8 parts of speech.ppt

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Parts of Speech


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Why Learn Parts of Speech?


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Why Learn Parts of Speech?

They are the

building blocks of

English grammar.

Understanding and

applying a process

is learning to learn.

It is a foundation toimprove your writing.


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The Eight Parts of Speech

Nouns

Adjectives

ronouns !erbs

"onjunctions

repositions Adverbs

Interjections


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Nouns

Names of persons#

places# things#

feelings# or ideas.

E$ample%

&ohn has a new

car# and he parks on

the street under a

big tree in 'iler.


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Nouns

Names of persons#places# things# feelings#

or ideas.

(ften indicated by

)noun markers* ++

a# an# and the.

E$ample%

The boy on the

red bike hit abird

with arock at the

end of thelong

road.


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Nouns

Names of persons#places# things# feelings#

or ideas.

)Noun markers* ++a# an# and the.

Noun endings%

+ness# +ment# +ance#+ence# +ancy# +ency#

+ity# +ion# +ure.

E$ample%

,appinessis the

preferenceof every

actionand is the

tendencytoward

kindnessand

contentment.


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Nouns

Names of persons# places# things# feelings#or ideas.

)Noun markers* ++ a# an# and the. Noun endings% +ness# +ment# +ance# +ence#

+ancy# +ency# +ity# +ion# +ure.

"an be made plural with s or es.


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Verbs

The action or

)doing* words in a

sentence.

The horse ran#

jumped and kicked

until it threw the

rider.

-ost verbs make

sense in the blanks

below% ,e .

They .


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Verbs

The action or

)doing* words in a

sentence.

)/inking verbs* show

being.

E$ample%

0he is a nice

person# and we areher friends.

-emori1e the linking

verbs%

2e# am# is# are# was#

were# been# being.


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Verbs

The action or

)doing* words in a

sentence.


being.

"hange to show

time 3tense4.

E$ample%

Today I am on a bus#

and it goes past my

house.

5esterday I was on a

bus# and it went past

my house.The words that change

are verbs.


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Verbs

The action or )doing*

words in a sentence.


being.

"hange to show time

3tense4.

"omplete verbsinclude )helping

verbs.*

Always helping verbs% "an 6ill 0hall -ay

"ould 6ould 0hould -ight

-ust

Always verbs# may be

helping%

,ave# has# had

7o# does# did# done 2e# am# is# are# was#

were# been# being


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Verbs

The action or )doing*

words in a sentence.


being.

"hange to show time

3tense4.

"omplete verbsinclude )helping

verbs.*

E$ample%

They might have

been going to thestore if they could

have gotten a ride.


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Verbs

The action or )doing* words in a

sentence.

)/inking verbs* show being.

"hange to show time 3tense4.

"omplete verbs include )helpingverbs.*


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Adjectives

7escribe or modify

only nouns.

E$ample%

A big# red dump

truckhit a parked

little carand the

worried driver ran

to the other sideof

the busy street.


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Adjectives

7escribe or modify only

nouns.

Answer 8uestions#

what kind? orhow many?

E$ample%

The three tired teens

tried to eat a large pie

at two pi11a parlors. ,ow many teens9 three

6hat kind of teens9 tired

6hat kind of pie9 large

,ow many parlors9 two 6hat kind of parlors9 pi11a


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Adjectives


nouns.

Answer 8uestions#

what kind? or howmany?

The )noun markers*

a, an, the are

always adjectives.

E$ample%

Theway to asmile

and anappreciativeattitude is through

thestomach.


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Adjectives


nouns.

Answer 8uestions#

what kind? or howmany?

The )noun markers* a,

an, the are always

adjectives. Usually )piled up*

before nouns.

E$ample%

The long# shiny

black limousinepulled in front of the

huge old mansion#

and a tall# well+

dressed oldergentleman got out.


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Adjectives


nouns.

Answer 8uestions# what

kind? or how many?

The )noun markers* a, an,

the are always adjectives.

Usually )piled up* before

nouns.

-ay follow linking verbsand describe the

subject.

E$ample%

The river is deep#

wide and cold# butthe divers are brave

and well+trained.

Note% to test these# try

putting them in front of

the noun they modify.


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Adjectives

7escribe or modify only nouns.

Answer 8uestions# what kind? or how

many? The )noun markers* a, an, the are always

adjectives.

Usually )piled up* before nouns. -ay follow linking verbs and describe the

subject.


