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The Building Blocks of
Grammar: The Parts of
Speech
Miss Johnson
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“Learn grammar, you must.”
Standards
S Written and Oral English Language Conventions
S 1.2: Understand sentence construction (e.g., parallel
structure, subordination, proper placement of modifiers)
and proper English usage (e.g., consistency of verb tenses).
Our Targets
S We can define the various
types of phrases.
S We can write sentences that
include different types of
phrases
Nouns
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A Noun is a person, place, a
thing, an idea, a quality, or an
action.
S Common vs. Proper
S Singular vs. Plural
Pronoun
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A Pronoun is a word that takes
the place of a noun.
S Personal vs. Reflexive vs.
Intensive
Adjective
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An Adjective is a word that
describes a noun; tells us which
one, what kind, how many, or
how much.
Article
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An Article is a word that defines the
noun as specific or unspecific.
S
Compare this to another language.
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Considered an adjective
Verb
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A Verb is a word used to describe
an action, a condition, or a state
of being.
S Action vs. Linking
Adverb
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An Adverb is a word that
describes a verb; tells us where,
when, how, or to what extent.
Conjunction
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A Conjunction is a word used to
connect clauses or sentences.
Preposition
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A Preposition is a word that
express either a location, time, or
relation to another object.
Interjection
S Expresses emotion
Subject
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The Subject of a sentence is the
person, place, or thing the
sentence is about.
An Article + A Noun
A Pronoun
Predicate
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Verb
The Predicate completes the idea
about the subject.
Clause
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A Clause is the smallest
grammatical unit that can
express a complete thought;
consists of a subject and a
predicate.
An Article + A Noun + A Verb
Subject +
Predicate
Compare to Another Language
S Looking at Sentence
Number 10, rearrange
the LEGO’s as it would
be correct in another
language of your choice.
S Below the chart, write
down what is similar
and what is different.