Parts of Speech
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Parts of Speech
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What are they?
• Noun• Verb• Adverb• Adjective
What is a noun?
• Nouns are words that name a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.– Person: aunt, ecologist, Rodrigo,
father-in-law, child– Place: playground, city, living room,
Arizona– Thing: moon, whale, chipmunk,
Empire State Building– Idea: democracy, hope, respect,
impatience
More on Nouns
• A concrete noun names an object that occupies space or can be recognized by any of the senses.– Salt, whisper, thunder, sand, scent, etc.
• An abstract noun names an idea, a quality or a characteristic.– Confusion, grief, patience, clarity,
friendship, etc.
Singular and Plural Nouns
• A concrete noun names an object that occupies space or can be recognized by any of the senses.– Salt, whisper, thunder, sand, scent, etc.
• An abstract noun names an idea, a quality or a characteristic.– Confusion, grief, patience, clarity,
friendship, etc.
Practicehttp://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/word/nouns/
• Write the plural form of each noun.• Reason• Person• Glass• Child• Keyboard
Possessive Nouns
• The possessive form of a noun can show possession, ownership, or the general relationship between the two nouns.
• Susie’s calculator• Morris’s strobe light• The Wilson’s newspaper• The boys’ headaches• The women’s meeting• The sheep’s noses
VERBS
• A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being and is necessary to make a statement.
• +The author summarized his story.• The artist cleaned her brushes. • The actor winked at the audience.• This banner appears dusty.
VERBS
• Remember that the tense you use with your verb is very important. If you write your sentence in the present (right now) the verb has to be happening right now.
• PRESENT• I am riding the red bicycle down the street.• PAST• I rode the red bicycle down the street yesterday.
More examples on Verb Tenseusing the verb smell
• Present Tense: I smell the roses.• Past Tense: I smelled the roses.• Future Tense: I will smell the roses.
Action Verbs
• An action verb tells what someone or something does.
• The chorus sang the new song.• The chorus liked the new song.• She spoke the words of the challenge.• She spoke clearly.
Adjectives
• An adjective is a word that DESCRIBES a noun by limiting its meaning.
• Three dollars. (can use a number)• Chinese teacup. • Any person.• Purple balloons. (can limit by color)• Baby ducks.
ADJECTIVES can describe how something behaves or acts
• The boy sneakily put an extra cookie in his pocket.
• The dog is sneaky and playful.• NUMBERS can also be adjectives• She won $100 dollars in the lottery.• Moby juggled three apples.
Now you try
• I am giving you the noun, you add an adjective to it…. Describe it any way you want
CatGirlRoller CoasterClassroomTurkey
Adjectives can describe how much
• Some • Few• All• Most• A lot• Half• Are all adjectives.
Underline all the adjectives in the following sentences.
• Example: The thunderstorm (n) broke (v) electric wires(adj), patio umbrellas(adj) and tablecloths (adj).
• 1. The apple pie is delicious.• 2. Several large trees fell in the storm.• 3. I seldom wear my dress shoes.• 4. Fifty years is a short time in history.
Adverbs
• An adverb is a word that helps to describe more clearly the action of the verb.
• She ran quickly.• She has often won.• She is very talented and extremely diligent.• She almost always runs quite fast.
What is the adverb and how does it add/modify to the verb
• Write each adverb and what it modifies.• I am thoroughly disgusted.• Seldom can I select a good watermelon.• Please set the table properly.• Dan is an unusually good driver.• The air conditioner is barely working.
A lot of adjectives end in -ly
• Calmly• Quietly• Slowly• Beautifully
Some adjectives describe when or where something will happen ..
• We had a picnic outside.• Let’s have another picnic tomorrow.• OTHER ADVERBS :• TODAY• HERE• THERE• ALWAYS• SOMETIMES• NEVER
Adverbs and adjectives help use to see things better in our mind when we read
• The veteran will visit the school on Wednesday for Veteran’s Day.
• The security guard removes the bad student from the classroom.
• The dog barked so loud all night, we slept through the alarm.
• http://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/word/adjectivesandadverbs/
EXTRA INFORMATION• http://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/word/verbs/• A verb is a word that shows an action• Verbs tell us what happens• A sentence needs a verb to show a complete thought or idea• You need to change a verb to match the subject• When you have a subject (noun) and it is single, you usually
add an s to the verb. The boy rides the bus.• When there is more than one subject/noun, you usually do not
add an s to the verb. You add the plural to the noun/subject• The boys ride the bus.
Examples
• Complete the sentence. Moby _____ the bus.• A. see• B. take• C. rides• D. catch•
Which is the subject in this sentence? “The University basketball team lost the game today.
• A. Team• B. Game• C. Lost• D. Today
Which word is a verb?
A. DogsB. WhiteC. RunD. Ocean
Complete the sentence. “The students _________ to the library for class tonight.
• A. Walking• B. Walks• C. Walked• D. walk
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS