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Names For Words: The Parts of Speech
Names For Words: The Parts of Speech
Join Things
Conjunctions
Conjunctions are connecting words
Example:
And adds things together in the sentence
“I like baseball and soccer.”
Or also joins, but makes an option
“What do you like best, dogs or cats?”
Or can also pose a question.
Using And/Or
Sentence 1: “I am going to play.”
Sentence 2: “I am going to study.”
Using And to join:
“I am going to play, and I’m going to study.”
Using Or to join:
“ I am going to play, or I’m going to study.”
Using a Comma
Before every joining word, a comma (,)
must be used
Example:
“I like soup, and I like sandwiches.”
You also must check that a and/or can be
used by taking out the , and/, or and
replacing it with a period.
Different Conjunctions
You
Sky
School
Bird
Etc.
Words to Describe
Green – Any Color
Stormy
Loud
Five – Any Number
Putting it all together
Yellow Chickens
Purple sweater
Cloudy Sky
Stinky Cigarette
Using more than one adjective
In some cases, 2 adjectives may be used to
describe
Examples
“The car was boxy, and green.”
“ The thin, gray paper airplane was
indestructible.”
Adjectives
Pick some adjectives for:
Nouns
Pronouns and Proper Nouns
Pronouns
Take the place of nouns
Save time and energy
Pronouns are words such as it, he , she,
they, etc.
**They refer to the previous noun
Examples of Pronouns
“Joe, won a new car, and he jumped with
joy.” Joe
Proper Nouns
Something's OWN name
Include names, nicknames, pets names,
places names, city names, etc.
Proper Nouns also define
All proper nouns start with Capitals
Examples:
Joe vs. Person Jamestown vs. the city
Articles
A, An, The
Articles
Always go before a noun
“The Rules”
A always presents a consonant
An always presents a vowel
The always presents a singular
The Two Parts of a
Sentence
Putting Things Together
2 Parts Of a Sentence
Sentences are the building blocks of our
language
The 2 Main Parts are:
Subjects
Predicates
The Subject
Is the Noun of the sentence, The sentence is
also based upon the Noun
In, “The beautiful ballerina leaped into the air
like a deer.” Ballerina is the subject
In, “The Seminole Indians traveled over the
water in the dugout canals.”
The quickest way to find the subject is to
read the sentence carefully
The subject can be singular or plural and 1
or 2 words
The Predicate
The predicate names the verb in the
sentence that tells what is happening
In, “The beautiful ballerina leaped into the air
like a deer.” leaped is the predicate
In, “ The Seminole Indians traveled over
water in the dugout canals.” the predicate is
traveled.”
The easiest way to find the predicate is to
find what the subject is doing.
Helping Verbs
The action
Helping Verbs
The Helping Verb shows us weather the
verb is past, present, or future. These are all
considered “tenses”
The “tense” table
Present Past Future
Am Was Will