Transcript Preparation for Grammar Quiz #1

Preparation for Grammar Quiz #1
Please put these notes in the
Grammar section of your
notebook.
Differentiate Between Pronouns
and Adjectives
• Reread pages 59-61
• The following words are sometimes adjectives,
sometimes pronouns
• This, that, these, those, whose, what, which, her,
his, another, each, either, neither, both, few,
many, several, all, any, more, most, other, some,
one.
• If these words come in front of a noun, they are
adjectives. If they come in place of a noun, they
are pronouns.
– Ex: This cat is furry. (Adj) This is not. (Pro)
Pronoun or Adjective?
_____
Whose is this?
a) adjectiveb) pronoun c) neither
_____
Either dress would be good for the
ceremony.
a) adjectiveb) pronoun c) neither
_____ Jim’s is the best essay.
a) adjectiveb) pronoun c) neither
_____
I appreciate her help very much.
a) adjectiveb) pronoun c) neither
Pronoun or Adjective?
_____
Whose is this?
a) adjectiveb) pronoun c) neither
_____
Either dress would be good for the
ceremony.
a) adjectiveb) pronoun c) neither
_____ Jim’s is the best essay.
a) adjectiveb) pronoun c) neither
_____
I appreciate her help very much.
a) adjectiveb) pronoun c) neither
Know the Difference Between
Adjectives and Adverbs
• When you find a modifier, ask yourself, “About
what does this tell me more information?”
• Ex: She worked hard on the math problem
• Does this tell you:
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–
–
–
What kind of girl she is?
How hard she worked?
How hard math is?
How hard the problem is?
• Since it tells how hard she worked, and “worked”
is a verb, then “hard” is an adverb.
Definitions
• Adjectives - (pg 51-63) A word that modifies a
noun. It answers “What Kind?”, “Which One?”,
“How Many?”
• Articles (“a”, “an”, “the”) are a type of adjective.
• Examples: red, seven, big, no, wonderful, this,
those, its, Lucy’s, the Richardsons’.
• Remember possessive adjectives: my, your,
her, his, our, their, its (no apostrophe), Phil’s,
the Jones’
• Note: if “this, that, these, those” come before a
noun, they are adjectives. If they come instead
of a noun, they are pronouns.
Find the Adjectives
Irving Berlin wrote many wonderful songs.
a
b c
d
e
Grabbing their lunches, the twins raced from the house.
a
b
c
d
e
The marble statue was pale and dramatic against the dark velvet curtains.
a
b
c
d
e
Several books have been written about the last days of Roman power.
a
b
c
d
e
Find the Adjectives
Irving Berlin wrote many wonderful songs.
a
b c
d
e
Grabbing their lunches, the twins raced from the house.
a
b
c
d
e
The marble statue was pale and dramatic against the dark velvet curtains.
a
b
c
d
e
Several books have been written about the last days of Roman power.
a
b
c
d
e
Note: In the third sentence “dark” modifies the “velvet”, making it an adverb.
Definitions
• Adverbs - (pg 64-69) A word that modifies a
verb, and adjective, and another adverb.
About ¾ of adverbs end in “ly”.
• Some words that are always adverbs: “not”,
“never”, “always”, “too”, “well”, “soon”, “later”,
“often”, “almost”, “rather”, “quite”, “really”,
“very”, “however”, “therefore”, “nevertheless”
• Remember, a preposition without a
prepositional phrase becomes an adverb.
• Ex: “It is too cold”, “She ran rather quickly”,
“Let’s go there.”
Find the Adverbs
Suddenly the whistle sounded, and the train slowly left.
a
b
c
d
e
He was somewhat unwilling to answer our questions.
a
b
c
d
e
This trip will be rather dangerous.
a b c
d
e
The vase was almost completely uncracked.
a b c
d
e
Find the Adverbs
Suddenly the whistle sounded, and the train slowly left.
a
b
c
d
e
He was somewhat unwilling to answer our questions.
a
b
c
d
e
This trip will be rather dangerous.
a b c
d
e
The vase was almost completely uncracked.
a b c
d
e
Definition of an Action Verb
• “An action verb tells what action a person or
thing is performing.”
– Ex: Without slipping, the cat walked along the
fence.
– Ex: A dog appeared and scared the cat away.
– Ex: The cat meowed as it ran.
Definition of a Linking Verb
The Subject
• A Linking Verb connects a noun or
pronoun at or near the beginning of a
sentence with a word at or near the end.
Either a noun or an adjective
– Ex: Fluffy is quite angry at the dog.
– Ex: However, Fido seems undisturbed.
– Ex: The cat looks dangerous when
upset.
The Most Common Linking Verb
is…
“To Be”
is, am, are, was, were, be, being,
been
“be, being, and been” may be used as helping
verbs if they are in the middle of a verb
phrase.
The 12 Other Linking Verbs
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•
•
•
•
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Become
Seem
Appear
Remain
Feel
Grow
Always
Linking
Verbs
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•
•
•
•
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Look
Smell
Sound
Stay
Taste
Turn
The rest are
LV or AV!
Know the Difference Between
Action and Linking Verbs
• Reread pages 42-45 in the Grammar Book
• The following verbs are always linking: To Be (is, am,
are, was, were, be, being, been), To Seem, To
Become.
• There are ten verbs that are sometimes action,
sometimes linking. There are linking verbs if they act
like an “=“.
• Feel, Look, Sound, Smell, Taste, Turn, Grow, Remain,
Stay, Appear
• “Remain, Stay, Appear” are action when they refer to a
location. “Remain here”, “Stay home”, “Appear on
stage”
Know Verb Phrases
• Read pages 46-48 in the Grammar Book
• You will need to be able to find Verb Phrase
• A Verb Phrase is an Action or Linking Verb and
any Helping Verbs.
– Ex: She has been working at the law firm for years.
• Do not include any adverbs like “not, never,
always, ever, very, really” and –ly words.
• Do not include nouns and pronouns.
• Remember that in a question, the Helping Verb
often is moved to the front of the sentence.
– Have you ever gone to Catalina Island?
What is a Verb Phrase?
• A Verb Phrase has more than one verb in
it.
• There is an Action Verb or a Linking Verb
at the end.
• All other verbs in the Verb Phrase are
Helping Verbs.
Definition of a Helping Verb
• Helping Verbs are added before another verb to
make a verb phrase.
– Ex: Fido has been Fluffy’s enemy for years.
– Ex: Fluffy would not have liked any dog..
– Ex: Should a cat really bother a dog like that?
The Helping Verb Song
(sung to the tune of Jingle Bells)
Helping Verbs! Helping Verbs! There are 23....
Am, is, are! Was and were! Being, been, and
be!
Have, has, had! Do, does, did! Shall, should,
will, and would!
There are 5 more helping verbs: may, might,
must, can, could!
Why is “to” not your friend?
• If “to” comes in front of a Verb, it is part of
the Verb.
• If “to” comes in front of a noun (or an
Adj+Noun), it is a Preposition.
What is the “Infinitive Form” of
the Verb?
• The “Infinitive Form” of the Verb is the
unused, unconjugated form.
• The verb has “to” in front of it.
• It is used as a noun, not a verb.