English II Ms Kelner Objective I can correctly

English II Ms. Kelner Objective: I can correctly define the 9 parts of speech. Today’s Plan 1. BR and Objective 2. Notes! 3. Quiz, Trade 4. Exit Slip Bell Ringer: What are the 9 parts of speech?

The 9 Parts of Speech 1. Noun 2. Pronoun 3. Article 4. Adjective 5. Verb 6. Adverb 7. Conjunction 8. Preposition 9. Interjection Parts of Speech Rap

Make a Chart… n n n Fold your paper into 3 columns. Title the page: The 9 Parts of Speech Label columns: Part of Speech n What is it? n My Notes (you choose: examples, sentences or your own notes to help you remember the part of speech) n

What is a n n a person, place, thing or idea Ex. student, Chicago, spatula, happiness Noun? n n n Find the nouns: It was a pleasure to meet the president. Fear is in the air.

What is a n n Pronoun? A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence Ex. He, her, us, somebody, it, mine, them, their, yourself n n Find the pronouns: Everybody wants to dance with him.

What is an n n Articles precede a noun or noun phrase in a sentence Ex. a, an, the (that’s it!) Article? n A dinosaur chased an elephant through the playground.

What is an n n A word that modifies (describes) a noun or pronoun Ex. spicy, worried, magnificent, French, clever Adjective?

What is a n n An action or state of being word in a sentence Ex. giggle, float, was, used to, stumbled, am Verb? n n Find the verbs: Today has been the longest day of my life.

What is an n n A word that modifies (describes) a verb Ex. skillfully, eagerly, quickly Adverb? n n Find the adverbs: George walked carefully, so he wouldn’t accidentally wake his mom.

What is a n n Conjunction? A word that joins two independent clauses (sentences) together. FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so n I need to mail the invitations, but I can’t decide on the guest list.

What is a n n Preposition? A word that links nouns, pronouns or phrases to other words in a sentence Ex. under, near, behind, after, during, of, to, in

What is an n Interjection? A word that shows emotion and is not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence n n Wow, I never knew you could break dance. Ouch, that hurt.

Challenge! n n Find all 9 parts of speech in the sentence. Hints: 3 nouns, 1 pronoun, 1 article, 2 adjectives, 2 verbs, 1 adverb, 1 conjunction, 1 preposition, 1 interjection n Yesterday, we travelled along the bumpy road and quickly found angry snakes--yikes!

Subjects and Predicates: Two parts of a sentence

Subject n n What or who the sentence is about Hint: the subject usually comes before the verb. n n What is the subject? My dogs played in the water.

Predicate n n The part of the sentence that tells something about the subject Hint: the predicate is the verb and everything after it. n n What is the predicate? My dogs played in the water.