PARTS OF SPEECH NOUNS ADJECTIVES ADVERBS CONJUNCTIONS PRONOUNS PREPOSITIONS VERBS INTERJECTIONS.
Parts of Speech Nouns and Verbs
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PARTS OF SPEECH NOUNS AND VERBS English 10
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Parts of Speech Nouns and Verbs. English 10 . Nouns. General Nouns. person, place, thing, idea (concept ) Examples: g irl city shoe love. Proper Nouns. specific nouns (usually give the noun a proper name) (almost always starts with a capital letter) Examples: Kelly Clarkson - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Parts of Speech Nouns and Verbs
PARTS OF SPEECHNOUNS AND VERBS
English 10
Nouns
General Nouns person, place, thing, idea
(concept)Examples:
girl city shoe love
Proper Nouns specific nouns (usually give the
noun a proper name) (almost always starts with a
capital letter) Examples:
Kelly Clarkson Chicago Nike running shoe
Pronouns can replace a noun or another
pronoun = less repetitive sentences Examples:
he she meit they them we us I
Example Writing with Nouns
Susie is my best friend. Susie and I go everywhere together. Susie likes the same things I like. I really like hanging out with Susie.
Example Writing with Pronouns
Susie is my best friend. We go everywhere together. She likes the same things as me. I really like hanging out with her.
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REMEMBER:
Proper Noun Practice Change the following sentences by
making the nouns more specific:1. Late last year, our
neighbors bought a dog.
2. The team beat their rival.
3. My mom works downtown.
4. The purse is trendy.
Verbs
Verbs
Verbs show the action of the sentence
Active verbs tell HOW
Class Activity
Come up with different choices for the following underlined words (next three slides).
These choices are called synonyms.
A synonym is a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word.
A few have been completed for you.
Synonyms Walk
creep stroll strut saunter run, sprint, jog crawl stride stumble
SynonymsTalk
scream yell sing stammer whisper stutter sign stumble
Synonyms Move
fidget tap jiggle dance tremble fall shake quake convulse
The thesaurus is your friend!!
BE SPECIFIC!!!
REMEMBER:
Forms of “to be”BE VERBS
Be verbs NOT active = they do NOT show the actions of
the sentence (be verbs are passive verbs). is am are was were be being been
Activity
Change the following sentences by eliminating all be verbs.
Also, make the sentences more specific.
1. The sun set while we were at the beach.
2. It’s okay; things will get better.
3. I told my parents I was staying at a friend’s house.
