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Slide 1 - It's Just Grammar!
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Don’t be afraid… It’s Just “Grammar”
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Slide 2 - Topic 1: Parts of Speech
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Topic 1: Parts of Speech
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Slide 3 - Topic Navigation
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Topic Navigation
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Slide 4 - Introduction
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Introduction
LISA: I'm Lisa Taylor.
NICOLE: And I'm Nicole Blanchett Neheli. We’re two journalism professors who both see our students
struggle with grammar.
LISA: This series of videos aims to tackle some of the most common errors we observe in the
classroom. And for all you grammar geeks out there - we know we’re just scratching the surface - find
us on Twitter if you want share a comment.
NICOLE: Ever notice how every hobby, job and activity has its own jargon? Well, in order to learn and
talk about GRAMMAR, you need to know some of the jargon of grammar.
LISA: Just to get us started… an example you WON’T see in a typical grammar textbook... a quote from
the great Ron Burgundy of Anchorman fame. Here it is:
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Slide 5 - Ron Burgundy
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LISA: “What? You pooped in the refrigerator,
and you ate the whole wheel of cheese?
How’d you do that? Heck, I’m not even mad; that’s amazing.”
And that’s an amazing quote. But before we take it apart,
here are the eight parts of speech we need to cover.
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Quote from Ron Burgundy
- Ron Burgundy
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Slide 6 - The Eight Parts of Speech
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NICOLE: The eight parts of speech are noun, verb, adjective, adverb, adverb, pronoun, conjunction,
preposition, and interjection.pronoun, conjunction, preposition, and interjection. And, by the end of this
video, you should be able to recognize them. So, back to the words of our quote.
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The Eight Parts of Speech
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Noun
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Verb
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Interjection
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Preposition
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Adjective
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Adverb
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Pronoun
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conjunction
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Slide 7 - Noun
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LISA: A noun is a naming word, used to identify a person, place,
thing, idea or concept, or living creature.
Here, “refrigerator” and “wheel of cheese” are examples of nouns.
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A noun is a naming word used to identify a person, place, thing, idea or concept, or living creature.
Noun
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Slide 8 - Verb
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NICOLE: A verb is a word that usually describes an action - the movement of someone or something; it
can also describe a state of being.Here, “pooped” and “ate” are verbs.
LISA: A noun is a naming word, used to identify a person, place,
thing, idea or concept, or living creature.
Here, “refrigerator” and “wheel of cheese” are examples of nouns
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A verb is a word that usually describes an action—the movement of someone or something.
Verb
It also describes a state of being.
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Slide 9 - Adjective
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LISA: An adjective is a word that describes a noun —it tells us more about the noun.
Here, the word “whole” is an adjective that tells us just how much of the wheel of cheese Baxter ate.
NICOLE: A verb is a word that usually describes an action - the movement of someone or something; it
can also describe a state of being. Here, “pooped” and “ate” are verbs.
LISA: A noun is a naming word, used to identify a person, place, thing, idea or concept, or living
creature.
Here, “refrigerator” and “wheel of cheese” are examples of nouns
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An adjective describes a noun.
Adjective
It tells us more about the noun.
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Slide 10 - Adverb
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NICOLE: An adverb usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done. Unfortunately, this is
where our great quote comes up short. There is no adverb — so let’s add a few. Here, “quietly” tells us
just how that pooping was done and “slowly” tells us how Baxter ate the cheese. They're both adverbs.
LISA: An adjective is a word that describes a noun — it tells us more about the noun. Here, the word
“whole” is an adjective that tells us just how much of the wheel of cheese Baxter ate.
NICOLE: A verb is a word that usually describes an action - the movement of someone or something; it
can also describe a state of being. Here, “pooped” and “ate” are verbs.
LISA: A noun is a naming word, used to identify a person, place, thing, idea or concept, or living
creature. Here, “refrigerator” and “wheel of cheese” are examples of nouns
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An adverb usually describes a verb.
Adverb
It tells you how something is done.
No Adverbs!
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Slide 11 - Pronoun
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NICOLE: A pronoun is a word that takes the pace of a noun. Here, “You” and “I” are pronouns,
because “You” is used here to refer to Ron’s dog, Baxter.Baxter is a noun...and Ron uses “I” to refer to
himself.
LISA: An adjective is a word that describes a noun — it tells us more about the noun. Here, the word
“whole” is an adjective that tells us just how much of the wheel of cheese Baxter ate.
NICOLE: A verb is a word that usually describes an action - the movement of someone or something; it
can also describe a state of being. Here, “pooped” and “ate” are verbs.
