Transcript English Grammar

Unit 1: Parts of Speech
4/10/16
Ms. Kyra
Grammar Lesson
Four Parts of Speech
Nouns
Adjectives
We also have:
Conjunctions
A word that names:
A
Person
A
Place
 An Idea
 A Thing
 An Animal
Mum
Kinds of Nouns
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
John
Mary
Singular Nouns
Plural Nouns
boys
girls
Plural Possessive
boys’
girls’
boy
girl
boy
girl
Singular Possessive
boy’s
girl’s
A word that expresses action or
otherwise helps to make a statement
Every sentence must have
a
Kinds of Verbs
 Action verbs express
mental or physical action.
He rode the horse to
victory.
 Linking verbs make a
statement by
connecting the
subject with a word
that describes or
explains it.
He has been sick.
Modifies or describes a
noun or pronoun.
Did you lose your address
book?
Is that a wool sweater?
Just give me five minutes.
Answers these questions:
What
Colour
Colour
Modifies or describes
a verb, an adjective,
or another adverb.
He ran quickly.
She left yesterday.
We went there.
It was too hot!
Answers the questions:
Interrogative
Adverbs
introduce questions
How did you break your
leg?
How often do
you run?
Where did you put the
mouse trap?
The conjunction
A conjunction is a word that joins words
or groups of words.
or
but
To work out in class
Identify the noun, verb, adjective, and
adverb in the following sentences:
1) Amy ate her breakfast quickly and
ran to catch the bus.
2) The movie was interesting but it was
too long.
Thank you for
paying attention!