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7TH LANGUAGE ARTS
1. NOUNS---nouns are people, places, things, and ideas
Proper nouns are always capitalized. Common nouns are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence.
EXAMPLES
PEOPLE PLACES THINGS IDEAS
boy classrooms bells honesty
pilot park water kindness
teachers theater science peace
Mr. Jones Arizona Mars freedom
2.PRONOUNS--pronouns are words that take the place of a noun.
For example Tom, Bob, and Konnie went to the game.
They went to the game.
Personal Pronouns-
singular plural
1st person I, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours
2nd person you, your, yours you, your, yours
3rd person he, him, his, she, her,hers, they, them, their, theirs
it, its
Common Indefinite Pronouns--refer to unnamed persons or things
all both few nothing
another each many one
any either most several
anybody everybody neither some
anyone everyone none someone
anything everything no one something
Demonstrative Pronouns- point out people or things
this that these those
Interrogative Pronouns-- used in asking questions
what which who whom whose
3. VERBS--every sentence needs a verb. 3 kinds of verbs
Action Verbs--show action
Example---walking, eat, sleep, sing, dance, remember, thinking, believed, put, ask
Linking Verbs--link the subject with another word in the sentence.
Example Tom was happy. Was links Tom and happy together.
is am are was were
be been become seem being
turn grow remain appear taste
smell sound feel look stay
Some linking verbs can also be action verbs.
turn grow remain appear taste
smell sound feel look stay
Example---The turkey tastes great. LINKING Tastes is linking because the turkey does not have a mouth to taste with when it is being cooked in an oven.
I tasted a great turkey dinner. ACTION I have a mouth and I can taste things.
Helping verbs- are used with a main verb to create a verb phrase. She can eat peas.
Verb phrases can be split. Tom has always walked to school.
am is are was were
be being been has have
had can could shall should
will would may might must
do does did
4. ADJECTIVES--describe or modify nouns and pronouns.
Example---big, blue, red, five, ten, huge, loud, happy, sad, small, tiny, ugly, beautiful
Adjectives answer 4 questions about nouns and pronouns.
Which? My blue shirt is dirty. Which shirt? Blue and dirty.
What kind? The baseball cap is lost. What kind of cap? baseball
How many? Three girls are talking. How many girls? Three
Whose? His jacket is missing. Whose jacket? his
Some words can be both adjective or nouns.
Example--The baseball cap is lost. Baseball is an adj. because it describes the cap.
The baseball is lost. Baseball is a thing a noun in this sentence.
Some pronouns can also be both adjectives or pronouns.
all both few nothing
another each many one
any either most several
anybody everybody neither some
anyone everyone none someone
anything everything no one something
this that these those
what which who whom whose
Example----That dog is mine. Which dog? That That is an adj.
That is mine. That takes the place of the word dog. That is a pronoun.
5. ADVERBS--describe or modifies verbs, adjectives, or other pronouns.
Adverbs often end in LY. Example---softly, carefully, quietly,quickly, happily
There are other adverbs that don’t end in ly.
Common other adverbs
again ever outside somewhere
almost here quite soon
already just rather still
also never seldom then
always not so there
away now sometimes too
down often somewhat very
Adverbs answer 4 questions about verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Where? Tom fell down. Where did Tom fall? Down
When? Sue is going to the office now. When is Sue going? now
How? Tina ran slowly in the race. How did Tina run? slowly
To What Extent ? The boss was very angry. How angry was he? very
6. PREPOSITIONS--create a phrase to give extra information or meaning to a sentence.
Common prepositions p. 1057 of lit. book
about before during of toward
above behind except off under
across below for on underneath
after beneath from over until
against beside in past up
along between inside since upon
among beyond into through with
around by like throughout within
at down near to without
The bold words are examples of prep. phrases
Sue went near the big hole. Tom in on the football team.
On the board is his name. Everyone in the big room was hot from the heat.
7. CONJUNCTIONS----connect words and phrases together
and but or yet
a---and Remember a boy
b---but
o---or
y--yet
Sue and John went to the movie. We saw lots of animals, but we didn’t see any cars.
8. INTERJECTIONS----a word that expresses strong feeling.
Wow! Ouch! Great! Oh!
Wow! What a terrific game. Oh, I forgot my homework.
