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The 8 Parts of Speech

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

The Eight Parts of Speech

or What you need to get started on English grammar

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NOUN
A noun is a name of a person, place, animal, thing, or idea.

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Everything you can recognize with your senses, and everything you feel or can think of is a noun.

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See that leaf falling from the tree?
LEAF is a noun; so is TREE.
Hear that sound?
SOUND is a noun; so is SILENCE.

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Do you eat ice cream? How about chocolate?
ICE CREAM is a noun; so is CHOCOLATE.

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We smell many things: our mom's PERFUME; GRASS after a rain; apple PIE.
They are all nouns.

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Baby's SKIN is soft to the touch. But SAND is gritty and rough.
No matter the texture, though, if you can feel it, it's a noun.

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Imagine a life without FREEDOM. Or a home without LOVE. Or a day without a FRIENDSHIP or two. IDEAS and FEELINGS are all nouns.

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PRONOUN
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

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10.

Think Superman to Clark Kent. They are one and the same.
Ex. My MOTHER teaches kids. SHE is very patient.
mother = she

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11.

I, We, You,They
He,She, It
make up one group of pronouns. They are used as subjects in sentences.

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12.

So if YOU want to talk about IT, I am here.
(There are three pronouns in that sentence. Can you find them?)

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13.

VERB
A verb is a word that expresses action (dynamic) or condition (static).

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14.

If it's DYNAMIC, it's something done, or there is action.
Ex. My dog CHASES cats all the time.

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15.

If it's STATIC, there is no action; just state or condition.
Ex. They ARE amazing students.

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16.

ADVERB
An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

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20.

Ex. My students are SO well-behaved and REMARKABLY studious. I am VERY proud of them.

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21.

FUN FACT:
Many adverbs end in -ly and easy to spot.
Ex. gently, softly, lightly

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22.

The last three parts of speech end in the suffix
-tion: preposition, conjunction, interjection.

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23.

PREPOSITION
A preposition is a word that connects a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence.

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24.

Think about a preposition as your neck that connects your head to your body: it's short but puts your head in place.

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25.

Ex. Charlie secretly ate the chocolate chip cookies IN his room.

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26.

Now some necks are long, as are some prepositions, but mostly they're short.
Ex. Charlie secretly ate the cookies ON the bed IN his room and BETWEEN the sheets.

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27.

CONJUNCTION
A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.

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28.

Think of a conjunction as a bridge that joins two states or two cities.
Ex. Thelma was able to sell her old car, BUT she forgot her husband was still inside.

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29.

FUN TIP:
FANBOYS is a mnemonic for coordinating conjunctions.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

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30.

Are you ready to move on, move forward, AND wrap this up?

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31.

OH, WOW!
You're in luck, as we're almost done.

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32.

INTERJECTION
An interjection is a word that shows the feeling or emotion of the speaker.

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33.

"AHH...!" you say.
"YEAH," I say, "it's that easy."
And we're finished.
GOOD-BYE!

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Terri Amador

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The 8 Parts of Speech

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The Eight Parts of Speech

NOUNA noun is a name of a person, place, animal, thing, or idea.

Everything you can recognize with your senses, and everything you feel or can think of is a noun.

See that leaf falling from the tree?LEAF is a noun; so is TREE.Hear that sound?SOUND is a noun; so is SILENCE.

Do you eat ice cream? How about chocolate? ICE CREAM is a noun; so is CHOCOLATE.

We smell many things: our mom's PERFUME; GRASS after a rain; apple PIE. They are all nouns.

Baby's SKIN is soft to the touch. But SAND is gritty and rough.No matter the texture, though, if you can feel it, it's a noun.

Imagine a life without FREEDOM. Or a home without LOVE. Or a day without a FRIENDSHIP or two. IDEAS and FEELINGS are all nouns.

PRONOUNA pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

Think Superman to Clark Kent. They are one and the same. Ex. My MOTHER teaches kids. SHE is very patient.mother = she

I, We, You,TheyHe,She, Itmake up one group of pronouns. They are used as subjects in sentences.

