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PARTS OF SPEECH PART II
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Modifies a noun or pronoun (descriptive words)
Can answer any of these questions:◦ What kind?◦ Which one?◦ How many?◦ How much?
ADJECTIVES
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Formed from a proper noun◦ French onion soup◦ the Belgian detective◦ Orwellian philosophy◦ Kenyan landscape
PROPER ADJECTIVE
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Composed of two or more words:◦ part-time referee◦ eight-food tree◦ fifteen-year-old musician
COMPOUND ADJECTIVE
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Sometimes a noun is also used as an adjective◦ The garden display attracted many visitors
Garden is a noun (a thing) Garden describes the type of display (adjective)
NOUN-ADJECTIVE QUESTION
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Sometimes a pronoun is used as an adjective◦ Several of the watches were expensive.
Several is a pronoun since it replaces the names of various watches
◦ Several watches were expensive. Several is a pronoun-adjective since it describes
the noun watches
PRONOUN-ADJECTIVE QUESTION
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Action words◦ All good writing starts with strong verbs!
speaks talks dance jumped painting
THE VERB
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Tells what action the sentence’s subject (or doer) performs, is performing, or will perform.◦ Our lawyer speaks frequently with her clients.◦ This lawyer has spoken with some clients this
week.◦ These attorneys will be speaking soon.
ACTION VERB
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Connects a subject (or doer) to a noun, pronoun or adjective.◦ These chickens are hungry.◦ Selena is the club president
Linking verbs = to be in a state/condition Action verbs = to do something
LINKING VERB
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Assist the main verb in a sentence.◦ This mechanic will repair the auto this morning.◦ These mechanics will be inspecting the auto this
afternoon.◦ Has the mechanic spoken with you yet?
HELPING VERB
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Modifies verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.◦ Can answer any of these questions:
Where? When? How? To what extent?
THE ADVERB
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Modify verbs:◦ Henry swam brilliantly. (How did Henry swim?)◦ The train then came down the line. (When did the
train come down the line?)◦ The runner fell down. (Where did the runner fall?)
ADVERBS
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Modify adjectives.◦ The day was almost perfect. (To what extent was
the day perfect?)◦ Some older people were quite happy with the
club’s proposal. (How happy were they?)
ADVERBS
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Modify adverbs:◦ Sonny, swallow your food very slowly. (How slowly
should Sonny swallow his food?)◦ The architect worked quite methodically. (How
methodically did the architect work?)
ADVERBS