language awareness summary
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Language AwarenessYear 9 English
Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech: Parsing
‘Ouch!’ Timothy exclaimed unhappily. ‘That enormous dog went to lick me but when I turned to go it jumped on my back!”
Copy out the passage; identify the parts of speech that have been underlined.
Subject-Verb Order
loveshegirlthe knows nobody
How many sentences can you make?
What do you remember about the order of sentences?
Subject + Verb (+ Object)
What is the difference between a SUBJECT and an OBJECT?
YODA SPEECH!
YODA GENERATOR!
Nouns
Common nouns – cat, table (don’t begin with a capital letter)
Proper Nouns – Hong Kong, Mrs Conway, (begin with capital letter)
Abstract Nouns – honour, love, Jealousy (names for abstract concepts)
Compound nouns – shoulder bag, beach ball (combines two nouns to make a word)
Understanding Noun Phrases
A noun phrase is a group of words that surround the main noun and help to give more information about the noun:e.g. a slimy, muddy puddle.In this sentence, the puddle is the noun and the other two words are actually adjectives to describe the puddle. But together they form a noun phrase
Noun phrases
Noun phrases
Noun phrases
Noun Groups
Verb tenses: Present tense
Verb tenses: Past tense
Verb tenses: Future
Parts of Verbs
Verbs take different forms (‘parts’)the base or infinitive which often has the
work ‘to’ placed before it (look, see)the past tense (looked, saw)the past participle (looked, seen)The third person singular (looks, sees)present participle (looking, seeing).
Can you see any IRREGULARITY here? Can you think of some other IRREGULAR VERBS?Still don’t understand verbs? Go to:http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/tenses/
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Try to complete the table using the following verb: to jump then the verb to eat
Sentence Types
You can arrange the elements of your message (e.g. you, dog, walk) in order to achieve different purposes:•Statements:
You walked the dog. You didn’t walk the dog.
•Questions:Did you walk the dog?Didn’t you walk the dog?
•Commands: (imperatives)Walk the dog!Don’t walk the dog!
Note: Positive and Negative