Need to Know
Knowing the jobs of words (parts of speech) is important because it tells you...
how a language works, nothing, addition
how a language works
What is the job of the underlined word?
He jogged to his hiding spot.
person, action, describes
action = verb
The rabbit is over there.
Contraction, describes, possessive, number
describes = adverb
________ flowers were eaten by deer.
Their, they're, there
Their
Nouns are people, places, and things. The "things" can be objects, ideas, concepts, and...
actions, describing words, beliefs
beliefs.
Both abstract AND concrete things
What part of speech is the underlined word(s)?
The hiding place is in a tunnel.
place, action, describes
Place (noun)
Your rabbit is not as fluffy as mine.
his/her, you are, adverb
his/her
_______ going to need to build a fence.
your, you're
You're
Verbs can show physical action (with your body) but they can also show...
description, people, mental action (in your head)
mental action (in your head)
What is the job of the underlined word(s)?
She's too big to fit in the tunnel.
person, action, describes
describes
That rabbit ate my flowers, too!
also, 2, linking
also
Let's go ____ Home Depot.
too, to, two
to
Every sentence must have which two parts of speech?
Noun & Verb (people/place/things & action)
What part of speech is the underlined word(s)?
It crawled through the grass.
Noun = Thing
It's time to get a fox to take care of this rabbit.
Contraction or it is
That deer has lost ____ mommy.
it's, its
its