1. Sentence Writing Strategy!
Parts Of Speech
Sentence Writing Strategy!

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

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

4. Noun
Noun Grammar Rock

5. Kinds of Nouns

6. Noun Evaluation Answer the following prompt using the TIES strategy.
Describe your favorite place.

7. Noun Evaluation
Write at least 5 sentences. Include : 1 proper noun 2 plural nouns 2 singular nouns

8. Noun Practice Describe your favorite place.
Name, date, and period 3 points
Ex: Jim Smith, 9/23/11, period 2
Indent and write your paragraph 12
My favorite place is Maui, Hawaii for several reasons.
Identify nouns used at the bottom of the paper :
1 Proper
2 Singular
2 Plural
20 points

9. Adjective Grammar Rock
Adjectives
Adjective Grammar Rock

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

11. Simple Sentence
A simple sentence is a sentence that is made up of one independent clause.

12. Independent Clause
A group of words that makes a complete statement and can stand alone.
It must have a subject and a verb.

13. Subject The subject is the: person place thing quality idea
the sentence is about .

14. Simple Sentence FormulasSV
SSV
SVV
SSVV
S=Subject
V=Verb

15. The Verb
The verb is the part of the sentence that shows the subject’s action or state of being.
Subject
Action
Linking
predicate

16. Every sentence must have
VERB

17. Verb

18. Action Verb
A word that shows the action of the subject of the sentence.

19. Action Verbs He rode the horse to victory.
Action verbs express mental or physical action.
He rode the horse to victory.
He dreamed about winning the Kentucky Derby.

20. Action Verbs Physical Actions
Tom sleeps all day.
The hamsters play.
A raindrop fell.
The girl kicked the ball.
Terry watered the plants.

21. Action Verbs Mental Actions
The boy wants a new ball.
Jenna thought about the test.
Mary dreams at night.
The girl loves to go to the park.
He wondered about the answer to that question.

22. Linking Verbs
Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it.

23. George Washington was a president.
Linking Verbs
He is sick.
George Washington was a president.

24. Linking Verbs Practice
The sun is bright.
The day was hot.
Paul was cold.
The cows are hungry.
I am sad.
Susan was nice.
Today is my birthday.
The trees are tall.
The glass is full
The puppies are cute.

25. Words that help the main verb show the action in a sentence.
Helping Verbs
Words that help the main verb show the action in a sentence.

26. The three people are singing songs. The quarterback
Helping Verbs
The three people
are singing songs.
The quarterback
will throw the ball.

27. Helping Verbs Am Is
Are
Was
Were Be
Being
Been Do
Does
Did
Can
Could
Will
Shall
Might
May
Must
Would
Should
Could
Has
Have
Had

28. Memorize the helping/linking verbs
Test will be on Thursday January 26th.

29. Action and Helping Verbs Practice
Everyone should stay and help. v
2. They were walking to the car. v
3. The girls were calling their parents. v
4. They were shoveling the snow all day. v
5. After the storm, the wind was blowing trash everywhere.

30. Any verb that has the word to in front of it is an infinitive.
An infinitive is never
the verb of the subject.
Examples:
to go to run
to buy to see
Derek likes to go running in the morning.

31. Infinitive Form of Verbs
Nancy wanted to see her friends.
Billy learned to spell in first grade.
The Wildcats hope to win the game.
I looked in the book to find the answer.
Terry prepared to sail across the lake. S V I S I V S V I S V I

32. Infinitive, Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs Assignment
Write the sentence on your paper. Circle the verb phrase, underline the helping verbs and cross out the infinitives.
A storm was coming from the west.
2. Tom’s dad would drive them home.
3. They did not want to go to school.
4. The snow should stop by noon.
5. His dad told him to wait by the radio.

33. Infinitive, Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs Assignment
Write each sentence on your paper. Circle the verb phrase. Underline the helping verbs and cross out the infinitives.
7. The children were waiting to play in the snow.
8. Martha was listening to the radio.
9. They were hoping for a snow day.
10. School would be in session that day.
11. The teachers were planning fun lessons.
12. They wanted the students to learn about safety.

34. Prepositions What are prepositions?

35. The Preposition A word that shows the relationship
of a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence.
A prepositional phrase is a phrase that begins
with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.
It shows the where, when, how, or why of the action.
They received a postcard from Bobby telling
about his trip to Canada.

36. The preposition never stands alone!
noun
object of
preposition
preposition
pronoun
object
You can press those leaves under glass.
preposition
Her telegram to Nina and Ralph brought good news.
It happened during the last examination.

37. Some Common Prepositions
about
above
across
after
against
among
around at
before
behind
beside
between by
down
during
except
for
from in
near
off of on
over
through to
toward
under up
with

38. 1. The train raced through the tunnel.
Preposition Practice
1. The train raced through the tunnel.
2. No one worked during the strike.

39. The rainbow appeared in full color after the storm.V P P
The rainbow appeared in full color after the storm.
Complete the practice sheet.

