English Grammar Parts of Speech

1. English GrammarParts of Speech By: Mr. Jim Ruiz

2. Acknowledgement The videos presented in this presentation were created by: School House Rock The Grammarheads Quit

3. Noun Word that means: -a person -a place -a thing Ex. Jimmy read a book in the park. -Jimmy is a noun because it is a person’s name. -Book is a noun because it is a thing. -Parkis a noun because it is a place. Video about Nouns Song about Nouns Quit

4. Pronoun Word that takes the place of a noun. Ex. John rode on John’s tractor. (Incorrect sentence) -Correct sentence: John rode on histractor. Video about Pronouns Song about Pronouns Quit

5. Adjectives Word that modifies or describes a noun. Video about Adjectives Song about Adjectives Ex. The tall man is presenting ablue car, a red car and a lightbrown car… -Tall is an adjective because it describes the man. -Blue, red, and light brown are adjectives because they are describing the color of a car. Quit

6. Verb Word that shows what something or someone is doing. Video about Verbs Song about Verbs Ex. Mr. and Mrs. Banana are dancing at a party. -Dancing is a verb because it shows what Mr. and Mrs. Banana are doing. Quit

7. Adverb Word that can tell how, when, or where an action happened. Video about Adverbs Song about Adverbs Ex. Jessica quickly answered the question. -How did Jessica answer? Quickly. Quit

8. Preposition Words that specify place, direction or time. Video about Prepositions Song about Prepositions Ex. A frog under the flower. -Under is a preposition because it specifies place. Quit

9. Conjunction Conjunctions connect words, phrases, clauses, or even entire sentences. Ex: “and, or, but, for, so & yet.” Ex. Grapes are purple orgreen. -Or is the conjunction. It connects purple and green. Video about Conjunctions Song about Conjunctions Quit

10. Interjection Word that express feelings or emotions. They are at the beginning of a sentence followed by ! or , Ex. Sorry, I didn’t mean to step on your toe. -Sorry is an interjection because it is at the beginning of the sentence and it expresses a feeling. Video about Interjections Song about Interjections Quit

11. Visit these links for more help!! • Nouns • Pronouns • Adjectives • Verbs • Adverbs • Prepositions • Conjunctions • Interjections Quit

12. Noun Video

13. Noun Song

14. Pronoun Video

15. Pronoun Song

16. Adjective Video

17. Adjective Video II

18. Adjective Video III

20. Verb Video

21. Verb song

22. Adverb Video

23. Adverb Video II

24. Adverb Song

25. Preposition Video

26. Preposition Song

27. Conjunction Video

28. Conjunction Song

29. Interjection Video

30. Interjection Song

31. Nouns What is a Noun? The Noun Noun Balloon Game Basketball Noun Game

32. Pronouns What is a Pronoun? The Pronoun Pronoun Rags to Riches Game Pronoun Balloon Game

33. Adjectives What is an Adjective? The Adjective The Adjective Detective Game Adjective Adventure Game

34. Verbs What is a Verb? The Verb Verb Balloon Game Verb Viper

35. Adverbs What is an Adverb? The Adverb Adverb Battleship Game Adverb Rags to Riches

36. Prepositions What is a Preposition? The Preposition List of Prepositions Preposition Basketball Game Preposition Hangman Preposition Football Game

37. Conjunctions What is a Conjunction? The Conjunction List of Conjunctions Conjunction Rags to Riches Game Conjunction Wheel of Fortune Conjunction Duel Game

38. Interjections What is an Interjection? The Interjection List of Interjections Interjections and Conjunctions Millionaire Game