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Parts of Speech
English 8 September 2012
Ms. Musynske
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Parts of Speech
• Noun
• Verb
• Adjective
• Adverb
• Pronoun
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• Preposition
• Conjunction
• Interjection
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Nouns
• A noun is used to name a person, place,thing, or idea.
• Types of nouns:
Proper—the name of a particular person, place, or thing. **Always begins with a capital letter
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• Common Nouns
• Do not begin with a capital letter
• Name an ordinary person,place, or thing
• Examples: school, boy, girl, teacher
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• Abstract Nouns
• Name an intangible object . • Example: Love, hatred, kindness
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Identify the type of noun:
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Novel ­­
Lake George –
brotherhood –
courage—
Berner Middle School
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• teacher
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Plural of Nouns
• Most nouns form the plural by adding “ s”
• Nouns ending in “s,x,z,ch, or sh” form the plural by adding “es.”
examples:
pass –passes
dish ­ dishes
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• Nouns ending in “y” preceded by a consonant, change the “y” to “ i” and add “es.” • Army–armies
• Pony­­ponies
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• Nouns ending in “Y” preceded by a vowel – add an “s.”
• examples: journey –journeys
key ­­­keys
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• Most nouns ending in “f” form their plurals by adding “s.”
**Some nouns you must change the “f” or “fe” to a “v” and add “es.”
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Examples:
• belief­­beliefs
• shelf—shelves
• knife­­knives
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• Nouns ending in “O” preceded by a vowel add an “s”; nouns ending in “O” preceded by a consonant add “es.”
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Examples:
• Radio– radios
• Tomato– tomatoes
• Potato­­potatoes
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• Some nouns have an irregular form:
ox—oxen
child­­children
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Verbs
• A verb is a word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement.
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Types of Verbs
• Action Verbs­­express a physical or mental action.
Examples: jump, think, shout, study.
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• Linking Verbs—connect or “link” the subject to another word in the sentence.
Examples:
She is pretty.
He is a doctor.
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Common Linking Verbs
• All form of the verb “be”
(be, am, is,are,was, were, being, been)
Appear, look, seem, become, grow, feel, smell,
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• Sound, taste, remain, stay
• *** Memorize these verbs!!
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• Some verbs may be either action or linking:
• You look tired. ( action or linking)________
• I looked at the magazine.
( action or linking)______
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• Ms. Musynske grew angry.(action or linking)____
• Ms. Musynske grew flowers.( action or linking)___
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Decide if the following sentences have action or linking verbs.
• I read the story to the class.
• We watched the movie in English class.
• She was the president of the class.
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• He is handsome.
• Maggie is my dog.
• She is a Wheaten Terrier.
• We finished our homework!!
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Helping or Auxiliary Verbs
• Helping or auxiliary verbs introduce verb phrases.
• Common helping verbs:
• forms of the verb “be”
• Has • Have
• Had
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Shall may
Will might
Can must
Could do
Should did
Would does
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Examples:
• He will conduct the meeting.
• You should have studied more.
• I will help you on Monday.
• I can not hear you.
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Find the verb phrases in the following sentences:
• We will read Across Five Aprils.
• I might run for that office.
• Would you help John?
• You must always do your best.
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