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Adverbs

7escribe verbs#

adjectives# or other

adverbs.

0he 8uickly ranranto

her e$tremelytiredtiredfriend and hugged

him very tightlytightly.


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Adverbs

7escribe verbs#

adjectives# or other

adverbs.

Answer the adverb

8uestions% ,ow9

6hen9 6here9

6hy9 Under whatconditions9

0oon the very able

pilot confidently flew

west# and thus he

almost crashed..

6hen9 soon

6here9 west

,ow9 very#confidently6hy9 thus

6hat conditions9 almost


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Adverbs

7escribe verbs# adjectives#

or other adverbs.

Answer the adverb

8uestions% ,ow9 6hen96here9 6hy9 Under what

conditions9

(ften end in :ly

3e$cept for fast# well#

hard# far;4

E$ample%

The e$tremely hungry

animal howled eerily inthe especially dark

night.


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Adverbs

7escribe verbs# adjectives#

or other adverbs.

Answer the adverb

8uestions% ,ow9 6hen9

6here9 6hy9 Under what

conditions9

(ften end in +ly

Always adverbs% not

very# often# here#almost# always# never#

there

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6e do not very often

want them here# forthey are always late

and almost never want

to go there with us.


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Adverbs

7escribe verbs# adjectives# or other

adverbs.

Answer the adverb 8uestions% ,ow9 6hen96here9 6hy9 Under what conditions9

(ften end in :ly 3e$cept for fast# well# hard#

far;4

Always adverbs% not very# often# here#

almost# always# never# there


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Pronouns

0peciali1ed words to

take the place of

nouns.

E$ample%

aul gave Emily

stationery because

he wanted her to

write to him when

she could.


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Pronouns


take the place of

nouns.

(ften refer to people

and have several

forms.

-emori1e%

I he we she they

me him us her them

(ther common

pronouns%

you# it# this# that# who#

what# someone#

everything# anyone#

and many other similar

words.


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Pronouns


take the place of nouns.

(ften refer to people

and have several forms. -ay be possessive#

showing ownership

and working like an

adjective.

E$ample%

,er red car is faster

than my old 'ord# but

their new ,onda costmore than ours.

Note the form%

I he we she they

me him us her them

my his our hers theirs

(thers% yours# its# whose


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Pronouns

0peciali1ed words to take the place of

nouns.

(ften refer to people and have severalforms.

-ay be possessive# showing ownership

and working like an adjective.


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Prepositions


start prepositional

phrases.

A prepositional phrase

is a group of words

describing things

which starts with apreposition and ends

with a noun or pronoun.

The manon the buson the bus

with a hatwith a hat on hison his

headhead looked at meat me

and turnedtowardtoward

the windowthe window..


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Prepositions


start prepositional

phrases.

-ost prepositions

are small# common

words indicating

time# place# directionor position.

-emory clue%

The rabbit went

the hollow log. -emori1e%

at# from# to# on# in#

into# onto# between#

under# over# against#

around# through


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Prepositions


start prepositional

phrases.

-ost prepositions aresmall# common words

indicating time# place#

direction or position.

0ome prepositionssimply must be

memori1ed.

E$ample%

The problemwith himwith him

is that he sleepsduring the dayduring the day and

spends mostof theof the

nightnight with his friendswith his friends..

-emori1e%

of# with# for# duringof# with# for# during


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Prepositions

0peciali1ed words to start prepositional

phrases.

-ost prepositions are small# commonwords indicating time# place# direction or

position.

0ome prepositions simply must bememori1ed.


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Conjunctions

6ords which )hook*

words# phrases# or

sentences.

-emory clue% 'AN 2(50..

''oror 22utut

AAndnd ((rr

NNoror 55etet 00oo

E$ample%

0he and I left# but they

stayed# for &oe or Tedwas coming on the

bus# yet not on time.


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Conjunctions

6ords which )hook

together* words#

phrases# or sentences.

0ome conjunctionsonly hook clauses.

They include%

when# as# if# since#

because# while# after#

although# before

E$ample%

I ran when I saw her

because I was happysince she was home.

-emory clue%

0he is cute shesmiles.


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Conjunctions

6ords which )hook together* words#

phrases# or sentences.

0ome conjunctions only hook clauses.


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nterjections

6ords which show

emotion or are

)fillers* with no other

function.

E$ample%

(h# I am surprised# but

please don

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