I ran. • • • Is this a complete sentence? Identify the subject. Identify the verb. What type of word is “I”? Pronoun: a word that replaces a noun. Ex. I, you, he , she.
Mary ran to the park. n n n Identify all the nouns. What is the subject of this sentence? What is the verb? What does the word, “to, ” do in this sentence? Preposition: establishes a relationship between the subject, verb and object in a sentence. Usually indicates time or place. Ex. To, from, for, at, on, before, after, etc.
Mary ran to the park near the new house. n How many prepositions are in this sentence? What are they? n What new noun was added to the sentence? n What does the word, “new, ” describe? n Adjective: a word that describes or modifies a noun.
Mary ran slowly to the park near the new, blue house. n Identify all the adjectives in the sentence. n What does the word, “slowly, ” describe in this sentence? n Adverb: a word that describes or modifies a verb. Hint - it usually ends in “ly. ”
Let’s Review! Pronoun: a word that replaces a noun. Ex. I, he she, you, they. n Preposition: establishes the relationship between the subject, verb and object in a sentence. n Adjective: a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. n Adverb: a word that describes or modifies a verb. n
Practice! n Identify every word in the following sentence: At the store, Bob quickly found the red shirt.
Construct a sentence from the following picture: (Be sure to include a preposition. )
Construct a sentence from the following picture: (Be sure to include an adjective. )
Construct a sentence from the following picture: (Be sure to include an adverb. )