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7TH LANGUAGE ARTS
1. NOUNS---nouns are people, places, things, and ideas
Proper nouns are always capitalized. Common nouns are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence.
EXAMPLES
PEOPLE PLACES THINGS IDEAS
boy classrooms bells honesty
pilot park water kindness
teachers theater science peace
Mr. Jones Arizona Mars freedom
2.PRONOUNS--pronouns are words that take the place of a noun.
For example Tom, Bob, and Konnie went to the game.
They went to the game.
Personal Pronouns-
singular plural
1st person I, me, my, mine we, us, our, ours
2nd person you, your, yours you, your, yours
3rd person he, him, his, she, her,hers, they, them, their, theirs
it, its
Common Indefinite Pronouns--refer to unnamed persons or things
all both few nothing
another each many one
any either most several
anybody everybody neither some
anyone everyone none someone
anything everything no one something
Demonstrative Pronouns- point out people or things
this that these those
Interrogative Pronouns-- used in asking questions
what which who whom whose
3. VERBS--every sentence needs a verb. 3 kinds of verbs
Action Verbs--show action
Example---walking, eat, sleep, sing, dance, remember, thinking, believed, put, ask
Linking Verbs--link the subject with another word in the sentence.
Example Tom was happy. Was links Tom and happy together.
is am are was were
be been become seem being
turn grow remain appear taste
smell sound feel look stay
Some linking verbs can also be action verbs.
turn grow remain appear taste
smell sound feel look stay
Example---The turkey tastes great. LINKING Tastes is linking because the turkey does not have a mouth to taste with when it is being cooked in an oven.
I tasted a great turkey dinner. ACTION I have a mouth and I can taste things.
Helping verbs- are used with a main verb to create a verb phrase. She can eat peas.
Verb phrases can be split. Tom has always walked to school.
am is are was were
be being been has have
had can could shall should
will would may might must
do does did
4. ADJECTIVES--describe or modify nouns and pronouns.
Example---big, blue, red, five, ten, huge, loud, happy, sad, small, tiny, ugly, beautiful
Adjectives answer 4 questions about nouns and pronouns.
Which? My blue shirt is dirty. Which shirt? Blue and dirty.
What kind? The baseball cap is lost. What kind of cap? baseball
How many? Three girls are talking. How many girls? Three
Whose? His jacket is missing. Whose jacket? his
Some words can be both adjective or nouns.
Example--The baseball cap is lost. Baseball is an adj. because it describes the cap.
The baseball is lost. Baseball is a thing a noun in this sentence.
Some pronouns can also be both adjectives or pronouns.
all both few nothing
another each many one
any either most several
anybody everybody neither some
anyone everyone none someone
anything everything no one something
this that these those
what which who whom whose
Example----That dog is mine. Which dog? That That is an adj.
That is mine. That takes the place of the word dog. That is a pronoun.
5. ADVERBS--describe or modifies verbs, adjectives, or other pronouns.
Adverbs often end in LY. Example---softly, carefully, quietly,quickly, happily
There are other adverbs that don’t end in ly.
Common other adverbs
again ever outside somewhere
almost here quite soon
already just rather still
also never seldom then
always not so there
away now sometimes too
down often somewhat very
Adverbs answer 4 questions about verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
Where? Tom fell down. Where did Tom fall? Down
When? Sue is going to the office now. When is Sue going? now
How? Tina ran slowly in the race. How did Tina run? slowly
To What Extent ? The boss was very angry. How angry was he? very
6. PREPOSITIONS--create a phrase to give extra information or meaning to a sentence.
Common prepositions p. 1057 of lit. book
about before during of toward
above behind except off under
across below for on underneath
after beneath from over until
against beside in past up
along between inside since upon
among beyond into through with
around by like throughout within
at down near to without
The bold words are examples of prep. phrases
Sue went near the big hole. Tom in on the football team.
On the board is his name. Everyone in the big room was hot from the heat.
7. CONJUNCTIONS----connect words and phrases together
and but or yet
a---and Remember a boy
b---but
o---or
y--yet
Sue and John went to the movie. We saw lots of animals, but we didn’t see any cars.
8. INTERJECTIONS----a word that expresses strong feeling.
Wow! Ouch! Great! Oh!
Wow! What a terrific game. Oh, I forgot my homework.
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