Writing

Part of Speech Definition Examples
noun ~names a person, place or thing student, school, homework
proper noun ~names a specific  person, place or thing
~begins with a capital letter		 New York, Salmon River, Mrs. Merry
plural noun ~more than one person, place or thing baseballs, students, desks
adjective ~describes a noun happy, smart, kind
verb ~something you do - an action learn, draw, talk, play
adverb ~describes HOW you do something.
~usually ends in "ly".		 happily, sadly, quietly
exclamation ~phrase or word that expresses astonishment or disbelief or strong emotion Wow!  Help! Awesome!
     
     
Parts of Speech
Nouns from School House Rock Nouns
Verbs from School House Rock Helping Verbs  Irregular Verb Be
Adjectives from School House Rock Adverbs from School House Rock
Subjects and Predicates from School House Rock
Subject and Predicate
Simple Subject Simple Predicate
Complete Subject Complete Predicate
Conjunctions
4 Types of Sentences
Statement
(Declarative
Sentence)		 Command
(Imperative Sentence)		 Question
(Interrogative Sentence)		 Exclamation
(Exclamatory
 Sentence)
~tells something
~ends with a period		 ~gives a request or order
~usually ends with a period		 ~asks a question
~ends with question mark		 ~expresses strong feelings
~ends with an exclamation mark
Examples
It was quiet in the classroom.
She did not do her homework.		 Examples
Please take out your pencil.
Sit at the back table.		 Examples
Where is the class going?
Did you do your homework?		 Examples
There is a mouse in the corner!
I'm so glad it is recess time!
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