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Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
The Parts of Speech
Noun Verb Preposition
Pronoun Adverb Conjunction
Adjective Interjection
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
NounA noun is a word used to name a person, place, thing, or idea.
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Types of Nouns
1. Proper
2. Common
3. Abstract
4. Concrete
5. CollectiveKimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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Proper Noun
• A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing.
• Ex. – Kay, Miami, White House
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Common Noun
• A common noun is the name of an ordinary noun.
• Ex. – city, woman, building, shoe
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Abstract Noun
• An abstract noun names a quality, a characteristic, or an idea.
• Ex. – beauty, strength, love, courage
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Concrete Noun
• A concrete noun names an object that can be perceived by the senses.
• Ex. – hat, desk, book, box
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Collective Noun
• A collective noun names a group.
• Ex. - crowd, team, class
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Possessive Case
• The possessive case of a noun or a pronoun shows ownership or relationship.
• Ownership RelationshipAlice Walker’s poetry Crowfoot’s family
the student’s suggestions five dollars’ worth
your opinion my grandparents
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Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Possessive Case
1. To form the possessive of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and an –s.
ex. The senator’s comments
player’s turn
2. To form the possessive of a plural noun ending in –s, add only the apostrophe.
ex. Girls’ team the winners’ trophyKimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Possessive Case
3. Do not use an apostrophe with possessive personal pronouns or with the possessive pronoun whose.
INCORRECT We thought the top score was
her’s.
CORRECT We thought the top score was hers.
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Possessive Case
4. To form the possessive of an indefinite pronoun, add an apostrophe and an –s.
Ex. Everyone’s vote counts equally.
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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Possessive Case
5. Form the possessive of only the last word in a hyphenated word, in the name of an organization or a business firm, or in a word group showing joint possession.
Ex. father-in-law’s hobby
Lewis and Clark’s expeditionKimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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Pronoun
• A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun or of more than one noun.
• Ex. – Angelo borrowed a hammer and some nails. He will return them tomorrow.
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Antecedent
• The word that a pronoun stands for is called the antecedent.
• In the preceding example, Angelo is the antecedent of he, and hammer and nails are the antecedents of them.
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Types of Pronouns
• Personal
• Reflexive
• Intensive
• Relative
• Interrogative
• Demonstrative
• IndefiniteKimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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Personal Pronouns
Singular Plural
1st I, me, my, mine we, our, ours, us
Person
2nd you, your, yours you, your, yours
Person
3rd he, his, him they, their, theirs, them
Person she, her, hers
it, its
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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Reflexive/Intensive Pronouns
• A reflexive or intensive pronoun is created when the suffix –self or –selves is added to the appropriate personal pronouns.
1. Reflexive (The pronoun stands alone.)
Ex. Carmen hurt herself.
2. Intensive (The pronoun is next to another noun or pronoun.)
Ex. Carmen herself was not hurt.Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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Relative Pronoun
• A relative pronoun introduces a subordinate (dependent) clause.
Who Which
Whose That
Whom
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Interrogative Pronouns
• An interrogative pronoun introduces a question.
Who Which
Whom What
Whose
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Demonstrative Pronouns
• A demonstrative pronoun points out a person, a place, a thing, or an idea.
• The demonstrative pronouns are this, that, these, and those.
• Ex. This is our favorite song by Ella Fitzgerald.
• (Note: If one of these pronouns is before a noun, it is called a demonstrative adjective.)
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Indefinite Pronouns
all either much other
another everybody neither several
any everyone nobody some
anybody everything none somebody
anyone few no one someone
anything many nothing something
both more one such
each most
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Indefinite Pronouns
• An indefinite pronoun refers to a person, place, idea, or thing that may or may not be specifically named.
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Adjectives
• An adjective is a word used to modify a noun or a pronoun.
• To modify means “to describe or make more definite”.
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Articles
• A, an, and the are articles.
• Identify articles by placing an orange box around each of them.
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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Adjectives
• Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns by telling which one, what kind, how many.
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Which one?
• This street
• Those cars
• First step
• Last one
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What kind?
• Brown shoes
• Large animal
• Narrow road
• Nice person
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How many?
• Ten boxes
• Several boxes
• Fewer mistakes
• Many students
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Adjectives
• Adjectives usually precede the words they modify.
• Ex. The wild and graceful deer ran through the forest.
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Adjectives
• For emphasis, however, adjectives are sometimes placed after the words they modify.
• The deer, wild and graceful, ran through the forest.
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Adjective Suffixes
• Common adjective suffixes include:
-able (tolerable) -en (wooden)
-ible (possible) -ful (thankful)
-ate (desolate, separate) -less (hopeless)
-esque (picturesque) -some (lonesome)
-ousKimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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Prepositions
• A preposition is a word used to show the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence.
• Think about the squirrel and the tree!!!!
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Prepositions
About at but (concerning)Above before byAcross behind concerningAfter below downAgainst beneath duringAlong beside exceptAmid besides forAmong between fromAround beyond in
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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More Prepositions
into since until
like through unto
of throughout up
off to upon
on toward with
over under within
past underneath without
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Conjunctions
• A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words.
