Eng 089

Parts of Speech

Freewrite

Think of two foods, two restaurants, two dishes, or two

beverages.
Compare or contrast these items.
How are they similar?

How are they different?

In groups, define the following

Noun
Pronoun
Adjective

Adverb
Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection, Articles

Nouns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk4N5kkifGQ

What is a noun?

Names people, places, things, ideas, qualities, emotions, actions

What is the difference between a

common noun and a proper noun?

Common noun names something general

Proper noun names something specific (and is capitalized!)

Pronouns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koZFca8AkT0

What is a pronoun? Examples?

Word that takes the place of a noun

Adjectives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkuuZEey_bs

What is an adjective? Examples?

Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun

Adverbs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14fXm4FOMPM

What is an adverb? Examples?

Modifies or describes an adjective, verb, or another

adverb

What five questions do adverbs answer?

How?
How often?
When?
To what extent?
Where?

Preposition

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfExXGMX2JM

What is a preposition? Examples?

Indicates relationships among the ideas in a sentence

Conjunction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AyjKgz9tKg

What is a coordinating conjunction?

Connects parts of a sentence of equal importance or

weight

Name the coordinating conjunctions.

For
And

Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

What is a subordinating conjunction

Joins two ideas by making one dependent on the other

Interjection

Word that expresses strong emotion, surprise, or

disappointment

Article

Define a noun as specific or unspecific

The, a, an

MadLib

Pg 377, Review Practice 2

For Monday
Pg 360 practice 4, pg. 362 practice 7, Pg. 363 practice 10, Pg.
365 practice 13, Pg. 367 practice 16
Bring a polished rough draft of any freewrite (writing process,
Willy Shakes, Fidelity, Comparison).
Take freewrite. Turn it into outline. Type rough draft. Print it to
bring to class.

Bring colored pencils, markers, crayons, or pens