sentence
The lucky couple was cruising
around town in a classic car,
because they were voted king
and queen of Homecoming.
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The lucky couple was slowly cruising
article
adjective
noun
verb
adverb
verb
around town in a classic car,
preposition
noun preposition
article
adjective
noun
because they were voted
conjunction
pronoun
verb
king and queen of Homecoming.
noun
conjunction
noun
preposition
noun
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Identify the parts of speech:
1. The model arrogantly thought she would be the only
pretty woman at the party.
2. The coach was uncertain two of his athletes would be
able to make the cut, but he encouraged them to do their
best at try-outs.
3. Ha! Vice Principal Parker tells the best jokes.
4. I ran many miles every day, and I couldn’t lose a
pound.
5. Grammar is a piece of cake.
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