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Grammar Chapter 2
Parts of Speech
Part 2
Chapter 2 and 3
Mrs. Gonzalez
6 Grade ELA
Adjectives
• Adjective- is a word that is used to modify a noun or
pronoun. What Kind?
Gentle dog
Irish town
Scary movie
Purple shoes
Which One or Ones?
Sixth grade
These books
Other people
Any CD
How Many or How Much?
Two tickets
Full pitcher
Most players
No work
To modify a word means to describe a word or to make its
meaning more definite.
Ex: Music can express sad or happy feelings.
Ex: We are proud of Bryce and Savanna.
Proper and Demonstrative Adjectives
• A Proper adjective- is formed from a proper noun and begins
with a capital letter.
Proper Nouns
Proper Adjectives
Japan
Japanese islands
Easter
Easter Sunday
Ex: The Egyptian mummies are on display on the first floor.
• This, that, these, and those can be both as adjectives and as
pronouns. Demonstrative Adjective are adjectives that modify
nouns, pronouns. When they are used alone they are called
demonstrative pronouns.
Ex:
Adjective- What are these skates doing in the living room?
Pronoun- What are these doing in the living room?
Chapter 3 Parts of Speech Overview
• Verb- A verb is a word that expresses action or a stated of being.
Examples:
– The dog barked all night.
– Bret throws the ball a long way.
– Mrs. Gonzalez is the new English teacher.
• Helping verbs (auxillary verbs)- helps the main verb to express action or a state
of being.
Examples:
– Can speak
– Will learn
– Should have been fed
• Remember a verb cannot be a helping verb unless there is another verb for it to
help. If a verb such as was or had is the only verb in a sentence, it is not a
helping verb.
Example:
– I had called my grandmother already. [Had is a helping the main verb, called.]
– They had a good time at the nature center. [Had is the only verb; there is no other
verb for it to help.]
Verbs continued….
• Together, the main verb and its helping verb or
verbs are called a verb phrase.
Commonly Used Helping Verbs
am
been
did
are
can
do
be
could
does
had
has
have
is
may
might
must
shall
should
was
were
will
Verbs… Verbs…Verbs…
• Action Verbs- expresses either physical or
mental activity.
Example:
– Physical Activity:
• I have used a computer in math class.
• Please cook dinner, Mr. Gonzalez.
– Mental Activity:
• The magician is thinking of a number.
• Elman understands the math assignment better than
anyone else does.
Verbs
Linking Verbs- connects, or links, the subject to a word or
word group that identifies or describes the subject.
Commonly Used Linking Verbs
am
Will be
feel
is
Shall be
grow
are
May be
look
was
Can be
remain
were
Would have been
seem
Has been
appear
smell
Have been
become
stay
taste
turn
sound
Verbs
Examples of Action and Linking Verbs
Action: They sounded the bell for a fire drill.
Linking: Mom sounded happy about her new job.
Action: The judge will look at my science project.
Linking: Ann will look funny in her gorilla
costume.
Transitive Verbs
Transitive Verbs- is a verb that expresses an
action directed toward a person, place, thing, or
idea.
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With transitive verbs, the action passes from the doerthe subject- to the receiver of the action. Words that
receive the action of a transitive verb are called
objects.
Example• Gavin entertained the child. [The object child receives
the action of the verb entertained.]
• Kelis visited San Diego. [The object San Juan receives
the action of the verb visited]
Intransitive Verbs
An intransitive verb tells something about the
subject or expresses action without the action
passing to a receiver, or object
Examples
The children smiled.
I am here.
Kiely studies hard.