2. There’s Eight!

4. Keep in Mind: It’s the FUNCTION of a word that often determines its part of speech. The same word that functions as a NOUN in one sentence, may function as a VERB, ADJECTIVE, or even an ADVERB in yet another sentence!

5. What Part of Speech is “TALK”?

6. Did you blurt out “verb”? Well, it’s part of speech depends…

7. On its FUNCTION! (Let’s take a look!)

8. We talk several times a day. VERB - shows the action of the subject “we” We listened to Obama’s talk carefully. NOUN - it is a thing here My mom is hooked on the talk show “Oprah.” ADJECTIVE - talk modifies the noun “show”

9. What part of speech is the word “house”?

10. You couldn’t possibly have blurted out “noun,” right?

11. Because it all depends on its….

12. FUNCTION!!!!!!!!!!

13. We live in a cozy house. NOUN - it’s a thing here

14. Our family will house one foster dog this year. VERB - shows the action of the subject “family”

15. We ordered the house special at the Chinese Dragon. ADJECTIVE - it is modifying the noun “special”

16. A little practice: Our teacher gave us a talk. (NOUN - it’s used as a thing)

17. A little more practice: We need to talk right now! (VERB - it’s used the action of “we”)

18. LET’S LOOK AT EACH PART OF SPEECH VERY QUICKLY, OKAY?

19. What is a NOUN? A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

20. NOUNS Ms. Hart had a dream featuring dancing pigs in Maine.

21. What is a PRONOUN? A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. I am happy to give this book to Sam if he wants it. Is this yours? Which is the better choice?

22. What is an ADJECTIVE? An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying words. Note: articles THE, A and AN are always adjectives!

23. ADJECTIVES We have many interesting ideas. All dumplings have fine minds. The two giraffes are eating some vegetation.

24. What is a VERB? A verb is perhaps the most important part of a sentence. A verb or compound verb (also called a verb phrase) expresses actions, events, or states of being.

25. VERBS I am aware that animals bite. This spring I will plant a large vegetable garden. They should have been done with their homework by now.

26. What is an ADVERB? An adverb can modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

27. ADVERBS The fox quickly jumped up. The boldly spoken words would later haunt him. Would you please speak more quietly?

28. What is a CONJUNCTION? A conjunction is used to link words, clauses, and phrases.

29. CONJUNCTIONS We ate the pizza and the pasta. I love our yard, but I hate raking. We were good, so we will be rewarded. He is great, for there is no other like him. AND

30. What is a PREPOSITION? A preposition links nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence. They often indicate a time, location, or logical relationship.

31. PREPOSITIONS The book is on the table. Rusty snuggles next to Cuddles during thunderstorms. We’ll meet about 7:15 p.m. tomorrow.

32. What is an INTERJECTION? An interjection is a word added to a sentence to convey emotion; it’s not grammatically related to any other part of the sentence. They are often followed by an exclamation mark.

33. INTERJECTIONS Ouch! A snake just bit me. Hey, give me some. He has a new car, eh?

35. The End