LISA: A noun is a naming word, used to identify a person, place, thing, idea or concept, or living
creature. Here, “refrigerator” and “wheel of cheese” are examples of nouns
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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
Pronoun
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Slide 12 - Conjunction
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LISA: A conjunction is a connecting word— it joins two words, phrases or sentences together. “So,”
“but” and “because” are common conjunctions; “and” is perhaps the most-used conjunction of all.
You can see it in the action here, when Ron says, “You pooped in the refrigerator AND you ate the
whole wheel of cheese?” AND joins two rather disturbing ideas—pooping in the fridge AND eating a big
hunk of cheese.
NICOLE: A pronoun is a word that takes the pace of a noun. Here, “You” and “I” are pronouns,
because “You” is used here to refer to Ron’s dog, Baxter. Baxter is a noun...and Ron uses “I” to refer to
himself.
LISA: An adjective is a word that describes a noun — it tells us more about the noun. Here, the word
“whole” is an adjective that tells us just how much of the wheel of cheese Baxter ate.
NICOLE: A verb is a word that usually describes an action - the movement of someone or something; it
can also describe a state of being. Here, “pooped” and “ate” are verbs.
LISA: A noun is a naming word, used to identify a person, place, thing, idea or concept, or living
creature. Here, “refrigerator” and “wheel of cheese” are examples of nouns
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A conjunction is a connecting word.
Conjunction
so, but, because, and
It joins two words, phrases or sentences together.
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Slide 13 - Preposition
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NICOLE: A preposition usually comes before a noun or pronoun;
it often helps describe a relationship
one thing has to another.
In our Ron Burgundy example,
Baxter pooped “in” the refrigerator.
Baxter could also have pooped on top, beside,
behind or even under the refrigerator—
they’re all prepositions.
A preposition isn’t limited to spatial relationships.
in the sentence, “We wrote this grammar module for you,”
"for" is a preposition.
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So is "after", as in
“We hope you’ll have a better understanding of grammar
after you complete this module.”
LISA: A conjunction is a connecting word—it joins two words, phrases or sentences together.
“So,” “but” and “because” are common conjunctions;
“and” is perhaps the most-used conjunction of all.
You can see it in the action here, when Ron says,
“You pooped in the refrigerator AND you ate the whole wheel of cheese?”
AND joins two rather disturbing ideas—
pooping in the fridge AND eating a big hunk of cheese.
NICOLE: A pronoun is a word that takes the pace of a noun.
Here, “You” and “I” are pronouns,
because “You” is used here to refer to Ron’s dog, Baxter.
Baxter is a noun...and Ron uses “I” to refer to himself.
LISA: An adjective is a word that describes a noun —
it tells us more about the noun.
Here, the word “whole” is an adjective that tells us
just how much of the wheel of cheese Baxter ate.
NICOLE: A verb is a word that usually describes an action the movement of someone or something;
it can also describe a state of being.
Here, “pooped” and “ate” are verbs.
LISA: A noun is a naming word, used to identify a person, place,
thing, idea or concept, or living creature.
Here, “refrigerator” and “wheel of cheese” are examples of nouns
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It often helps describe a relationship one thing has to another.
A preposition usually comes before a noun or pronoun.
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Preposition
beside
behind
under
on top
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Slide 14 - Interjection
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LISA: Wow! Interjections! ”Wow” is in fact an interjection.
The interjection is a funny word;
it usually expresses surprise or emotion,
as in "Hooray!", "Ouch!", "Shut up!" — these are all interjections.
Here, Ron’s “What!” and “heck” are interjections they’re words that indicate his emotional response to
Baxter’s—hmmm—accomplishment, I guess you’d call it.
Baxter’s—hmmm—accomplishment, I guess you’d call it.
LISA: A conjunction is a connecting word—it joins two words, phrases or sentences together.
“So,” “but” and “because” are common conjunctions;
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“and” is perhaps the most-used conjunction of all.
You can see it in the action here, when Ron says,
“You pooped in the refrigerator AND you ate the whole wheel of cheese?”
AND joins two rather disturbing ideas—
pooping in the fridge AND eating a big hunk of cheese.
NICOLE: A pronoun is a word that takes the pace of a noun.
Here, “You” and “I” are pronouns,
because “You” is used here to refer to Ron’s dog, Baxter.
Baxter is a noun...and Ron uses “I” to refer to himself.
LISA: An adjective is a word that describes a noun —
it tells us more about the noun.
Here, the word “whole” is an adjective that tells us
just how much of the wheel of cheese Baxter ate.
NICOLE: A verb is a word that usually describes an action the movement of someone or something;
it can also describe a state of being.
Here, “pooped” and “ate” are verbs.
LISA: A noun is a naming word, used to identify a person, place,
thing, idea or concept, or living creature.
Here, “refrigerator” and “wheel of cheese” are examples of nouns
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An interjection usually expresses surprise or emotion.
