To learn new vocabulary, you need to be able to
IDENTIFY PARTS OF SPEECH!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------NOUNS, PRONOUNS, PROPER NOUNS are all SUBJECTS.
OFTEN, but not always, they are preceded by an IDENTIFIER:
The___N___ One__N____
A__N_____
My___N___
Five___N___ An____N____
I
You
All____N__
They
Another_N__
Everybody
Several _N___
David
Porsche
Father
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ACTION VERBS & “BE” VERBS
eat
throw
absorb
conceptualize
regurgitate
dramatize
desecrate
demoralize
secrete
run
justify
am
are
were
is
RULE: A complete sentence MUST contain both a SUBJECT and a VERB.
Everything else is extra.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ADJECTIVE modifies (describes) a NOUN.
“Kid” is a noun. What type of “kid?” A CUTE kid.
CUTE kid
FUNNY story
FAST car
INTELLIGENT group
LATE news
ENTERTAINING show
WILD teenagers
MOLDY bread
OLD shoes
REMEMBER: A complete sentence MUST contain a SUBJECT and a VERB.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ADVERB modifies ACTION (V), ADJECTIVE, or another ADVERB.
It explains HOW or TO WHAT EXTENT.
“Kid ran.” HOW did the kid run? “Kid ran QUICKLY.
QUICKLY ran (v)
EASILY wins (v)
REALLY cute (adj)
SO happy (adj)
QUITE lovely (adj) INCREDIBLY smart (adj)
MOST generously (adv) VERY funny (adj) UNUSUALLY vivid (adj)
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A complete sentence MUST contain a SUBJECT and a VERB. REMEMBER?
SUBJECT + VERB = complete sentence.
Kittens + sleep. = complete sentence.
I + cared. = complete sentence.
We + are. = complete sentence.
You + know. = complete sentence.
If you REMOVE the SUBJECT or VERB from the sentence,
then you know the PART OF SPEECH of the OTHER word.
[ Kittens ___?___. ]
[ ____?__ know.]
[ ___?__ cared.]
[ I ___?____. ]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SUBJECT + VERB + ADJECTIVE
Cute kittens sleep. “Cute” describes what kind of kittens.
My best friend is coming over. “Best” describes the friend.
The hottest bulb burns. “Hottest” describes the bulb.
Add ADVERBS to the sentences.
REALLY cute kittens sleep. “Really” answers HOW cute.
My VERY best friend is coming over. “Very” answers HOW good a friend.
The hottest bulb burns BRIGHTEST.
“Brightest” answers HOW the bulb burns.
A complete sentence MUST contain a SUBJECT and a VERB. RIGHT?
Try this:
Some of the following examples require one part of speech,
in order to become a complete sentence (S+V). Some require a modifier.
Example: We met some __________ girls the other night.
(In this example, What PART OF SPEECH describes the girls?)
1. You (s) are (v) so ______ .
2. All _____ men (s) drink (v) beer.
3. My brother _____ (v) to New York.
4. ______ (s) runs funny.
5. Kids really (adv) ______ (v) life.
6. He ______ went away.
7. The sun shines _____ in the morning.
8. They _______ the car.
9. She _____ to see you.
10. When I ________ home, we can ________.
11. They are ________ beautiful trees.
If you do not KNOW a word’s definition,
You can still IDENTIFY its PART OF SPEECH.
The ________ in the park _____ ________ candy.
women
men
boys
girls
hooligans
penurious
xenophobes
misanthropes
yearlings
mothers
demagogues
eat
throw
absorb
assimilate
regurgitate
desecrate
conceptualize
consecrate
jeopardize
ameliorate
invalidate
hard
soft
green
melted
mildewed
cavity-causing
antidentifrical
rancid
reconstituted
fine
free
Now YOU create some COMPLETE SENTENCES.