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Parts of Speech
An Interactive Presentation
By: Jenny Wustman
Main SlideParts of Speech
• Nouns• Types of Nouns• More Types of Nouns• Pronouns• Types of Pronouns• Types of Pronouns Co
ntinued
• Verbs• Types of Verbs• Adjectives• Adverbs• Adverbs Continued• Author’s slide• Resources
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Nouns:words that name:
• People: grandfather,Serena,Tiger Woods
• Places: home, bridge, Chicago, Washington
• Things: computer, Internet, parade, mailbox
• Ideas: love, happiness, fear, justice
What’s a noun video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc-ukN1Rvb8
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Types of Nouns
• Abstract used when writing/speaking about feelings or characteristics
Abstract nouns: courage, intelligence, theme• Concrete name things that you can see, hear, taste,
smell or touchConcrete nouns: lemon,snow,sand,puppy• Proper name particular persons, places ,things or
ideas. Proper nouns: Texas, Empire State Building, Mexico
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More Types of Nouns
• Common name general words
Common nouns: state, building, country • Collective name a group of people or things
Collective nouns: family, team, troop, herd• Compound consist of two or more words
Compound nouns: great-uncle,fire fighter,paperweight
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Pronouns
• Words that take place of a noun
example: Billy likes to skate in the park.
He likes to skate in the park.
Billy=a noun
He=pronoun
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Types of Pronouns
• Personal/Possessive: used the mostI went to the movies (personal) Watch and listen to a personal pronouns song!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zApm7GfRtNwMy cat licks her nose. (possessive)• Indefinite: express an amount or refer to an unspecified
person/thingMost of us studied. Somebody sneezed• Demonstrative: point to specific people/thingsThat is Billy's cousin.
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Types of Pronouns Continued
• Interrogative: begin a question
Who has the keys? What is the problem?
• Reflexive: end in –self or –selves
I cut myself slicing an onion.
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Verbs
• Definition: words that express an action or a state of being.
• Example: The boys ate cookies before dinner.
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Types of Verbs
• Action: expresses an action that you can observe…
Example: slide, giggle, carry Or an action you can’t seeExample: worry, dislike, love• Linking: joins the subject of the sentence
with a a word that describes it.Example: The milk tastes sour.
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Adjectives
• Definition: words that are used to describe a thing, a person or a place.
• Answers the questions:
• What kind? Gray clouds
• How many? Three weeks
• How much? More dessert
• Which one? First answer
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Adverbs
• Definition: a word that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
• Answers the questions:• How? • Where?• When? • To what extent?
• They walked slowly. • They are over there.• The test is tomorrow.• It is too cold outside.
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Adverbs Continued
• Examples:
Modifies a verb: We happily visited Adam
Modifies an adjective: The extremely graceful swan swims.
Modifies an adverb: Jackie ran very quickly.
Watch and listen to an adverb music video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWYmEICNgOQ
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About The Author
• My name is Jenny Wustman and I am currently a student at Grand Valley. I will be graduating in 2012 and hope to become an elementary school teacher.I’m majoring in English and I’ll have a minor in elementary education. If you have any comments or questions please feel free to
e-mail me: [email protected]
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Resources
Youtube:Nouns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc-ukN1Rvb8
Pronouns:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zApm7GfRtNw
Adverbs:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWYmEICNgOQ
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