REVIEW: PARTS OF SPEECHSubjects, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs

SUBJECTS The subject of a sentence is the person,

place, or thing that is doing or being something.

*HINT* If you can find the verb of a sentence, you can find the subject.

Example: The two boys bent over to tie their shoes.

THINK: Which is the verb of that sentence? RIGHT! The verb is bent.

Now ask: Who/What is bent? To find the subject! RIGHT! The boys are the subjects!

VERBS A verb carries the

idea of being or action in the sentence. *HINT* Think of the

VERB slogan: “It’s what you do”.

Types of Verbs: Action Verbs Linking Verbs Auxillary (Helping)

Verbs

ACTION VERBS Show what the subject is doing.

Examples: Jose chews his popcorn noisily.

Chews is what Jose is doing, making it the verb. Derek plays his guitar for his little sister.

Plays is the verb because it is what Derek is doing. Rosie, the puppy from next door, trots over and tinkles in

the neighbor’s yard. This sentence has two action verbs: trots and tinkles,

because they both are what Rosie does.

LINKING VERBS Linking Verbs connect the subject to the rest of the information about the

subject. Example 1:

Kayla is a little off kilter today. *HINT* Anytime you see a “be” verb…it is a linking verb! Example 2: Kayla seems a little off kilter today. Seems is the linking verb here even though it is not a “be” verb and can

look like an action verb. *HINT* You can identify it as a linking verb if you can substitute it for “am, is,

or are” in the sentence and it still makes sense. Presto! Linking verb! *with the exception of the verb “appear”

AUXILLARY (HELPING) VERBS Part of a verb phrase Verb phrase can be as many as

four words Verb phrase= Auxillary verb+ base verb

Example: will stop Will is the auxillary verb and stop is

the base verb. The words be, do, and have can be

conjugated into auxillary verbs. Modal auxillary verbs NEVER

change form.

ADJECTIVES Adjectives describe

nouns They can be one

word or an entire phrase or clause

They answer one of three questions: What kind? How many?? Which one is it???

Describe Dory with some adjectives:

ADVERBS Adverbs modify the

meaning of verbs, adjectives, other adverbs and clauses.

Adverbs can answer: How? When? Where?

And Why/To what degree?

If an adverb interrupts a verb phrase- it is still an adverb and NOT part of the verb.

Adverbs DO NOT modify the subject

GAME TIME!!!

REFERENCES*Simmons, R. L. (2015, April 27). Terms. Retrieved from Grammar Bytes:

www.chompchomp.com/terms.htm

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