Download Unit 2: Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions and Interjections

Unit 2: Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions,
Conjunctions, and Interjections
7th English
Verbs
1. Action—tells the action someone or
something is performing
• Ex: Sally __________ into the room.
Verbs
2. Linking—a verb that connects a subject
with a word that describes or identifies
it; the verb does NOT show action
• Forms of the verb “be” are the most
common linking verbs
 Ex: He is a general. What two words does
the linking verb connect?_____
Linking verbs
Ex: He looks tired. [Why is this verb
linking?]
• Chart of other possible linking verbs on p.
214
• Tip: if you can substitute “is, are, am” in
for the linking verb and the sentence still
makes sense, then the verb is linking
Verbs
3. Helping—these are placed before
other verbs to form verb phrases (all
of the words that make up the verb)
• Ex: Has opened, is being opened
• Has opened; is being opened=verb
phrases
Adverbs
• Definition—modify a verb, adjective, or
other adverb
• Answers the questions:
Where?
When?
In what way? or How?
To what extent?
• Usually adverbs end in –ly, but not always
Adverbs
How can you tell if it is an adverb or
adjective?
• Adjectives ALWAYS modify a noun or
pronoun, so look at what it is describing
• Adverbs always modify a verb, adjective or
other adverb, so see what it is describing
Prepositions
• Definition—relate the noun or pronoun
following them to another word in the
sentence
• Chart on p. 246
• Prepositions can be compound (meaning
they have 2 or more words)
• Ex: Because of, in addition to
Prepositions
• Prepositional phrase—a group of words
beginning with a preposition and ending
with a noun or pronoun
• The noun/pronoun at the end of the
phrase is called the object of the
preposition
Conjunctions
• Definition—connect words or groups of
words
Types of conjunctions:
1.Coordinating—these connect words of the
same kind; they can also connect prep.
phrases and entire sentences
• ____________________________________
2.Correlative—these connect words or
groups of words and ALWAYS come in pairs
• _____________________________________
Interjections
• Definition—express feeling or emotion
and function independently from the rest
of the sentence
• Usually they are set apart from the rest of
the sentence with a comma or
exclamation point
Ex: Wow! Oh,
Ouch!