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Parts of Speech

An Interactive Presentation

By: Jenny Wustman

Main SlideParts of Speech

• Nouns• Types of Nouns• More Types of Nouns• Pronouns• Types of Pronouns• Types of Pronouns Co

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• Verbs• Types of Verbs• Adjectives• Adverbs• Adverbs Continued• Author’s slide• Resources

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Nouns:words that name:

• People: grandfather,Serena,Tiger Woods

• Places: home, bridge, Chicago, Washington

• Things: computer, Internet, parade, mailbox

• Ideas: love, happiness, fear, justice

What’s a noun video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc-ukN1Rvb8

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Types of Nouns

• Abstract used when writing/speaking about feelings or characteristics

Abstract nouns: courage, intelligence, theme• Concrete name things that you can see, hear, taste,

smell or touchConcrete nouns: lemon,snow,sand,puppy• Proper name particular persons, places ,things or

ideas. Proper nouns: Texas, Empire State Building, Mexico

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More Types of Nouns

• Common name general words

Common nouns: state, building, country • Collective name a group of people or things

Collective nouns: family, team, troop, herd• Compound consist of two or more words

Compound nouns: great-uncle,fire fighter,paperweight

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Pronouns

• Words that take place of a noun

example: Billy likes to skate in the park.

He likes to skate in the park.

Billy=a noun

He=pronoun

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Types of Pronouns

• Personal/Possessive: used the mostI went to the movies (personal) Watch and listen to a personal pronouns song!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zApm7GfRtNwMy cat licks her nose. (possessive)• Indefinite: express an amount or refer to an unspecified

person/thingMost of us studied. Somebody sneezed• Demonstrative: point to specific people/thingsThat is Billy's cousin.

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Types of Pronouns Continued

• Interrogative: begin a question

Who has the keys? What is the problem?

• Reflexive: end in –self or –selves

I cut myself slicing an onion.

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Verbs

• Definition: words that express an action or a state of being.

• Example: The boys ate cookies before dinner.

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Types of Verbs

• Action: expresses an action that you can observe…

Example: slide, giggle, carry Or an action you can’t seeExample: worry, dislike, love• Linking: joins the subject of the sentence

with a a word that describes it.Example: The milk tastes sour.

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Adjectives

• Definition: words that are used to describe a thing, a person or a place.

• Answers the questions:

• What kind? Gray clouds

• How many? Three weeks

• How much? More dessert

• Which one? First answer

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Adverbs

• Definition: a word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.

• Answers the questions:• How? • Where?• When? • To what extent?

• They walked slowly. • They are over there.• The test is tomorrow.• It is too cold outside.

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Adverbs Continued

• Examples:

Modifies a verb: We happily visited Adam

Modifies an adjective: The extremely graceful swan swims.

Modifies an adverb: Jackie ran very quickly.

Watch and listen to an adverb music video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWYmEICNgOQ

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About The Author

• My name is Jenny Wustman and I am currently a student at Grand Valley. I will be graduating in 2012 and hope to become an elementary school teacher.I’m majoring in English and I’ll have a minor in elementary education. If you have any comments or questions please feel free to

e-mail me: [email protected]

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Resources

Youtube:Nouns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc-ukN1Rvb8

Pronouns:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zApm7GfRtNw

Adverbs:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWYmEICNgOQ

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