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Do Now: You need to know the language of grammar, so we can understand the rules and and use language correctly . Can you list all eight parts of speech? Try this in your head...

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noun

names a person, place, thing, idea, or quality

EX: singer, Charles, city, Pearl River Middle School, love, happiness, anger

pronoun

takes place of a noun

EX: I, me, you, he, she, it, we, they, us, them, her, him, our, their, my, his, all, anybody, everyone, nobody

verb

expresses physical/mental action OR state of being

(I am hungry. Tara was tired.)

EX: shout, think, study, hop, jump, run, am, is, are, was, were, seems, becomes, smells

adjective

tells more about (modifies) a noun or pronoun; tells what kind, which one, how many

EX: ridiculous, smart, fourteen, careless, old, brown, older…( The old dog sits in the corner.)

adverb

tells more about (modifies) a verb, an adjective, or another adverb; may end in -ly … tells when, where, and how

EX: slowly, tomorrow, down, very, hardly, happily, often

preposition

shows how a noun or pronoun relates to another part of the sentence; never stands alone - always found in a phrase

EX: out, behind, into, over, under, above, around

conjunction

connects individual words or groups of words; connects words, phrases, or clauses

EX: and, but, or, because, although, since, when, after

interjection

expresses a feeling;

set apart from the rest of a sentence with a comma or an exclamation point

EX: Oh, gee, Wow! Hey! Shh!

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Review of Nouns …and Pronouns

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Directions...

Read the given sentence. Look closely at the underlined word and determine if the word is a noun, pronoun, or neither...Categorizing yourself accordingly.

Remember, nouns are represent people, places, things, and ideas (concepts/qualities).

A pronoun takes the place of a noun and is very general. Some examples are ...it, me, I, she, us, this...

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My mom made dinner for our family last night.

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This is Tom’s first day of school. He is nervous about being able to get his locker open.

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My mother told me that I should never tell a lie because she will always find out the truth.

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When I was a baby, my grandmother sang “You Are My Sunshine” as she rocked me to sleep.

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Frankie ate steak, potatoes, corn, and he even had room for dessert.

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Here is a photo of Jim and Aunt Rita climbing Mount Fuji.

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While visiting Lake Geneva, they met their German friend, Mrs. Lane Fort.

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We will study the Great Depression and how the Dust Bowl affected the Great Plains.

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The Central American country of Belize is a tiny land the size of Massachusetts.

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Bud was mistreated by the Amoses.

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This summer Sally and Jane are planning an international trip to four European countries: Spain, France, Italy, and Switzerland.

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Happiness spreads from one person to the next when you smile.

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Happiness spreads from one person to the next when you smile. It is very contagious.

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Amy darted down the hallway.

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The volcanic eruption disrupted the entire coastline. This was a major event.

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NOUNS...