So if YOU want to talk about IT, I am here. (There are three pronouns in that sentence. Can you find them?)

VERBA verb is a word that expresses action (dynamic) or condition (static).

If it's DYNAMIC, it's something done, or there is action. Ex. My dog CHASES cats all the time.

If it's STATIC, there is no action; just state or condition.Ex. They ARE amazing students.

ADJECTIVEAn adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Ex. My students are WELL-BEHAVED and STUDIOUS.I am PROUD of them.

What adjectives do you know?

ADVERBAn adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Ex. My students are SO well-behaved and REMARKABLY studious. I am VERY proud of them.

FUN FACT:Many adverbs end in -ly and easy to spot.Ex. gently, softly, lightly

The last three parts of speech end in the suffix-tion: preposition, conjunction, interjection.

PREPOSITIONA preposition is a word that connects a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence.

Think about a preposition as your neck that connects your head to your body: it's short but puts your head in place.

Ex. Charlie secretly ate the chocolate chip cookies IN his room.

Now some necks are long, as are some prepositions, but mostly they're short.Ex. Charlie secretly ate the cookies ON the bed IN his room and BETWEEN the sheets.

CONJUNCTIONA conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.

Think of a conjunction as a bridge that joins two states or two cities. Ex. Thelma was able to sell her old car, BUT she forgot her husband was still inside.

FUN TIP:FANBOYS is a mnemonic for coordinating conjunctions.for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Are you ready to move on, move forward, AND wrap this up?

OH, WOW!You're in luck, as we're almost done.

INTERJECTIONAn interjection is a word that shows the feeling or emotion of the speaker.

"AHH...!" you say."YEAH," I say, "it's that easy."And we're finished.GOOD-BYE!

Terri Amador

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NOUN
A noun is a name of a person, place, animal, thing, or idea.

See that leaf falling from the tree?
LEAF is a noun; so is TREE.
Hear that sound?
SOUND is a noun; so is SILENCE.

Do you eat ice cream? How about chocolate?
ICE CREAM is a noun; so is CHOCOLATE.

We smell many things: our mom's PERFUME; GRASS after a rain; apple PIE.
They are all nouns.

Baby's SKIN is soft to the touch. But SAND is gritty and rough.
No matter the texture, though, if you can feel it, it's a noun.

PRONOUN
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.

Think Superman to Clark Kent. They are one and the same.
Ex. My MOTHER teaches kids. SHE is very patient.
mother = she

I, We, You,They
He,She, It
make up one group of pronouns. They are used as subjects in sentences.

So if YOU want to talk about IT, I am here.
(There are three pronouns in that sentence. Can you find them?)

VERB
A verb is a word that expresses action (dynamic) or condition (static).

If it's DYNAMIC, it's something done, or there is action.
Ex. My dog CHASES cats all the time.

If it's STATIC, there is no action; just state or condition.
Ex. They ARE amazing students.

ADJECTIVE
An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Ex. My students are WELL-BEHAVED and STUDIOUS.
I am PROUD of them.

ADVERB
An adverb is a word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

FUN FACT:
Many adverbs end in -ly and easy to spot.
Ex. gently, softly, lightly

The last three parts of speech end in the suffix
-tion: preposition, conjunction, interjection.

PREPOSITION
A preposition is a word that connects a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence.

Now some necks are long, as are some prepositions, but mostly they're short.
Ex. Charlie secretly ate the cookies ON the bed IN his room and BETWEEN the sheets.

CONJUNCTION
A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.

Think of a conjunction as a bridge that joins two states or two cities.
Ex. Thelma was able to sell her old car, BUT she forgot her husband was still inside.

FUN TIP:
FANBOYS is a mnemonic for coordinating conjunctions.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

OH, WOW!
You're in luck, as we're almost done.

INTERJECTION
An interjection is a word that shows the feeling or emotion of the speaker.

"AHH...!" you say.
"YEAH," I say, "it's that easy."
And we're finished.
GOOD-BYE!