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Parts of Speech How much to you know about Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs and Adverbs? Next , please NOUNS: WATCH THIS VIDEO! Click in the black box to start the video. While you are watching try to figure out what a noun is based on the cartoon. You will have to answer questions after you finish viewing. Next , please What is a NOUN? Nouns name persons, places, things, or ideas. Examples: Persons: Mr. Johnson, mother, woman, Maria Places: city, home, Texas, Canada Things: house, ring, shoe, table, desk, month, light Ideas: grief, democracy, courage, obedience Concrete nouns can be touched. Abstract nouns (like love, bitterness, happiness, or joking) cannot be touched but are, nonetheless, still nouns because they name entities. Next , please Noun Practice #1 After reading the following sentence, identify (from your choices below) a noun. Mrs. Tilley is reading the newspaper, and she doesn’t understand why the news is so depressing. Mrs. Tilley reading understand depressing Gold Star -- Smarty Pants! Mrs. Tilley is a noun (a person). MOVING ON… Not quite, reading is a verb (an action word) Bummer, let me try again.. Not quite, understand is a verb (an action word) Bummer, let me try again.. Not quite, depressing is an adjective (a word that describes a noun) Bummer, let me try again.. Noun Practice #2 After reading the following sentence, identify (from your choices below) a noun. Who left the smelly, moldy, green cheese in the refrigerator? smelly left cheese in Gold Star -- Smarty Pants! Cheese is a noun (a thing). MOVING ON… Not quite, smelly is an adjective (a descriptive word) Bummer, let me try again.. Not quite, left is a verb (an action word) Bummer, let me try again.. Not quite, in is a preposition. Bummer, let me try again.. ADJECTIVES: WATCH THIS VIDEO! Click in the black box to start the video. While you are watching try to figure out what a verb is based on the cartoon. You will have to answer questions after you finish viewing. Next , please What is an ADJECTIVE? Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. Possessive pronouns can be used as adjectives. Example: That is his book. Adjectives answer these questions about the noun: WHAT KIND of noun is it? WHICH noun is it? HOW MANY of that noun are there? Next , please Adjective Practice #1 Which of the following phrases do NOT include an adjective? the quiet librarian worked hard she swam backwards teachers have high expectations Red shoes are her favorite Actually, high is an adjective describing the noun, expectations. Bummer, let me try again.. Gold Star -- Smarty Pants! (backwards is an adverb not an adjective) MOVING ON… Actually, quiet is an adjective describing the noun, librarian. Bummer, let me try again.. Nope, red is an adjective describing the noun shoes. Bummer, let me try again.. Adjective Practice #2 REMEMBER: Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. Possessive pronouns can be used as adjectives. Example: That is his book. Adjectives answer these questions about the noun: WHAT KIND of noun is it? WHICH noun is it? HOW MANY of that noun are there? In the following sentence, what is the NOUN that is being modified by the ADJECTIVE? The angry student slammed the door dramatically. door dramatically angry student Gold Star -- Smarty Pants! (student is the noun being modified by the adjective, angry) MOVING ON… Actually, door is a noun but there is no adjective that modifies it. Bummer, let me try again.. Not quite -dramatically is an adverb that modifies the verb, slammed) Bummer, let me try again.. Almost! Angry is the adjective modifying the noun, student) Bummer, let me try again.. VERBS: WATCH THIS VIDEO! Click in the black box to start the video. While you are watching try to figure out what a verb is based on the cartoon. You will have to answer questions after you finish viewing. Next , please What is a VERB? A verb is a word that expresses action, makes a statement, or links relationships. Action verbs do just that. They demonstrate action. Examples: Jim hit the ball. Susie cooked spaghetti. Joey drove the tractor. Linking verbs make statements OR they express links and relationships. Examples, statements: She is a good girl. He is a football player. Examples, links/relationships: She is my mother. That boy is my neighbor. Linking verbs are on a special list. Here is that list: Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, has been, have been, had been, will be, shall be, may be, would have been, should have been, can be, should be, would be (any combination that ENDS with be or been.) seem, become, taste, feel, smell, sound, look, appear, grow, remain, stay Next, Please VERB PRACTICE #1 After reading the following sentence, identify (from your choices below) the verb. The crazy biker rode in the middle of the lane, and the truck barely missed him. crazy rode the lane Gold Star -- Smarty Pants! rode is a verb, you also may have noticed that missed is a verb. MOVING ON… Not quite, crazy is an adjective describing biker. Bummer, let me try again.. Not quite, the is an article which is a type of noun. Bummer, let me try again.. Not quite, lane is a noun (a thing). Bummer, let me try again.. VERB PRACTICE #2 Choose the following example where escape is NOT used as a verb. Escaping was difficult. The fly escaped the wrath of the fly swatter. Quick, he is escaping! Gold Star -- Smarty Pants! Here escape is a noun. MOVING ON… Nope, escaped is what the fly DID making it a verb. Bummer, let me try again.. Nope, is escaping is an example of a compound verb. Bummer, let me try again.. ADVERBS: WATCH THIS VIDEO! Click in the black box to start the video. While you are watching try to figure out what an adverb is based on the cartoon. You will have to answer questions after you finish viewing. Next , please What is an ADVERB? Adverbs modify verbs. An adverb can also modify adjectives and other adverbs. Adverbs answer these questions: WHERE? WHEN? HOW? HOW OFTEN? TO WHAT EXTENT? Commonly used Adverbs: Here, there, away, up -- tell WHERE Now, then, later, soon, yesterday -- tell WHEN Easily, quietly, slowly, quickly -- tell HOW Never, always, often, seldom -- tell HOW OFTEN Very, almost, too, so, really -- tell TO WHAT EXTENT Next , please ADVERB Practice #1 Identify the adverb in the following sentence: I was too tired to argue with the obnoxious telemarketer. was argue with too Gold Star -- Smarty Pants! Here too is an adverb modifying the adjective tired. MOVING ON… Not quite, was is a verb. Bummer, let me try again.. Not quite, argue is a verb. Bummer, let me try again.. Nope, with is a preposition. Bummer, let me try again.. ADVERB Practice #2 An adverb can modify either a verb, adjective or another adverb. In the following sentence identify which word is the adverb is modifying? The sleepy baby cried incessantly. sleepy baby cried incessantly Gold Star -- Smarty Pants! Cried is a verb being modified by the adverb incessantly. MOVING ON… Not quite, sleepy is an adjective modifying baby. Bummer, let me try again.. Shoot! Baby is a noun. Bummer, let me try again.. Nope, incessantly is the adverb, which word is it modifying? Bummer, let me try again.. THE END! Way to go – you finished it! Now take a few minutes to look over your notes to make sure that you understand these basic parts of speech, we will be referring to them for the rest of the year!