Learning
Objectives
•To determine functions of different parts of speech.
•To name and identify myriad words in a speech.
•To use similar words in different ways.
•To devise and structure the sentence formation process.
•To comprehend and attain accuracy in grammatical
elements.
Vocabulary
Words
1) Accord (Verb)
Meaning: give or grant someone
(power, status, or recognition).
Synonyms: give, grant, tender
Antonyms: withhold, remove
Usage: The powers accorded to the
head of state.
2) Refrained (Verb)
Meaning: stop oneself from doing
something.
Synonyms: abstain, desist, hold
back
Antonyms: aided, allowed,
assisted
Usage: She refrained from
commenting anything.
3) Culminated (Verb)
Meaning: reach a climax or point of
highest development.
Synonyms: come to a climax, come
to a crescendo, come to a head
Antonyms: start, begin, peter out
Usage: Weeks of violence culminated
in the brutal murder of many
innocent people.
4) Incursion (Noun)
Meaning: an invasion or attack,
especially a sudden or brief
one.
Synonyms: attack on, assault on,
raid on
Antonyms: retreat
Usage: Incursions into enemy
territory.
5) Coveted (Noun)
Meaning: yearn to possess
(something, especially something
belonging to another).
Synonyms: desire, be consumed
with desire for, crave
Antonyms: unwanted
Usage: I covet to buy one of the best
smart phone.
The Eight Parts of Speech
1. Noun
2. Pronoun
3. Adjective
4. Ve r b
5. Adverb
6. Conjunction
7. Preposition
8. Interjection
A noun is a person, place, The bakery has
thing, or idea. fresh baked
Nouns are the subject of goods.
a sentence.
Kylie is a pro-golfer.
Go back to
Eight Love is a
Parts of
Speech
The dog was beautiful
lonely for me. thing.
Move on
In the following sentence, which words
are nouns?
Caleb loves to play Nintendo DS.
a. loves
b. play
c. Caleb and Nintendo DS
Common Noun- A noun that does not name
a
specific person, place or thing.
dog
Proper Noun- A noun that names a specific person,
place or thing.
Move on
New York City
The cow jumped over the moon.
We celebrated my birthday with a great,
big, chocolate cake.
I ran the 5k race in town last week.
The cherries were very tasty.
I played basketball in gym class today.
Move on
In the following sentence, what is the
common noun?
Shaun cut the grass.
a.
Shaun
b. cut
c. grass
West Middle School is a great place to
learn!
Shopping at the Grand Traverse
Mall
can be hectic during the holidays.
I went to Horizon Cinemas to watch the
movie Speed Racer.
Caleb and Kylie are the best kids in the
world.
Read 180 has many good booksMove
toonchoose
from.
Now let’s try proper nouns. Remember
they name a specific person, place, or
thing. What is the proper noun in this
sentence?
He walked across the Mackinaw
Bridge.
a. he
b.Mackinaw Bridge
c. walked
2.Pronoun
Quiz
Time
She was alone at home. She had to
do all the work .
A. her own
B. for himself
C. at the end
D. by herself
Let’s
try
The woman is worried about
_______husband, he has been
away in the forest for three days.
A hers
B that
C her
D whose
3.
Adjectives
Adjective- An adjective is a word that describes a noun or
pronoun. It tells what kind, how many, or which one. Here
is an example:
Erin has blonde hair.
Which word describes in this sentence. What
is the adjective?
a. blonde
b. Erin
c. hair
More
Practice
I am today means I didn't
come on time.
A punctual
B high time
C early
D late
He is a(n) friend of mine. I
am very happy to see him again.
A old
B early
C ancestor
D brand - new
He is interested in what we
are talking about. He may be a spy
of the other team.
A not
B partly
C unentirely
D very much