Interjection
Wow! Hooray! Ouch! Shut up!
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Slide 15 - The Eight Parts of Speech
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NICOLE: So that’s it...you should now be able to
identify the parts of speech.
An even bigger accomplishment than pooping in the fridge.
NICOLE: The eight parts of speech are noun, verb, adjective, adverb,
pronoun, conjunction, preposition, and interjection.
And, by the end of this video, you should be able to recognize them.
So, back to the words of our quote.
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The Eight Parts of Speech
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noun
verb
adjective
adverb
pronoun
conjunction
preposition
interjection
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Slide 16 - Learning Outcomes
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LISA: Now that you’ve finished this lesson
you should be better prepared to:
Identify clear writing and error-free text,
identify common grammatical errors, and
understand how to edit text.
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Identify clear writing and error-free text
Identify common grammatical errors
Understand how to edit text
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Learning Outcomes
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Slide 17 - Topic Quiz
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Topic Quiz
Begin Quiz
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Quiz Question 1 – Multiple Choice
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Identify the underlined part of speech.
You pooped in the refrigerator?
A) Noun
B) Adjective
C) Adverb
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D) Verb
E) Pronoun
F) Preposition
G) Interjection
H) Conjunction
The correct answer is Pronoun - you replaces Baxter.
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Quiz Question 2 – Multiple Choice
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Identify the underlined part of speech.
You pooped in the refrigerator?
A) Noun
B) Adjective
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C) Adverb
D) Verb
E) Pronoun
F) Preposition
G) Interjection
H) Conjunction
The correct answer is Verb - pooping is an action.
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Quiz Question 3 – Multiple Choice
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Identify the underlined part of speech.
You pooped in the refrigerator?
A) Noun
B) Adjective
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C) Adverb
D) Verb
E) Pronoun
F) Preposition
G) Interjection
H) Conjunction
The correct answer is Preposition - it describes the spatial relationship between the poop and the fridge.
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Quiz Question 4 – Multiple Choice
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Identify the underlined part of speech.
You pooped in the refrigerator?
A) Noun
B) Adjective
C) Adverb
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D) Verb
E) Pronoun
F) Preposition
G) Interjection
H) Conjunction
The correct answer is Noun - a refrigerator is a thing.
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Quiz Question 5 – Multiple Choice
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Identify the underlined part of speech.
And you ate the whole wheel of cheese?
A) Noun
B) Adjective
C) Adverb
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D) Verb
E) Pronoun
F) Preposition
G) Interjection
H) Conjunction
The correct answer is Pronoun - you replaces Baxter.
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Quiz Question 6 – Multiple Choice
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Identify the underlined part of speech.
And you ate the whole wheel of cheese?
A) Noun
B) Adjective
C) Adverb
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D) Verb
E) Pronoun
F) Preposition
G) Interjection
H) Conjunction
The correct answer is Verb - eating is an action.
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Quiz Question 7 – Multiple Choice
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Identify the underlined part of speech.
And you ate the whole wheel of cheese?
A) Noun
B) Adjective
C) Adverb
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D) Verb
E) Pronoun
F) Preposition
G) Interjection
H) Conjunction
The correct answer is Adjective - “whole” describes how much of the wheel of cheese Baxter ate.
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Slide 29 - Congratulations!
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You have now completed Grammar and Syntax Topic 1: Parts of Speech. You may now print a
certificate of completion you should keep for your records.
Please enter your name into the space below so we can personalize your certificate.
Congratulations!
Your name:
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Slide 30 - Certificate of Completion
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Certificate of Completion
[insert name]
has successfully completed
Grammar and Syntax Topic 1 Parts of Speech
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Slide 31 - Credits
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Credits
Funding for this project was provided by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU)
2014-2015 Shared Online Course Fund.
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Slide 32 - Credits
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Lisa Taylor, Assistant Professor, School of Journalism, Ryerson University, @Listen2Lisa
Nicole Blanchett Neheli, Professor/Journalism Coordinator Sheridan College, @NicoleBlanchett
Angela Glover, News Media Production Specialist, Ryerson University
Gary Gould, News Media Production Specialist, Ryerson University
Kyle Mackie Consulting Ltd & Park Education, Content Support
Ben Coleman, Graphic Artist, Sheridan College
Hayden Maynard, Graphic Artist, Sheridan College
Connie Choi, Graphic Artist, Sheridan College
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Marybeth Burriss and Vince Cifani, Instructional Designers, Digital Educational Strategies, G. Raymond
Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University
Nancy Walton, e-learning Support, Director, Office of e-learning, Ryerson University
© 2015 Lisa Taylor and Nicole Blanchett Neheli, Ryerson University. Grammar and Syntax is made
available for public use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NCND) license.
Credits
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