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Ch. 1, Part 2 A. B. An adjective is a describing, or modifying, word 1. Describes a noun 2. Tells us: what kind, which one, how many, or how much a. Example: I like the blue shirt. i. The adjective is blue because it tells us what kind of shirt Practice 1. Which word is the adjective? a. Susie wore a yellow skirt to the first dance. A. A verb is the action of the sentence 1. To locate the verb, ask yourself, “What is being done in the sentence?” a. Example: We ran twenty miles. i. Ran is the verb because it tells us the action being done B. A verb phrase has a main verb and one or more helping verbs 1. Common Helping Verbs: a. Be: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been b. Have: has, have, having, had c. Do: do, does, doing, did d. Others: may, might, must, can, shall, will, could, should, would C. Practice: Identify the verbs: a. You should bring two dishes to the party. b. How can I help you? A. Adverbs describe, or modify, a verb, an adjective, or another adverb 1. They tell us how, when, where, to what extent (how much or how long) a. Example: Joe played magnificently. i. Magnificently is the adverb because it describes how Joe (subject) played (verb). 2. Adverbs usually end in an “ly,” but not always a. Example: yesterday, earlier, rather 3. Practice: Identify the adverbs: a. Yesterday, the light shone brilliantly. Complete Review C, #1-10 on pgs. 12-13 ◦ Please note: You should have two answers for each question Complete Review D on pg. 19, #1-10 ◦ Please note: You do not have to identify the words being modified Complete Review E on pg. 20, #1-20 ◦ Please note: You do not have to identify the words being modified A. A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word or part of a sentence 1. The word being connected to the pronoun or noun is called the object a. The playful puppy ran beside me. i. Beside is the preposition. It connects puppy (the noun) to me (the object). 2. Refer to charts on pgs. 21 and 22 for common prepositions A. Joins words, phrases, or clauses 1. Think of them as gluing words because they hold the words, phrases, or clauses together a. Common conjunctions : and, for, or, yet, but, nor, so b. Refer to charts on pgs. 23 and 24 for other conjuctions 2. Practice: Identify the conjuction a. Eat and dress quickly or you will be late for work. A. A word that shows emotion and is not grammatically connected to the sentence 1. Examples of interjection: ah, hey, ouch, oops 2. Examples: a. Ouch! That hurts. b. Well, you should apologize. 3. Practice: Identify the interjection a. Wow, I cannot believe you did that.