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Parts of Speech


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Students will learn parts of speech in American Standard English Language.

Before we begin, watch this video and introduce yourself to the different parts of speech:



After watching the video, you should know there are EIGHT parts of speech: Pronoun, Adjective, Preposition, Adverb, Noun, Verb, Interjection, and Conjunction.



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Let's quickly review what a noun, adjective, and verb:
:Noun:
A noun names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. For example:

  • Person (Jacob, girl, teacher, Mr. Singleton)
  • Place (Chicago, school, Montana)
  • Thing (computer, tree, elephant)
  • Idea (happiness, anger, responsibility)
TYPES OF NOUNS-DESCRIPTION-EXAMPLES

Common

Names a general person, place, thing, or idea. These nouns are not capitalized.     

  • building, holiday
Proper

  • Names a specific person, place, thing, or idea. These nouns are always capitalized.
                     The Empire State Building, Labor Day

  • Names something that you can see, touch, taste, hear, or smell.
                      lion, table, The White House

Abstract

Names an idea, feeling, emotion, or quality. fear, kindness, beauty

Collective

A noun that is singular in form but names a group of people, animals, or things.  People, crew, audience, committee; Animals-herd,  flock, litter; Things-collection, bundle, set

Singular

Names a single person, place, thing, or idea.book, bush, piano, leaf, ox

Plural

Names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.  books, bushes, pianos, leaves, oxen

Adopted from https://sites.google.com/a/labrae.k12.oh.us/mrs-michele-deprofio-4th-grade-language-arts/writing/editing-marks/parts-of-speech

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:Verbs:
A verb is a word that describes action or a state of being. It is the main word in the predicate of a  sentence.

Action

A word that describes a physical or mental action.

  • The girl pointed to the correct  letter.
  • The teacher listened to the student's answer.
Linking to a noun or adjective in the predicate of the sentence.

A linking verb says that something is, was, or will be. It does not show action.

  • I will be the leader of my team.
  • She is a student in my class.
  • The food smells funny.
Helping

Comes before the main verb. It helps state an action or show time. A main verb can have from one to three helping verbs. The helping verbs are <i>am, are, be, being, been, can, could, did, do , does, had, has, have, is, may, might, must, shall, should, was, were, will, would.

  • Janet was smiling at her new kitten.
  • James has a test on Monday.
  • I should have completed my project.
Singular

Is used when the subject of a sentence is singular.

  • Samantha likes to write poems. (Samantha and likes are both singular.)
Plural

Is used when the subject of a sentence is plural.

  • Some dogs eat bones. (Dogs and eat are both plural.)
Active

A verb is active if the subject of the sentence is doing the action.

  • Jack ran down the street. (The subject Jack is doing the action.)
Passive

A verb is passive if the subject is not doing the action.

  • The project was made by Emma.(The subject project isn't doing the action.)
Regular

Ends in ed when stating a past action or when using a helping verb. Most verbs in      English are regular.

  • I cook.
  • I cooked yesterday.
  • I have cooked.
Irregular

Does not end in ed when stating a past action or when using a helping verb.

  • I write.
  • I wrote yesterday.
  • I have written.
Adopted from https://sites.google.com/a/labrae.k12.oh.us/mrs-michele-deprofio-4th-grade-language-arts/writing/editing-marks/parts-of-speech

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:ADJECTIVES:
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. An adjective usually answers one of three questions: What kind? How many? or Which one?

Demonstrative

Points out a noun. It always answer the question "Which one?" Demonstrative adjectives are this, that, these, and those.

  • This dress is my favorite.



Proper

Made from a proper noun and is always capitalized.

  • Lisa loves <b>Chinese</b> food. (from the proper noun China)



Positive

Describes a noun without comparing it to anything or anyone else.

  • Our house is <b>big</b>.



Comparative

Compares two people, places, thing, or ideas.

  • Our house is bigger than Jim's apartment.



Superlative

Compares three or more people, places, things, or ideas.

  • Our house is the biggest house on the block.
Adopted from https://sites.google.com/a/labrae.k12.oh.us/mrs-michele-deprofio-4th-grade-language-arts/writing/editing-marks/parts-of-speech

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OK, now that we have refreshed our memory, let's practice a little bit.  Click here to play a game practicing what you have just learned about nouns and verbs.
http://www.missmaggie.org/scholastic/cleanup_eng_launcher.html
Now, try either of these adjective games:
Game 1
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/adjectives
Game 2
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/english/caerphilly/adjectives/
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Now your ready to move on to part two of parts of speech!  Good Luck!

  • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
    • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1a Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and their functions in particular sentences.
    • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1b Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.
    • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1c Use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood).
    • CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.3.1d Form and use regular and irregular verbs.
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