Parts of Speech Contd Verbs Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions

Parts of Speech Cont’d Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections

Action Verbs • Action verb- a word that shows what the noun or pronoun is doing in the sentence – physical and/or mental action • Examples: jump, sing, laugh, think, imagine – The rabbit jumped five feet in the air! – Lucy sings in the car on the way to school. – Imagine a world with chocolate rivers.

Action Verbs cont’d • Tip for finding verbs: – Verbs can be in the present, past, or future tenses – Example: Walk (regular verb) • Walk, walked, walking – Example: sing (irregular verb) • Sing, sang, sung

Linking Verbs • A link connects two things • Linking verbs- connect the subject (usually a noun) to describing words – Examples: is, was, are, appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, turn – Mrs. Kehoe is my teacher. • Linking verb: is • Subject: Mrs. Kehoe • Describing word: teacher – Jenna looked tan today. • Linking verb: looked • Subject: Jenna • Describing word: tan

You Try…Find the verbs 1. Brendan showed me the way to the park. 1. Showed-action verb 2. That tree appears rotted. 2. appears-linking verb 3. Red team teacher, Mrs. Anaclerio, returns next week. 3. returns-action verb 4. Is that your sweatshirt? 4. is-linking verb 5. Whenever I need a fried, I call on you. 5. need-action verb 5. call- action verb

Helping Verbs • Helping verbs- helps the main verb (usually an action verb) express action

Helping Verbs cont’d • There are 23 helping verbs, and you NEED to memorize all of them. See handout with song… • • Be, being, been, am Is, are, was, were, Have, has, had, Do, does, did, Can, could, Shall, should, Will, would, May, might, must

Helping Verbs cont’d • Example: – I should have gone to the grocery store, but I fell asleep. • Helping verbs: should have • Main verb: gone • Tip: – There can be more than 1 helping verb before the main verb

Verb Phrase • A phrase is a group of words (more than 1) • So, a verb phrase is a group of verbs (more than 1) • 1 or more helping verb(s) + 1 main verb = verb phrase – I could have been baking cookies, but I went to the mall instead. • Could have been= helping verbs • Baking= main verb • Could have been baking= verb phrase

BE CAREFUL… • When you see a question, rephrase it to a statement to find the verb phrase: – Can you call me Christie? – You can call me Christie. – Verb phrase: can call • When you see contractions with n’t, n’t is NOT part of the verb phrase! – You didn’t take out the trash, Migs! – Verb phrase: did take

You Try…Find the verb phrases • Tucker will be jumping for joy today after school. – Verb phrase: will be jumping • Tessa may have caused us all to laugh during class. – Verb phrase: may have caused • The mud pit is filled with Jon’s old socks. – Verb phrase: is filled • Have you wondered why Carson hears voices? – Verb phrase: have wondered • Don’t worry, you can be saved from extinction. – Verb phrase: do worry – Verb phrase: can be saved

Adverbs • Adverbs: describe a verb, adjective, or another adverb • Answers the questions: – Where? – When? – How often/how long? – How much? – To what extent?

Adverbs cont’d • Tip: – They usually end in “ly” – They are the only part of speech that can move around in the sentence • Example: – The girl quietly sang. – The girl sang quietly. – Quietly the girl sang.

Adverbs cont’d Where? Away, here, there, inside, up When? Later, now, soon, then, tomorrow How? Clearly, easily, quietly, slowly How often/how long? Always, usually, never, forever To what extent/how much? Almost, so, too, more, quite, very, not

Prepositions • Sing for me…

Conjunctions • Conjunction- joins words or groups of words • 1. Coordinating conjunction—FANBOYS For And Nor But Or Yet So

Conjunctions cont’d • 2. Correlative conjunctions-a pair of conjunctions that must be USED TOGETHER; they are “relatives” to each other – Both…and • Both Alexis and Selena are going shopping. – Either…or • You learned either you agree with me or you get a detention. – Neither…nor • Neither Tyler nor Modikiah went to Texas. – Not only…but also • I not only love this year, but I also think it’s my favorite. – Whether…or • I’m not sure whether to laugh at that or yell at you.

Interjections • Interjections- a word that expresses an emotion and interrupts the sentence or begins the sentence • Tip: look for commas or exclamation marks – Examples: • Aha, ouch, wow, yikes, hurray, well, yippee, oh, rats – Ouch! Callyn just pinched me! – Oh, I’m sorry to hear that happened to you. – Captain Nelson, my gosh, you are so tall!