• There are three kinds of conjunctions:
1. coordinating conjunctions
2. correlative conjunctions
3. subordinating conjunctions
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Coordinating Conjunctions
• A coordinating conjunction connects words or groups of words used in the same way.
and or yet
but nor so
for
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Correlative Conjunctions
• Correlative conjunctions are pairs of
conjunctions that connect words or groups of words used in the same way.
*Both . . . and
*Either . . . or
*Neither . . . nor
*Not only . . . but
*Whether . . . orKimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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Subordinating Conjunctions
• A subordinating conjunction begins a subordinate (dependent) clause and connects it to an independent clause.
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Subordinating Conjunctions
after because since
although before so that
as even though than
as if how that
as much as if though
as though in order that unless
as well as provided untilKimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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More Subordinating Conjunctions
when
whenever
where
wherever
whether
while
whyKimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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Verbs
• A verb is a word used to express action or a state of being.
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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Forms of Be
• There are eight forms of the verb –BE.
am was be
is were been
are being
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Linking Verbs
am appear grow seem tasteis become look smell turnare feel remain soundwas staywerebebeenbeingKimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
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Verb Phrases
• A verb phrase consists of a main verb and at least one helping verb. As many as three helping verbs may precede the main verb.
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Helping Verbs
am could do have can will
is would did has may shall
are should does had might
was must
were
be
been
being
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Find the verbs in the following sentences:
• 1. The modern shopping center is a response to the migration to the suburbs that began after World War II and is continuing.
• 2. We have tens of thousands of shopping centers in this country, and many more are on the architects’ drawing boards.
• 3. With art galleries, theaters, concerts, and festivals, the big shopping centers are also cultural centers.
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Verbs – continued
• 4. A typical center contains acres of parking space and scores of stores where one can buy almost anything.
• 5. A whole town may rapidly develop around a new shopping center, and the center then becomes the downtown area of the community.
• 6.Because most shoppers are busy people, architects design the centers for efficiency.
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Verbs – continued
• 7. Parking spaces are ample, and people can move quickly from store to store.
• 8. The variety of stores interest shoppers who enjoy bargain hunting, but because most stores in a shopping center cater to people of the same income level, prices actually do not vary greatly.
• 9. Although the primary aim of shopping centers is convenience, they also provide recreation and entertainment.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Action Verbs
• Action verbs fall into two categories:
1. Transitive
2. Intransitive
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Transitive Verbs
• A transitive verb is an action verb that takes an object (a word that tells who or what receives the action. The object is either a noun or pronoun.)
Ex. Everyone (in the school) cheered the football team.**To find the object, ask who? or what? after the verb.
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Intransitive Verbs
• An intransitive verb is an action verb that does not take an object.
• Ex. The gorilla smiled. Suddenly, the child next door screamed.
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Adverbs
• An adverb is a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Adverbs
• An adverb may tell how, when, where, or to what extent (how often or how much).
Ex. She drives carefully. (tells how she drives)
She drives early and late. (tells when)
She drives everywhere. (tells where)
She can almost drive. (tells to what extent)
She drives daily. (tells how often)Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Adverbs may modify verbs.
• Teresa spoke eloquently. (The adverb eloquently modifies the verb spoke, telling how.)
• Have you heard this melody before? (The adverb before modifies the verb phrase Have heard, telling when.)
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Adverbs may modify adjectives.
• Sherry is quite creative. (The adverb quite modifies the adjective creative, telling to what extent.
• The species is found on an extremely remote island. (The adverb extremely modifies the adjective remote, telling to what extent.)
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Adverbs may modify other adverbs.
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee runs remarkably swiftly. (The adverb remarkably modifies the adverb swiftly, telling to what extent.)
• It is too soon (to know the results). (The adverb too modifies the adverb soon, telling to what extent.)
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Adverbs
• Most adverbs end in –ly.
• Common adverbs include:
no very still
not almost too
never always well
n’tKimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
N’t, Not, Very
• Remember: N’t, not and very are always adverbs. They tell to what extent.
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Noun or Adverb??
• Some words that are often used as nouns may also be used as adverbs.
• My parents left yesterday. (The noun yesterday is used as an adverb telling when.)
• They will return home Saturday. (The noun home is used as an adverb telling where. The noun Saturday is used as an adverb telling when.)
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Preposition or Adverb???
• Some of the words that are commonly used as prepositions may also be used as adverbs. Keep in mind that an adverb is a modifier and that it does not have an object. Prepositions always have objects.
• Jerry will meet you outside at noon. (Outside modifies will meet.)
• I will meet you (outside the library). (Outside introduces
a prepositional phrase and has an object, library.
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Teaching method developed by Vicki Schmitt - 1994
Interjection
• An interjection is a word that expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to other words in the sentence.
• Examples: Oh! My goodness! Hurry!
• Interjections are sometimes followed by an exclamation point. (!)
Kimmeavy, James L. and John E. Warriner. Elements of Writing: Complete Course. Austin: Holt, 1998.
Interjections
1. “Use an exclamation point after a command, an interjection, an exclamation, or some other expression of strong emotion” (Barron’s 91).
• Use a comma to set off mild interjections such as the word well (Hacker 69).
• Ex. Well, I guess I’ll go with you to the game.