Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech

How much to you know about Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs?

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NOUNS: WATCH THIS VIDEO! While you are watching try to figure out what a noun is based on the

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What is a NOUN?Nouns name persons, places, things,

or ideas. Examples:

Persons: Mr. Johnson, mother, woman, Maria Places: city, home, Texas, Canada Things: house, ring, shoe, table, desk, month, light Ideas: grief, democracy, courage, obedience

Concrete nouns can be touched. Abstract nouns (like love, bitterness, happiness, or joking) cannot be touched but are, nonetheless, still nouns because they name entities.

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Noun Practice #1After reading the following sentence, identify (from your choices below)

a noun.

Mrs. Tilley is reading the newspaper, and she doesn’t understand why the news is so depressing.

Mrs. Tilley

reading

understand

depressing

Gold Star -- Smarty Pants!

Mrs. Tilley is a noun (a person).

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Not quite, reading is a verb (an action word)

Bummer, let me try again..

Not quite, understand is a verb (an action

word)


Not quite, depressing is an

adjective (a word that describes a

noun)


Noun Practice #2After reading the following sentence, identify (from your

choices below) a noun. Who left the smelly, moldy, green cheese in the

refrigerator?

smelly

left

cheese

in


Cheese is a noun (a thing).

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Not quite, smelly is an adjective (a descriptive

word)


Not quite, left is a verb (an

action word)


Not quite, in is a preposition.


ADJECTIVES: WATCH THIS VIDEO! While you are watching try to figure out what a verb is based on the


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What is an ADJECTIVE? Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. Possessive pronouns can be used as adjectives.

Example: That is his book. Adjectives answer these questions about the noun: WHAT KIND of noun is it? WHICH noun is it? HOW MANY of that noun are there?

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Adjective Practice #1

Which of the following phrases do NOT include an adjective?

the quiet librarian worked hard

she swam backwards

teachers have high expectations

Red shoes are her favorite


Actually, high is an adjective

describing the noun,

expectations.


(backwards is an adverb not an

adjective)

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Actually, quiet is an adjective

describing the noun, librarian.


Nope, red is an adjective

describing the noun shoes.


Adjective Practice #2REMEMBER: Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. Possessive pronouns can be used as adjectives. Example: That is his book. Adjectives answer these questions about the noun: WHAT KIND of noun is it? WHICH noun is it? HOW MANY of that noun are there? In the following sentence, what is the NOUN that is being modified by the ADJECTIVE?

The angry student slammed the door dramatically.

door

dramatically

angry

student


(student is the noun being modified by the

adjective, angry)

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Actually, door is a noun but there is no

adjective that modifies it.


Not quite --dramatically is an adverb that modifies the

verb, slammed)


Almost! Angry is the adjective modifying the noun, student)


VERBS: WATCH THIS VIDEO! While you are watching try to figure out what a verb is based on the


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What is a VERB?A verb is a word that expresses action, makes a

statement, or links relationships.

Action verbs do just that. They demonstrate action. Examples: Jim hit the ball. Susie cooked spaghetti. Joey drove the tractor.

Linking verbs make statements OR they express links and relationships. Examples, statements: She is a good girl. He is a football player.

Examples, links/relationships: She is my mother. That boy is my neighbor.

Linking verbs are on a special list. Here is that list: Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, has been, have been, had been, will be, shall be, may be, would

have been, should have been, can be, should be, would be (any combination that ENDS with be or been.) seem, become, taste, feel, smell, sound, look, appear, grow, remain, stay

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VERB PRACTICE #1 After reading the following sentence, identify (from your choices below) the

verb.

The crazy biker rode in the middle of the lane, and the truck barely missed him.

crazy

rode

lane

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rode is a verb, you also may have

noticed that missed is a verb.

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Not quite, crazy is an adjective

describing biker.


Not quite, the is an article which

is a type of noun.


Not quite, lane is a noun (a thing).


VERB PRACTICE #2 Choose the following example where escape is

NOT used as a verb.

Escaping was difficult.

The fly escaped the wrath of the fly swatter.

Quick, he is escaping!


Here escape is a noun.

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Nope, escaped is what the fly

DID making it a verb.



Nope, is escaping is an example of a

compound verb.

ADVERBS: WATCH THIS VIDEO! While you are watching try to figure out what an adverb is based on the


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What is an ADVERB?Adverbs modify verbs. An adverb can also modify adjectives and other

adverbs.

Adverbs answer these questions: WHERE? WHEN? HOW? HOW OFTEN? TO WHAT EXTENT?

Commonly used Adverbs: Here, there, away, up -- tell WHERE Now, then, later, soon, yesterday -- tell WHEN Easily, quietly, slowly, quickly -- tell HOW Never, always, often, seldom -- tell HOW OFTEN Very, almost, too, so, really -- tell TO WHAT EXTENT

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ADVERB Practice #1 Identify the adverb in the following sentence:

I was too tired to argue with the obnoxious telemarketer.

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too


Here too is an adverb modifying

the adjective tired.

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Not quite, was is a verb.


Not quite, argue is a verb.


Nope, with is a preposition.


ADVERB Practice #2

An adverb can modify either a verb, adjective or another adverb. In the following sentence identify which word is the adverb is modifying?

The sleepy baby cried incessantly.

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incessantly


Cried is a verb being modified by

the adverb incessantly.

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Not quite, sleepy is an adjective

modifying baby.


Shoot! Baby is a noun.


Nope, incessantly is the adverb,

which word is it modifying?


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Way to go – you finished it! Now take a few minutes to look over your notes to make sure that you understand these basic parts of speech, we will be referring to them for the rest of the year!

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