Mrs. Crowder's Class



PARTS OF SPEECHParts of Speech: Nouns and PronounsParts of Speech:In the English language, words are used in EIGHT different ways:_____________________Pronoun_____________________Adjective_____________________Preposition_____________________InterjectionNouns:A noun is a word that names _____________________ : a person, a place, a thing, or an ernorOregon_____________________BuddhismloveThere are two main classes of nouns:_____________________CommonProper- names a particular person, place, thing, or idea. Proper nouns are ALWAYS capitalized.Jackie RobinsonWorld SeriesChristianity_____________________Common- names a ______________________ person place or thing; not capitalized.person womanpresidentparkbaseballgovernmentPractice:Underline the nouns in the following sentences.The wedding was beautiful.The bride and groom gazed into one another’s eyes.The flowers perfectly commented the bride’s hair.Too bad, the groom threw up on the bride’s dress.Parts of Speech: PronounsA pronoun ______________________________, like “they” for children, and “she” for Shelly.All pronouns have __________________________. An antecedent is the noun that the pronoun refers to or replaces.Tim threw his glove over the fence. Then he jumped over and kicked it to his car.Tim is the antecedent for “his” and “he,” while glove is the antecedent for “it.”Circle the antecedent in the following sentences.The student forgot his homework in his car.The homework was important. It was worth the final project for the class.The student was glad he had not squandered his bathroom/hall passes.The _________________ of a pronoun indicates whether the person, place, thing, or idea represented by the pronoun is speaking, is spoken to, or is spoken about._________________ person is used in place of the name of the speaker or speakers.I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours_________________ Person pronouns name the person or persons spoken to.You, your, yours_________________ person pronouns name the person or thing spoken about.He, she, it, one, they, him, his, her, them, their, theirs, hersIs the pronoun in the following sentence in first, second, or first person?I love to read books.They plunged down the steep embankment. You are a funny person. He doesn’t seem guilty. We removed our shoes on the beach. Parts of Speech: VERBSVerbs are the part of speech that express ___________________ or ___________________. There are two types of verbs.___________________ Verbs (swimming) ___________________ Verbs (was) Action verbs express action. Linking verbs express __________________. LINKING VERBSHave, _________, ________Do, does, _________ 47625438150Sam is getting married.0Sam is getting married.Be, am, _____, are, ______, were, being, been Action Verbs_________, swim, hit, throwDance, see, hear, fall, __________________________, draw, sculpt, compose2603501898650Sam married my sister.0Sam married my sister.-20002490805PRACTICEFor the following, write whether action or being is expressed by the verb.1.The cat catches mice. ____________________2.Repetition does not always produce perfection. ____________3.Rome was not built in a day. ____________________ 4.The best fish swim near the bottom. ____________________ 5.Miss America is beautiful. ____________________020000PRACTICEFor the following, write whether action or being is expressed by the verb.1.The cat catches mice. ____________________2.Repetition does not always produce perfection. ____________3.Rome was not built in a day. ____________________ 4.The best fish swim near the bottom. ____________________ 5.Miss America is beautiful. ____________________Parts of Speech: Adjectives and AdverbsAdjectivesAdverbsADJECTIVESAdjectives are words that modify or ______________ nouns: beautiful, smelly, and blue. Answers which one, what kind, how manyThe lame elephant (which elephant?)Valuable old stamps (what kind of stamps?)Sixteen candles (how many candles?)ADVERBSAdverbs modify ________ (swim quickly), _____________ (always sad), or other _________ (too quickly). Adverbs often end in ____. The negators “not” and “never” are classified as _____________. What questions do the following adverbs answer?Pull gently at a weak rope. ____________Read the best books first. _____________The students are talking too loudly. _____________________Tell whether the following are adjectives or adverbs:The boat drifted peacefully down the river. ________________Afterward, we watched a movie. ________________The children enjoyed singing the silly songs. ________________Jennifer smiled shyly at the students in her new class. ________________The old man snored quietly in the waiting room. ________________ ________________ _______________Two hundred voters came to the polls. ________________657225167005Adjectives and adverbs both _________________!Adjectives describe__________.Adverbs describe _________, adjectives, and other _________________. 