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Parts of Speech
the doorway to great
communication
MAD LIBS
The (noun) arrived (preposition) the (noun).
(Pronoun) decided to (verb) the (adjective) car.
“How many (plural noun) will that cost?” asked the
customer.
“(Interjection)” said the salesperson. “That car is very
(adjective).”
“Okay” said the customer (adverb). “I’ll give you all of
my (noun) for that (adjective) car.
“(Interjection)!!!! You just made my (noun) !!” said
salesperson, and they (verb) hands.
Nouns
The foundation of language. We can’t
talk or write without nouns.
I’ll prove it to you! Write a sentence then
cross out all person, places, things and
ideas.
You’ve got 2 minutes….GO!!!
Pronouns
Life without personal pronouns…check
this out:
Tommy, Bobby and Susie decided to go to the movies. Tommy,
Bobby and Susie couldn’t decided what movie to watch, so
Tommy, Bobby and Susie decided to flip a coin. Tommy said that
Tommy would flip the coin. Susie argued that Susie was better at
flipping coins. So, Tommy and Susie decided that Tommy and
Susie would flip the coin. The coin landed on heads which meant
Tommy, Bobby and Susie would see the comedy. Tommy, Bobby
and Susie bought popcorn and Tommy, Bobby and Susie enjoyed
the movie.
Demonstrative Pronouns
I love these pronouns because they point out a
person place thing or idea.
Fill in the blanks…
______ is a great C.D.!
What are _______?
________ is the greatest PowerPoint
presentation of all time in the history of
humankind and the universe!
Indefinite Pronouns
They are not definite because they refer to a
person, place, thing or idea that may or may not
be specifically named.
EASY WAY TO REMEMBER:
All the one’s, all the body’s, all the thing’s
Others include: all, any, each, either, neither,
many, and some to name a few!
Adjectives
Describe yourself without using any
adjectives.
Can you do it??????
The Great Describers
Adjectives tell us…
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What Kind?
Which One?
How Many?
How Much?
Adjective or Pronoun?
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I like these grapes.
These are great grapes.
Those are great shoes.
Those shoes are great.
Many are here today.
Many people are here today.
I like that.
I like that car.
Verbs
Tell me what you did yesterday but leave
out all verbs.
Can you do it?????
Verb: shows action or state of being
• Action: He was running through the forest.
• State of being: He was sad that particular
morning.
Adverb: describes a verb
• Basically, most adverbs tell you how, where, or
when something is done. In other words, they
describe the manner, place, or time of an
action.
• Example: Tom drives slowly.
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The party is going to take place here
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I called him yesterday.
Adverbs continued
• Many adverbs end with the suffix -LY. Most of
these are created by adding -LY to the end of
an adjective, like this:
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• Aggressive
• Happy
• Angry
Conjunctions: words that join words,
phrases or sentences
• Manuel and Marisol loved to cook.
• You will go to school, or you will fail.
• I have my shoes but I forgot my socks.
• I did not go to school, yet I did my homework.
Interjections: expressive words
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Wow, you knocked that ball out of the park.
Oh, you really need to take care of yourself.
Huh, what did you say?
Ah, now I understand the problem.
Preposition: A word or phrase that shows the
relationship between the noun that it takes as an
object and some other word in the sentence.
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The cat was on the table.
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
Article: There are only three articles--the, a , an
(Actually, articles are adjectives and not
a different part of speech)
• The bicycle was not only red but shiny.
• A yellow moon always appears in October.
• An excellent student, Armando passed all his
exams.
Identify each word in the following
sentence
• The beautiful queen was walking slowly on
the cool lawn, and she was reading a long
book about knights and kings.
The beautiful queen was walking slowly
article
adjective
noun
verb
verb
adverb
on the cool lawn, and she was reading a
preposition article adjective
noun
conjunction
pronoun
verb
verb
long book about knights and kings.
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adjective
noun
preposition
noun
conjunction
noun
article
Assignment: Identify parts of speech
1. The queen knew that she would be the only pretty
woman at the party.
2. The king did not know if he was going to make the cake,
and he was afraid to tell the queen.
3. The thin waitress told the customers that they
desperately needed to go on a diet.
4. I ran many miles every day, and I couldn’t lose a pound.
5. This quiz was a piece of cake.