Subject, Verb, Punctuation Mark

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Subject, Verb, Punctuation Mark!

• Mr. Ericksons English Class
• 5th Grade

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Objectives

• The student will be able to correctly use and
  identify the parts of a sentence.
• The student will develop and understanding of
  basic grammar skills including but not limited
  to the parts of speech, punctuation, and
  sentence structure.

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The Parts of Speech

• There are FOUR very basic parts of speech.
• They are Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Articles
• Every word in every sentence can be classified
  into one of the parts of speech.

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Nouns

• A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
• There are several different types of nouns
• Standard Nouns apple, car, man
• Pronouns you, him, them
• Proper nouns George Washington, England

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Examples (find the nouns)

• The table in the kitchen was very messy.
• Peter went to Africa for the summer.
• Is the motor in your car fixed yet?

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Verbs

• A word that shows action or a state of being.
• There are 3 types of verbs
• Action verb skip, fly, run
• State of Being verb is, was, had been
• Adverb (modifier) quickly, beside, softly

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Examples (find the verbs)

• Sam and I ran to the grocery store.
• I am so smart!
• Did you see how quickly Billy finished the race?

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Adjectives

• A word that describes a noun
• Adjectives can be types, colors, numbers,
  textures, descriptors, etc.

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Examples (find the adjectives)

• The cute girl wore a yellow dress.
• The furry brown gorilla was hungry.
• There were three boys eating delicious apple pie.

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Articles

• A kind of adjective which is always used with and
  gives some information about a noun.
• There are only two in the English language
  a(n) and the
• Although there are only two, they are extremely
  important.

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Examples (find the articles)

• I sat on a chair in the office.
• Did you see a black cat in the alley?
• The first time I went to Florida was on an
  airplane.

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Sentence Structure

• Absolutely every sentence MUST include at least
  one subject and one verb. If it doesnt have one
  of each, it is not a sentence.
• For example I am going to the beach
• The subject is I
• The verb is am going

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A little practice

• Can you tell which of the following are NOT
  complete sentences?
• I am.
• Went to Spain last year.
• Ice melts quickly in warm weather.
• Ice freezes.
• Found it by the tree.

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Punctuation

• Punctuation refers to the marks we add to a
  sentence or a word other than letters.
• Every complete sentence ends with a punctuation
  mark. Possible choices include
• Period
• Question mark
• Exclamation point
• Other Punctuation marks include commas,
  apostrophes, colons, dashes, hyphens, etc.

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Think about it!

• What punctuation mark would you add to the end of
  each of these sentences?
• Are you lost
• That lady just ate twenty-five hotdogs
• My name is Fred
• Who was the first president

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Putting it all together!

• It is clear that sentences are very complex and
  have very specific requirements in order to be
  complete.
• Each sentence must include at least one subject
  and one verb.
• Each subject must be a type of noun.
• Every sentence ends with one of three punctuation
  marks.

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Analyze These!

• What do you notice about the following sentences?
• Billy found three shiny pennies on the ground.
• Have you seen Susie this afternoon?
• Yikes! I just got stung by a bee!

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Remember

• Whether writing for fun or for school, it is
  important to have good grammar. Now that you
  know how to make a complete sentence and how to
  analyze any sentence, you can be sure to always
  have perfect grammar!
• Practice makes perfect, so write often!

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Quiz

• To complete the quiz for this quick lesson please
  see the following website
• www.teacherweb.com
• Click on find your teacher
• Then find Minnesota
• Then find University of Minnesota-Duluth
• Then find my name, MrTim
• The quiz is called Grammar Quiz on the left
  side of the screen!