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Nouns
Nouns
Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
A noun names a person, place thing or idea
A noun names a person, place thing or idea
Person : brother, woman. Carlos, Marla
Place: town, store, First National Bank, Texas
Thing: horse, desk, computer, car
Idea: peace, history, boredom, patience
On a piece of paper, write down the nouns in each sentence:
On a piece of paper, write down the nouns in each sentence:
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Jo can play the trumpet, saxophone, and clarinet.
Jen can play the piano, organ, and guitar.
Debbie and Joanne formed a band with some friends.
The band has played in many clubs in Toronto and Vancouver.
My brother and sister earn good money as musicians.
But my parents want Debbie an Joanne to go back to school.
Their dream is for all their kids to get a good education.
Next fall my sister and brother will take some classes.
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Jo, trumpet, saxophone, clarinet
Jen, piano, organ, guitar
Debbie, Joanne, band, friends
sister, brother, money, musician
parents, Debbie, Joanne, school
dream, kids, education
fall, sister, brother, classes
Pronouns
Pronouns
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns
Pronouns are words that take the place of nouns
I, me, my, mine
you, your, yours
he, him
we us, our, ours
she, her, hers
they, them, their, theirs,
it, its
On a piece of paper, write down the pronouns in each sentence
On a piece of paper, write down the pronouns in each sentence
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Have you read her poems?
She has won many prizes for them.
Our class read some of her poems aloud.
She wrote a poem called "We Real Cool."
It is about high school dropouts.
They play pool and don't care about their future.
School isn't important to them.
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you, her
she, them
our, her
she, we
it
they, their
them
Verbs
Verbs
A verb is a word that shows action or being
A verb is a word that shows action or being
Action verbs: fly, eat, drive, fall
Being (linking) verbs: am, is, are, was, were
On a piece of paper, write down the verbs in each sentence
On a piece of paper, write down the verbs in each sentence
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The robbers stole $500 from the cash register.
One robber pointed a gun at the store owner while the other robber took money.
Police officers raced to the scene of the crime.
The store owner described the robbers.
Both of them were tall and wore blue jackets.
The police searched the store for clues.
The store owner was grateful for the officers' help
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stole
pointed, took
raced
described
were, wore
searched
was
Adjectives
Adjectives
An adjective describes nouns by telling which one, what kind or how many
An adjective describes nouns by telling which one, what kind or how many
Which one: this, that, these, those
What kind: hot, cold, smooth, thin, red
How many: several, some, three, many
On a piece of paper, write down the adjectives in each sentence
On a piece of paper, write down the adjectives in each sentence
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Spend some time in beautiful, sunny Jamaica.
Relax on clean, white beaches.
Let warm fragrant breezed caress your skin.
Listen to the smooth sound of gentle waves.
Treat yourself to these wonderful experiences today.
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some, beautiful, sunny
clean, white
warm, fragrant
smoothing, gentle
these, wonderful
Adverbs
Adverbs
Adverbs describe verbs. Adverbs can tell how, when or where.
Adverbs describe verbs. Adverbs can tell how, when or where.
How: quickly, softly, happily
When: early, late, soon, now
Where: here, there, everywhere
On a piece of paper, write down the adverbs in each sentence
On a piece of paper, write down the adverbs in each sentence
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She neatly typed the important letter.
Her boss read the letter carefully.
Lu quickly brought it to the mail room.
She left the letter there.
Later the clerk mailed it.
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neatly
carefully
quickly
there
later
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