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IVAN CAPP

Heather Johnson

Sixth Grade English

Who is he?

InterjectionVerbAdverbNoun

ConjunctionAdjectivePrepositionPronoun

Interjections

• A word that expresses emotion.

– I can’t believe that she stole my crayon!

– It’s snowing outside!

Verbs

• Expresses actions, events, or states of being• run, jump, swim, bike, draw, write, read• I will plant this tree next spring.• I was not planning on going to the movies.• I swam across the pool.

Adverbs

• A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb– Describes how, why, to what extent, and

where.

– The man ran quickly.– I often walk to class.

Nouns

• Used to name a person, place, thing, or idea-Can be concrete or abstract

-Proper nouns- United States, Catholic Church, Veronica, Atlantic ocean

Conjunctions

• Used to join words or groups of words.• And, but, so, or

- I wanted to go to the park today but my mom wouldn’t let me.

- I felt sick today so I didn’t go to school.

Adjectives

• A word that describes a noun or a pronoun

- The shiny bike was sitting under the Christmas tree - I walked past the scary house to get home.

Prepositions• Shows the relationship of a noun or

pronoun to another word• Usually indicates the temporal,

logical, or spatial relevance of an object in a sentence– I ride my bike over the bridge.– She put my backpack on my chair.

Pronouns• A word used to replace a noun or

another pronoun – Personal pronouns: I, you, he/she, them– Possessive pronouns: mine, yours,

his/hers, theirs– Demonstrative pronouns: this, that,

these– Interrogative pronouns: Who, whom,

which, what– Reflexive pronouns: myself, him/herself,

themselves

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Discussion

• Why do we learn about the parts of speech?

• Will this help you to become a better writer?