The parts of speech

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Things that we describe

You

Sky

School

Bird

Etc.

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Words to Describe

Green – Any Color

Stormy

Loud

Five – Any Number

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Putting it all together

Yellow Chickens

Purple sweater

Cloudy Sky

Stinky Cigarette

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Using more than one adjective

In some cases, 2 adjectives may be used to describe

Examples

“The car was boxy, and green.”

“ The thin, gray paper airplane was indestructible.”

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Adjectives

Pick some adjectives for:

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Nouns

Pronouns and Proper Nouns

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Pronouns

Take the place of nouns

Save time and energy

Pronouns are words such as it, he , she, they, etc.

**They refer to the previous noun

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Examples of Pronouns

“Joe, won a new car, and he jumped with joy.” Joe

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Proper Nouns

Something's OWN name

Include names, nicknames, pets names, places names, city names, etc.

Proper Nouns also define

All proper nouns start with Capitals

Examples:

Joe vs. Person Jamestown vs. the city

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Articles

A, An, The

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Articles

Always go before a noun

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“The Rules”

A always presents a consonant

An always presents a vowel

The always presents a singular

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The Two Parts of a Sentence

Putting Things Together

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2 Parts Of a Sentence

Sentences are the building blocks of our language

The 2 Main Parts are:

Subjects

Predicates

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The Subject