00Adjectives and adverbs both _________________!Adjectives describe__________.Adverbs describe _________, adjectives, and other _________________. Parts of Speech: PrepositionsPrepositions are used in sentences to show relationships between other words. They give extra information or ___________________.EX. I love going to the movies.The most common prepositions are:Above Before During Over Until AcrossBehind For Through Upon After Below From To With Against Beyond In Toward Within Among Beneath Into Under Without Around By OfTillPrepositions do not stand alone in a sentence. They “join” with other words to make a PREPOSITIONAL ____________________.A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition, an _____________ (noun/pronoun), plus any words that modify the object. IN THE MALLON THE WALLPrepositional phrases act like adjectives or adverbs—they ___________________.Along the beach Under the tableAfter the preposition, ask, “What?” to find the ___________________.In the morningTo the doctorI will get a drink of water.Underline the preposition in each phrase, circle the object, highlight the modifiers: Along the beachUnder the tableBeneath the beautiful yet aged faceIn her own timeAfter the close game NOTE: A preposition is always followed by an ___________; if there is no object, the word is an adverb, not a preposition.Example:Turn at the light before Walmart.Natasha never played soccer before.Place [brackets] around each prepositional phrase. Underline the preposition and circle the object.Captain America loves punching Nazis in the face.Beneath the water, the terrible creature feasted on his favorite meal—children’s cough syrup.He was late because of numerous things, but mostly the ninja attackParts of Speech: InterjectionsA word that shows strong _______________ or __________________.Oh no!_______________!Good grief!Well, . . .Interjections are usually followed by an _________________________ point, but not always.PRACTICEFill in the blanks with an appropriate interjection.______________! I forgot my homework!Will you marry me? __________!_______________! I can’t believe I won the lottery!Parts of Speech: ConjunctionsConjunctions are CONNECTING words. They ______________ together different clauses, phrases, and ideas in a sentence.There are four main types of conjunctions:_______________________ Conjunctions_______________________ Conjunctions _______________________Conjunctions_______________________Adverb5457825-150495ForAndNorButOrYetSo00ForAndNorButOrYetSoCoordinating ConjunctionsCoordinating Conjunctions are connectives that join elements of ________________ rank (and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet, while).Coordinating conjunctions can join anything of equal rank. ClausesPhrasesIdeasClause: I love watching football, but I would prefer to play.Ideas: I love football and basketball.Equal rank= they can join independent clauses, ONLY when preceded with a comma. Practice:I wanted to play outside but it was raining.Apples and oranges are my favorite fruits.Subordinate Conjunctions: AKA “subordinators”Subordinating Conjunctions connect clauses that are _________ equal in rank – that is, in sentences which one idea is made __________________________ to another. These subordinate clauses are also called _____________________ clauses because they cannot stand alone. Common subordinators are as follows:AfterBeforeIn orderUntilAlthoughEven ifOnceWhenAsEver sinceSinceWheneverBecauseIfUnlessWhereverWhileThatUse a comma when a subordinator is used for an _____________________ clause.You do not need to use a comma if the clause comes at the ________ of the sentence.Examples:When we get home, I will take out the trash.Mom said I had to because it was causing the house to smell.Correlative ConjunctionsCorrelative Conjunctions are also used to connect equal parts of sentences. These ___________________ conjunctions (both/and, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also) actually work as _____________.Example:Not only are we going to St. Louis to watch the game, but we are also going to visit the zoo.Conjunctive AdverbsAccordinglyCertainlyFurthermoreOtherwiseAlsoConsequentlyHoweverSimilarlyBesidesFinallyNeverthelessUndoubtedlyConjunctive Adverbs are other connective or _____________________ words. The most common are:Conjunctive adverbs must be preceded by a ______________________ (;) and followed by a ___________________.Jack loved Jill; nevertheless, he didn’t need help carrying the water up the hill.PRACTICEIn the following sentences, insert the correct punctuation and tell what kind of conjunction the underlined word is.The girl and the boy were on time. Because he did not study, he did poorly on the test. You can leave now or you can leave later. Either my ACT or SAT scores should earn me a scholarship. Jack however doesn’t feel well enough to go tonight. John not only wanted to take pre-med courses but he also wanted to play on the varsity football team. I understand your anger however I hope you can forgive me. He may not get better however if he does he may go anyway. John hated physics class but he needed the credit to graduate. Until she saw the letter she did not believe she had been admitted to college. ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download