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Eight Parts of Speech
Nouns
Pronouns
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Conjunction
Preposition
Interjection
ADJECTIVES
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An ADJECTIVE is a word that
modifies a noun or pronoun.
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Modifiers limit or change the
meanings of other words.
ADJECTIVES
•Adjectives answer one of
the following questions:
•Which one?
•What kind?
•How many?
•How much?
ADJECTIVES
• Adjectives usually appear
before the noun or pronoun
that they modify but can be
in other positions as well.
•Example: She is clever.
•The sky, which had been clear
all day, became cloudy.
ADJECTIVES
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The most common adjectives
are called ARTICLES.
Articles are:
• A: Indefinite article, refers to one
of a general group
• An: Indefinite article
• The: Definite article, refers to a
specific person, place or thing
ADJECTIVES
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An adjective that follows a
linking verb and modifies the
subject of the sentence is
called the predicate adjective.
Unlike most adjectives,
predicate adjectives are
separated from the words
they modify.
VERBS
A VERB expresses action, condition
or state of being.
• Action Verbs: tell that something is
happening, has happened, or will
happen. May describe physical or
mental or unseen action.
• Physical: run, jump, shout, sing.
• Unseen/Mental: review, ponder, trust,
evaluate
VERBS
TRANSITIVE VERBS
• Verbs that have direct objects
• They express action toward a
person or thing named in the
sentence.
• Direct objects answer who? or
what? after an action verb.
VERBS
Example of transitive verb
• They extended the ladder to
the second floor.
What did they extend? Ladder (d.o.)
•
She trusts her friend.
Whom does she trust? Friend (d.o.)
VERBS
INTRANSITIVE VERBS
• Verbs that do not have direct
objects
• Often used when the emphasis
is on the action rather than on
the person or thing affected by
it.
VERBS
Example of intransitive verb
• We met in the park.
1. Identify the verb.
2. Is it action or linking?
LINKING VERBS ARE ALWAYS
INTRANSITIVE
3. Is there a direct object?
Emphasis in this sent. is on “met.”
VERBS
Comparing transitive and
intransitive
Ella swam the channel.
(transitive)
Ella swam for many hours.
(intransitive)
• Where is emphasis in each
sentence?
VERBS
Comparing transitive and
intransitive
Mrs. Williams weeds the garden
every day.
Mrs. Williams weeds every day.
VERBS
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Linking verbs: sometimes
called state-of-being verbs,
link the subject with the
predicate.
To be a linking verb, the verb
must be followed by a noun,
pronoun or adjective that
refers to the subject
• “Link” between two words
VERBS
COMMON LINKING VERBS
be (am, is, are, was, were, been,
being)—this is most common l.v.
become
smell
grow
look
taste
appear
feel
seem
sound
remain
symbolize
*In your papers, replace with
stronger verb
VERBS
Helping Verbs
Helping verbs=auxiliary verbs
• The main verb and one or more
helping verbs make up the verb
phrase.
Helping Verb(s) + Main Verb = Verb
Phrase
am
+
laughing= am laughing
VERBS
COMMON HELPING VERBS
Be: is, am, are, was,were, be
been, being
Have: has, have, had
Do: do, does, did
• can, will, shall, may, must,
could, would, should, might