Parts of Speech: Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective English Grammar Parts of Speech: Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective *Modified by Deanna Blackshire 2013-2014

Eight Parts of Speech Interjections Nouns Verbs Pronouns Adverbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions

Noun : Word that names A Person A Place A Thing An Idea

Kinds of Nouns

Common general things rather than specific examples Boy Girl

Proper name used for an individual person, place, or organization McDonalds Woodgrove High School American Red Cross

Concrete words used for actual things you can touch, see, taste, feel, and hear  book bell flower lake

Abstract referring to ideas, concepts, emotions, and other “things” you can’t physically interact with independence curiosity pride uncertainty sadness

Collective word that refers to a group Team Pack Herd Staff Family

Yet More Types of Nouns… Compound (made of two+ words) *One word Compounds: airplane, sunlight, keyboard *Two word compounds: rain forest, parking lot, City Hall *Hyphenated Compounds mother-in-law, fade-out

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A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement The Verb A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement “be” verbs & taste feel sound look appear become seem grow remain stay Action Linking

Every sentence must have VERB a

Kinds of Verbs Action verbs express mental or physical action. Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it. He rode the horse to victory. He has been sick.

Verbs 411 Action Verbs express both physical and mental actions. Action verbs with a direct object are called a transitive verb. If there is NOT a direct object, then it is called an intransitive verb. Ex) She locked the door. (T) She ran. (I) –no direct object Linking verbs ‘link’ or connect a subject to a predicate. There are two groups of linking verbs. Group 1: Forms of ‘to be’: is, am, are, was, were, been, being Group 2: Words that express a condition: look, feel, smell, sound, taste, grow, appear, become, seem, remain Ex) She seemed excited. Ex) I am happy.

Verbs 411 be have might shall will can may must should would Auxiliary Verbs - AKA Helping Verbs - create verb phrases and are used to express correct tense or to indicate that an action is directed at a subject. Examples: The stadium is filled to capacity. We should save a seat for Jeff. Common Auxiliary Verbs: be have might shall will can may must should would

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The Adjective Which one? What kind? How many or how much? Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Answers these questions: Did you lose your address book? Which one? Is that a wool sweater? What kind? Just give me five minutes How many or how much?

Adjective 411 – a bit more This, that, these and those are adjectives that answer “Which one?” Some, more, and less are adjectives that answer “How much?” A proper adjective is formed from proper nouns. They are capitalized and often end in -n, -ian, -an, -ese, and –ish. Ex: American embassy, Canadian border, Swedish meatballs

Articles are Adjectives? Articles a, an, and the are considered adjectives too. A and an are indefinite articles that refer to one of a general group. The is a definite article referring to a specific noun.

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The Adverb How? When? Where? Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Answers the questions: How? He ran quickly. When? She left yesterday. We went there. Where? It was too hot! To what degree or how much?

Kinds of Adverbs How? When? How often? Where? Interrogative Adverbs introduce questions such as How did you break your leg? How? When does your plane leave? When? How often do you run? How often? Where? Where did you put the mouse trap?

Adverb Details to Know Adverbs frequently end in –ly Below are some adverbs that do NOT have –ly at the end afterward fast low often today already forth more slow tomorrow also hard near sometimes too back instead next still yet even late not straight far long now then

Adverb Details to Know An intensifier is an emphasis adverb; most usually comes before the adjectives or adverbs it is modifying. Here is a list of commonly used intensifiers. extremely most quite so truly just nearly rather somewhat very more only really too

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