Parts of Speech
What is a noun?
a word that names a person, place, or thing
Which word is a noun?
run
and
sister
around
sister
Sam swam yesterday.
SN V Adv
Sam swam yesterday.
Name capitalization rule number 1.
1. Capitalize the first word of a sentence.
What is the complete subject?
The baby crawled.
The baby
What is a verb?
a word in a sentence that expresses action
Which word is a verb?
baby
skip
red
Jeremy
skip
The man sat quietly.
A SN V Adv
The man sat quietly.
Name capitalization rule number 2.
2. Capitalize the pronoun I.
What is the complete subject?
A very tiny dog ran away.
A very tiny dog
What is an adjective?
a word that describes, (or modifies), a noun or pronoun
Which word is an article?
The little boy swam away.
the
Small boys hopped around yesterday.
Adj SN V Adv Adv
Small boys hopped around yesterday.
Correct the sentence:
i have a friend named dan
I have a friend named Dan.
What is the complete predicate?
The boy cried.
cried
What is an adverb?
a word that describes, or modifies, a verb, adjective, or another adverb
Identify the adjectives in the sentence.
The two tall men ran away yesterday.
two and tall
Article: A
The two large dogs ran away.
A Adj Adj SN V Adv
The two large dogs ran away.
Correct the sentence:
do you know my best friend
Do you know my best friend?
What is the complete predicate?
The bird flew away towards the forest.
flew away towards the forest
What four parts of speech have we learned about so far?
noun, verb, adverb, adjective
Which word(s) is/are an adverb in the sentence?
A yellow bumblebee flew away yesterday.
away and yesterday
Classify this sentence
A very large green frog hopped quickly yesterday.
A Adv Adj Adj SN V Adv Adv
A very large green frog hopped quickly yesterday.
Correct the sentence and tell the capitalization rule(s).
can I go to the store with sarah
Rule(s):
Can I go to the store with Sarah?
Rules: 1,2
What is the complete subject and complete predicate?
Three enormous elephants played happily in the jungle.
subject
Three enormous elephants
predicate
played happily in the jungle