Multi-sensory Grammar

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Multi-sensory Grammar

• This program uses color codes to introduce and
  reinforce the definitions of the parts of speech
  in a sentence.

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Nouns

• Nouns are color coded yellow.
• Road signs that have important information are
  yellow. Nouns carry important information in a
  sentence.
• Nouns name a person, place, or thing.

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Two types of nouns

• Proper nouns name a specific noun.
• Proper nouns are always capitalized.
• The opposite of a proper noun is a common noun.
• Both types of nouns are color-coded yellow.

Proper nouns Common nouns
Sue girl
Kleenex tissue
Wal-Mart store
Coke soda
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Verbs

• A verb shows action. It shows what a noun is
  doing.
• Verbs are color-coded orange. Just like an orange
  detour sign shows what to do if a road is out,
  verbs show what nouns are doing.

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Examples of Action Verbs

• Run, sped
• Jump, leaped, tip-toed
• Sing, screeched, bellowed
• Swim, sped, lapped, jetted
• Sit, slumped, slouched,
• Talk, speak, yelled, scream, howled
• CREATE GREAT DESCRIBTIVE VERBS!

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Articles

• An article show a noun is coming.
• Articles are color-coded red. We will think of a
  red railroad crossing sign.
• Just like a railroad crossing sign gives warning
  of an upcoming train, so articles in a sentence
  give warning of upcoming nouns.

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Articles continued

• There are three small articles.
• They are a, an and the.
• Rule use an when the following word begins with
  a vowel. (a,e,i,o,u)
• Examples an apple, an elephant, an ice cream
  cone, etc.

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Subjects and Predicates

• Subject tells who or what the sentence
• is about
• Predicate tells what the subject does
• or is.
• Example Marys mother baked a banana and
  chocolate birthday cake for John.

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Subjects and Predicates

• In order to have a complete sentence, you need a
  subject and a predicate.
• We highlight the subject yellow, because it has
  the most important noun.
• We highlight the predicate orange because it has
  the verb.

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Examples of Subjects and predicates

• Sue swims.
• John sings.
• The dog barks.
• A boy swims laps.
• The children eat at the table.
• Which part would be highlighted yellow?
• Which part orange?