Meet Mr. Vain Capp
What is an acronym?
Acronym?
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Mr. Vain Capp is an acronym. It is a word
formed by combining the first letters of words
in a list that you want to remember. People
use acronyms all of the time. Can you think of
an acronym that you already use?
NASA?
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NASA is an acronym for the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
VCR is an acronym for Video Cassette
Recorder.
Vain Capp is an acronym for a language arts
grammar topic.
For which topic do you think it stands?
What are the eight parts of Speech?
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V
A
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N
C
A
P
P
Your Turn:
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Now that you know an easy way to remember the
eight parts of speech take out a Cornell notes sheet
and write notes to include the definitions and
examples for each one!!!!
Word//Definition//Sentence example(3 columns).
Now, create a POSTER with an acronym of your
own for the parts of speech.
Use a plain sheet of paper.
Parts of Speech
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Verb-action word that tells what the subject
does// Mrs. Mahre likes to run down the hall.
Adjective- describes a noun//Mrs. Mahre has
a black and white Jack-Rat terrier.
Interjection- shows emotion//Shazam! Mrs.
Mahre enjoys chasing that pup!
Noun- person, place, thing or idea// Palmer
Middle School is a great place to study.
Parts of Speech
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Conjunction- connects parts of a
sentence//Mrs. Mahre loves to walk in the
park but not during a hot afternoon.
Coordinating…two more categories of
conjunctions?
Adverb- tells how, when, how often, and in
what manner an action is done// Mrs. Mahre
will quickly take roll as class begins.
Parts of Speech
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Pronoun- takes the place of a noun// Her
name is Mrs. Mahre, and she is a teacher.
Subject-object, possessive, reflexsive
Preposition- relates a noun or pronoun to
some other word in the sentence// Mrs. Mahre
has been teaching language arts for about
four years, but she has taught school for 17
years.
Prepositions:
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Why do we say that a prepositional phrases is
a PIG?
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Preposition: anything an airplane can do to a
cloud.
Describes position.
You decide!!!!!
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QUIZ: Remember the eight parts of
speech????
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Create three columns.
Title= Word/definition/sentence