PARTS OF SPEECH

A SENTENCE REQUIRES ONLY TWO THINGS:

A SENTENCE REQUIRES ONLY TWO THINGS:1.SUBJECT2.PREDICAT

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THE SUBJECT IS SOMETHING

ORTHE SUBJECT DOES

SOMETHING.

THE SUBJECT IS SOMETHING

(PREDICATE)OR

THE SUBJECT DOES SOMETHING.

(PREDICATE)

THERE ARE

EIGHTPARTS OF SPEECH

NOUN

A PERSON, PLACE,

OR THING

VERB

ACTIONOR

STATE OF BEING

ADJECTIVE

MODIFIESA NOUN

ADVERB

MODIFIESA VERB

PREPOSITIONDEFINES THE

RELATIONSHIPOF AN OBJECT

TO ITS ENVIRONMENT

CONJUNCTION

JOINS WORDS,PHRASES,

OR CLAUSES

PRONOUN

STANDS IN PLACE

OF A NOUN

INTERJECTION

EMOTIONAL WORDS

UNRELATED TO OTHER PARTS OF

A SENTENCE

USE A MNEMONIC TO REMEMBER:MLK is the

VIP of the NAACP.PIP plays NCAAV.

PAPA ‘N’ VIC.

PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER

DOGS

PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER

DOGS EAT.

PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER

HUNGRY DOGS EAT.

PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER

HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD AND

PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER

HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY

PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER

HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD

PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER

HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD AND

PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER

HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD AND BITE THEM.

PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER

HUNGRY DOGS EAT LOUDLY IN THE BACKYARD AND BITE THEM. WOW!

ARTICLE

DEFINES A NOUN

FUNCTIONS AS AN ADJECTIVE

DIRECT OBJECT

RECEIVES THE ACTIONOF THE SUBJECT

WILL ALWAYS BEA NOUN OR PRONOUN

INDIRECT OBJECT

RECEIVES THE DIRECT OBJECT

WILL ALWAYS BEA NOUN OR PRONOUN

PUTTING THE PARTS TOGETHER

THE BOSS GAVE ME A RAISE.A CATCHER THREW THE BALL TO JOE.

TYPES OF VERBS

ACTION (or TRANSITIVE)

LINKING (usually BE VERBS)

HELPING (or AUXILIARY)

TYPES OF VERBS ACTION

I KICK MY CAT FOR FUN.LINKING

I AM A CAT-KICKER.HELPING

I WILL KICK MY CAT TODAY.