Parts of Speech 1
Is this sentence a complete sentence? Why?
Went to the game.
No. There is no subject.
Is this sentence a complete sentence? Why?
Ran quickly to the bus.
No. There is no subject.
Is this sentence a complete sentence? Why?
"I walk."
Yes. It has both a subject and a verb.
In order for a sentence to be complete, it has to have these two parts of speech.
Noun (or pronoun) and a Verb
He ran fast.
What part of speech is "fast"?
an adverb
Form a sentence with a preposition and an object of the preposition.
The ball is on the roof.
This part of speechoften ends in -ly
adverb
He, I, his, she, her, they, their, them are all examples of what part of speech?
pronouns
"iron" can be what parts of speech?
noun, verb, or adjective
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
Jesse did not have much money, but she went shopping anyway.
but
Identify the conjunctions in the following sentence:
We needed a place to study, so we packed up our things and went to the library.
"so" and "and"
Identify the adverb in the sentence:
They often swim in the lake.
Often
Identify the conjunction in the following sentence:
Fred wanted to show hogs or goats at the fair.
or
Is this a complete sentence? Why or why not?
“We summer in the Hamptons."
Yes, because "summer" can be used as a verb.
Aha! Gosh! Wow! Ouch! ...are all examples of what?
Interjections
What do all proper nouns have in common?
They are capitalized.
This part of speech shows relationships between words such as location
preposition
Which part of speech do you use when you need to join clauses, sentences, or words?
conjunctions
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What is the acronym (e.g., "USA," "NASA," "UN") to remember conjunctions?
What do the letters stand for?
How much do you wager?
FANBOYS
("For," "And," "Nor," "But,""Or," "Yet," or "So")
Before you can use a pronoun, what do you need first?
the noun that the pronoun is referring to.
What part of speech is "run" in this sentence?
He went on a long run.
Noun
Identify the prepositional phrase:
The book is on the table.
What is ”on the table"?
In the following sentence, is 'swimming' a noun or a verb?
Swimming is my favorite Olympic sport.
What is a noun?
“He went for a swim."
What part of speech is ”swim”？
What is a noun?
What part of speech is "back" in this sentence?
"I ain't going back to jail!"
What is an adverb?
Give all of the parts of speech of the following song lyric:
Step inside/walk this way/you and me, babe/Hey! Hey!
Verb-adverb-verb-adjective-noun-pronoun-conjuction-pronoun-noun-interjection-interjection
Identify the verbs
He never does exercises and always sits on the couch, but he looks fantastic!
Verbs: "does," "sits," and "looks"
Change the following verb-adverb sentence into an adjective-noun sentence:
"He runs fast."
"He is a fast runner."
Replace the nouns (including proper nouns) with pronouns:
"Freddie! Leave the pen on the desk!"
"You! Leave it/that on that/it!"
Identify the parts of speech of the following sentence:
"The giant walked over the hills and far away."
Article-noun-verb-preposition-article-noun-conjuction-adverb-adverb
What is the strategy in the notes that tells us a noun is coming up?
looking for an article - a, an, the
Double Jeopardy!!!
What is the strategy to identify adverbs? (2 answers)
How much do you wager?
Ends in -ly
answers how, when, where, why, and to what extent
Adverbs can describe: (3 things)
verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
What is the strategy to identify a preposition/prepositional phrase?
"Where's the bunny?"
There are two types of verbs - what are they?
Action or active verbs
Passive, helping, linking, or "state of being" verbs