1. Parts of Speech
Recap

2. Bellringer #9 **I will collect bellringers #2-10 next class
“Does Grammar Matter?”
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WRITE:
Does grammar matter, yes or no? Explain.
3 main ideas that you heard in the video.

3. Nouns
Person, place, thing, or idea
4 types

4. Common Proper Any person, place, or thing
Ex: man, store, city, restaurant
Specific person, place, or thing
Ex: Bob, Walmart, New York, McDonalds

5. Concrete
abstract
A noun you can physically see, smell, touch, or taste
Ex: desk, cup, donut
A noun you cannot physically see, smell, touch, or taste
Ex: love, peace, anger

6. Verbs
Action
Helping
Linking

7. Action Verb Shows someone or something doing something
Ex: eat, run, sleep

8. Helping verb Goes in front of the verb Ex:
Is running, am running, are running, was running,
Will run, shall run, should run, would run
Can run, could run
May run, might run, must run

9. Linking Verb We are happy. She is a shopaholic. I am well.
Linking verbs do not express action.
Ex:
We are happy.
She is a shopaholic.
I am well.

10. Adjectives Describes a noun.
Ex: red truck, joyful music, delectable donut

11. ADVerbs Describes a verb.
Ex: Happily rode my bike, cautiously walked into the haunted house

12. Pronoun
Replaces a noun
Ex: he, she, him, her, it, I, you
Boy- Him

13. Why are they useful?
Sierra is a girl. Sierra is nice. Sierra goes to Cholla Middle School. Sierra loves to be in writing class.
Instead….Sierra is a nice girl and she goes to Cholla Middle School. Her favorite class is writing.
Sounds better!

14. Antecedent Antecedent Pronoun The word that the pronoun replaces
Brian Vilchis is the coolest kid in his school.
Antecedent
Pronoun

15. Interjections Words used to express emotions Ex: Hooray! Hey, Woo! Um,
Ouch! Yea,
Must have a comma or exclamation mark after it.

16. F A N B O Y S Conjunctions n d o r o r u t e t o r
Used to connect sentences
Helps out with SENTENCE FLUENCY
F A N B O Y S n d o r o r u t e t o r

17. She was sick, but she still went to school
She was sick, but she still went to school. I have lots of friends, yet they live across the country I am broke, so I will get a job immediately.

18. Prepositions
Show position
over to
from
about
Next to
under

19. Prepositions Song
I-4

20. Grammar Bootcamp
Work on “Marker Mania” and “Prepositions” worksheets with a partner – but make sure you are completing work on your own paper.
We will go over answers as a class and discuss correct grammar.