40. s s s s V s V s V s V s V s V s V V Jane went to the pool.
Example Set 1 s V
Jane went to the pool.
Paul is a very nice guy.
Cakes lined the store window.
I love chocolate ice cream.
Bikes are very expensive.
Dad is strict.
Bananas taste good.
Kathy has a son named Jimmy.
Raccoons raid our garbage cans every night.
Flowers are in bloom everywhere. s V s V s V s V s V s V s V s V s V

41. s s s s s The old gray mare limped down the lane.
Example Set II s V
The old gray mare limped down the lane.
The silver-winged plane soared.
Johnny’s baby sister cried for hours.
The first three girls giggled.
Fourteen good pilots died in the war. s V s V s V s V

42. V V V V The bus must have gone by now.
Example Set III V S
The bus must have gone by now.
My best friend could not work tonight.
The light green grapes have been eaten.
The committee of environmentalists is working to solve the smog problem.
Steven’s aunt is not following the directions. V S V S V S V S

43. V V V Bill and Sue want to go to the movies.
Example Set IV S S V
Bill and Sue want to go to the movies.
Jason and his friends work together.
Are the car and truck parked outside.
The park and sidewalks are covered with snow.
Hiding and seeking are fun activities. S V S V S S V S S S S V

44. Sally swam and played all afternoon.
Example Set V S V V
Sally swam and played all afternoon.
The dogs had barked all night and slept all day.
Michelle came home yesterday and did not work all day.
The basketball team rode on a bus and flew in a plane to attend the game.
The park is dark and spooky at night and can be delightful on sunny days. V S V V S V V S V V S V

45. The ponies and calves scampered and played in the field.
Example Set VI S S V V
The ponies and calves scampered and played in the field.
Kathy and her father do not like to play tennis and hate to jog.
The Army and the Navy had a football game and filled the stadium.
Parties and dances are usually fun and can be exciting. V S S V S S V V V V S S

46. The Pronoun The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.
It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.
Indefinite Pronouns
anybody
each
either
none
someone, one, etc.
Demonstrative Pronouns
this
that
these
those
Personal Pronouns
I, me, mine
you, your, yours
she, her, hers,
we,us, our, ours
it, its
they, them, their,
theirs
myself
yourself
Interrogative Pronouns
who
whom
what
which
whose

47. Pronouns
Pronoun Grammar Rock

48. Pronouns are words used in place of nouns.
Personal Pronouns:
I, we, they, he, her,….

49. The word that a pronoun replaces is called the antecedent.
Pronouns Antecedents
The word that a pronoun replaces is called the antecedent.

50. Indefinite Pronouns
Indefinite pronouns do not have a specific antecedent.
indefinite pronouns:
each, either, one, everybody, all, any, most, none, some

51. A subject pronoun is used as the subject in a sentence.
Subject Pronouns
A subject pronoun is used as the subject in a sentence.

52. Verb Skill Assessment Rough Draft Write a paragraph about a sport that
you enjoy playing or a sporting event
you enjoy watching.
Your paragraph should be at least
5 sentences long and include at least 5 verbs or
verb phrases.
Underline all the verbs in your story.

53. Object Pronouns
An object pronoun can be used as the object of a verb or the object of a preposition.

54. 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?

55. Adverbs

56. Adverbs The boy and the girl skipped happily down the road.
Bill and Ted skillfully rode their skateboards down the ramp.

57. Adverb Worksheet
Cross out any infinitives (the word “to” with a verb after it) and write an I above them. Mark each verb with a V. Mark each subject with an S. Draw a line under each adverb. Cross out any prepositional phrases and write a P above them. S V
Emily bravely gave her speech into the microphone.

58. but or yet so The Conjunction for and nor
A conjunction is a word that joins words
or groups of words.
There are coordinating conjunctions and
subordinating conjunctions.
but
for or
and
yet
nor so

59. The Interjection is an exclamatory word that expresses emotion
Goodness! What a cute baby!
Wow! Look at that
sunset!

60. C = Cross out prepositions L = Look for the action word(s)
UCLA
U = You
C = Cross out prepositions
L = Look for the action word(s)
A = Ask yourself who or what is
doing the action

61. Compound Sentence
A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses.
A comma and a coordinating conjunction can separate the two independent clauses.
A semicolon can be used to separate independent clauses.

62. Compound Sentence Examples - , coordinating conjunction
The students finished class, and they went to lunch.
Kevin did not want to hurt Kathy’s feelings, so he said nothing about her mistake.
I want to see my son soon, for he has been in Europe for four months.

63. Compound Sentence Semicolons ;
Susan loves to swim; her brother likes to dive.
Jason was highly respected; he was always such a responsible person.
The meeting was over; it was already midnight.

64. Coordinating Conjunctions
For - means the same as because
They built a fire, for they needed to warm up.
And - is used to show that two ideas are equally important
The snow was falling, and the wind was howling.
Nor - is used to introduce the second clause of a negative statement
Mary was not at the game, nor was she at the party.

65. Coordinating Conjunctions
But - is used to show contrast
Sue wanted to go to the game, but she had to work.
Or - joins two ideas when there is a choice between them
You have to finish your homework, or you will not go to the concert.
Coordinating Conjunctions

66. Coordinating Conjunctions
Yet - is used to show contrast
They ran all the way to school, yet they were late any way.
So - is used to show the second clause is the result of the first
Mary turned on the oven, so the cake would bake.
Coordinating Conjunctions