Language Skills Chapter 4 Slide 2 An Overview of Grammar and the
Sentence Section 4.1 Slide 3 The Parts of Speech Nouns Pronouns
Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections
Slide 4 Nouns & Pronouns Nouns are the name for people, places,
and things. PeoplePlacesThings CommonProperCommonProperCommonProper
FriendMrs. BetCityDallasCarHonda
NeighborJimStoreAgostisTelevisionVizio ManagerMrs.
HenningerMallFairlane Village BikeSchwinn Slide 5 Singular &
Plural Nouns SingularPluralSingularPluralSingularPlural
IWeMeUsMyOur You He They Him Them His Their SheHer Ititits Slide 6
Pronouns Words that are substituted for nouns are called pronouns
Examples: Tracy went to the meeting with Jeff. She went to the
meeting with him. Don and Ellen purchased the property. They
purchased it. Slide 7 Verbs Verbs are often referred to as action
words because verbs do indicate the activity of a sentence.
Examples Michelle signed the check. Mr. Murphy is interviewing the
applicants Besides showing action, verbs also describe a condition
of being. Slide 8 Verbs Examples of showing a condition of being:
Wayne is tired. Ms. Brown has been away on a business trip. I am
the assistant manager. Slide 9 Verbs Continued verb phrases Verbs
can be single words, or can consist of several words. These verbs
are called verb phrases Examples: has been attending Grace has been
attending class during her lunch hour. should have been Arthur
should have been here for this meeting. Slide 10 Practice Label the
underlined words as N for nouns, P for pronouns, and V for verbs.
representativesaccepted they 1. The representatives at the
conference accepted the proposal after they discussed it. have been
working outline they 2. My two assistants have been working on an
outline for the sales report they must submit next month. sheI have
sent personnel manger 3. As you know, she and I already have sent
our applications to the personnel manger. Slide 11 Practice youhas
been approved committee 4. The suggestion you submitted has been
approved by the committee. SheAndrew may go they office 5. She and
Andrew may go to the meeting: if they decide to attend, I will call
your office. Fill in a word for each blank in the sentence. 6. Our
_____ obviously _____ more money. Slide 12 Practice 7. Please give
_____ a copy of the summary sheet that I ______. 8. Frank ______
extra copies of the _______. 9. _______ rewrote the entire _______.
10. Only ______ has returned the completed _________. Slide 13
Adjectives Adjectives Adjectives are words that modify, describe,
or define nouns or pronouns. They tell what kind, which one, or how
many or much. Note how the following italicized adjectives in the
following phrases clarify or describe the nouns they modify. This
companyThese desksThat agencyThose groups Mexican foodWashington
politics Enthusiastic employees Qualified applicants Slide 14
Adverbs Adverbs As adjectives are to nouns and pronouns, so are
adverbs to verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. Adverbs modify and
describe these parts. Examples Examples Joanne draws beautifully.
Mr. Adams will arrive shortly Put that carton there. Slide 15
Adverbs Adverbs Modify Verbs Jan ran quickly. The committee
unanimously. Adverbs Modify Adjectives His nearly perfect paper An
extremely long speech Adverbs Modify Other Adverbs Jack ran very
quickly The manager quite suddenly decided to sell the team. Slide
16 Adverbs As you noticed most adverbs except for very and quite
end in ly Class Practice QuietQuietly BadBadly SuddenSuddenly
CarefulCarefully Slide 17 Prepositions Prepositions connect groups
of words to show relationships among ideas. They include these very
commonly used words. InToForAboutExcept ByFromWithAboveBetween
OfAfterBeforeBehindInto OutOnOverBeforeUntil Slide 18 Preposition
Examples We plan to meet We plan to meet in the morning Please give
me the package Please give me the package by the door He broke the
base accidently He broke the base of the pot accidently Slide 19
Conjunctions Conjunctions too are connectors. They conect both
single words and groups of words. The most commonly used
conjunctions are and, but, or, and nor. Examples: Robert and Paula
will be promoted. Robert, Paula, and Daniel are attending the
workshop. We have extra brochures in the storeroom and on those
shelves. Slide 20 Interjections Interjections Interjections are
words that express strong feeling they are usually independent of
the rest of the sentence. Examples: Great! Great! Joan succeeded in
getting the Wilson account. Oh Oh, so thats what they wanted. No!
No! We certainly cannot approve the terms of this agreement.
