1. The 8 Parts of Speech
in review…

2. Nouns Concrete Abstract Common Proper
Can you touch, feel, see, hear or smell it?
Abstract
If you can’t perceive it…it must be abstract.
Common
lots of them (they are common)
Proper
Named (look for a Capital)

3. Examples… Concrete Abstract Common Proper
computer, car, movie, perfume, etc.
Abstract
Love, the environment, racism, religion, etc.
Common
Teacher, student, car, movie, etc.
Proper
Ms. Smith, Brittany, Canada, The Toronto Maple Leafs

4. Pronouns
A pronoun can replace a noun or another pronoun. You use pronouns like "he," "which," "none," and "you" to make your sentences less cumbersome and less repetitive.
Proper Noun?
Pronoun?
Tim
Jake
Chadd
him
his

7. Antecedent The noun or noun phrase that a pronoun refers to.
Do we say this?????

9. Verbs Main Verb Helping Verb
Main verbs have meaning on their own and are usually the key action.
Can be physical action or mental action
Helping Verb
Have no meaning on their own but they are necessary for the grammatical structure of a sentence. They need to be there to help the main verb and the sentence make sense.

10. Examples… I saw an elephant. We are watching TV. He speaks English.
Main Verbs
He is watching TV.
I have finished my homework
Helping Verbs

11. HELPING VERBS may might must be being been am are is was were
(main)
do does did
should could would
have had has
will can shall

12. Adjectives
Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence.
Example: the huge, wet, dripping Bengal tiger
Articles
The limiting word before an adjective or noun.
Example: a house, the street, an apple

13. the tall professor
the laughable lieutenant
a solid commitment
a month's pay
a six-year-old child
the unhappiest, richest man

14. The Silver Beatles
The Golden Dogs
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Rolling Stones
The Broken Social Scene

15. Adverb
An adverb can modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. An adverb answers questions such as "how?" "when?" "where?“ and “to what extent?"

16. What is the most misused Adverb?
WELL
It is an adverb, which describes HOW something is done.
Shelley rides really well. (Describes how she rides.)
GOOD
Is an adjective, which describes a NOUN (person, place, thing, idea, or concept).

17. Conjunctive Adverb
Conjunctive adverbs are adverbs that act as a transition between complete ideas.
Example: The police officer directed traffic; however, the driver of the red sports car ignored him and sped through the intersection.

18. Conjunction Word that links two or more words or groups of words.
Example:
I ate pizza and pasta.
Call the movers when you are ready.

19. Coordinating conjunction
F = for
A = and
N = nor
B = but
O = or
Y = yet
S = so

20. Subordinating conjunction
A conjunction that begins a subordinate clause
This conjunction is always followed by a subject and a predicate

21. Common Subordinating Conjunctions

22. Preposition
A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition.

23. Prepositional phrase
a prepositional phrase will begin with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun, the "object" of the preposition.