Building Sentences: Parts of Speech, Sentence Criteria

Lessons for writers

Understanding the Sentence: Part I

Parts of speech, end punctuation & criteria for a sentence

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Created by Kathleen Baker

Index & Objectives

Unit 1

Review the Parts of Speech & their Functions

Video on Parts of Speech

Practice Game

Unit 2

Identify Criteria for a Sentence

OBJECTIVES

Improving your writing

To improve your writing, you want to write good sentences. One component of writing good sentences is knowing which punctuation to use. It is important to recognize what makes up a complete sentence and to know where your sentences begin & end.

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Recognizing Parts of SPeech

Parts of Speech

When we talk about parts of speech, we are talking about which category a word is assigned according to its function in the sentence. We determine whether a word is a noun, a verb, an adjective, adverb, preposition, pronoun, conjunction, or interjection.

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2nd video* (adv)

Don't forget to take notes!!

Parts of Speech

QuizDarts

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1. She is beautiful. Beautiful is which part of speech?

noun

adverb

adjective

2. My son is 13-years-old. Son is which part of speech?

noun

adjective

pronoun

3. You dance gracefully. Gracefully is what part of speech?

adjective

adverb

noun

4. They are my good friends. They is what part of speech?

Pronoun

article

noun

5. My keys are on the dresser. On is what part of speech?

article

interjection

preposition

6. Oh! I can't believe I got that wrong! Oh! is what part of speech?

interjection

preposition

adjective

7. You answered that correctly. Correctly is what part of speech?

adjective

adverb

preposition

8. The children have done their homework. The is what part of speech?

adverb

article

preposition

9. My brilliant students find this work so very easy. Brilliant is what part of speech?

adverb

noun

adjective

Yeah!

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The Sentence

Sentences need three things... They need a subject ( A doer or main thing being spoken about), a verb (action or verb of being) and they MUST express a complete thought. A simple sentence expresses one main thought.

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End punctuation for sentences include periods, question marks, and exclamation marks. We use periods (.) at the end of a declarative sentence (sentences that tell information) or at the end of a command. We use question marks at the end of interogative sentences (questions) and exclamation marks are used to express strong emotion (!).

Learn about Different Sentence Structures

Reflect on what you have learned in this module.

Resources

"Growing," Smiling Hawk, Jamendo Music, 2023.

"What is a Sentence?" Syntax Kahn Academy 2016.

"The Sentence" Aademic Guides: Walden University 2022.

"5 Simple Sentence Structures in English" Sparkle English 2023.

Basic English Grammar: Parts of Speech- noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, adverb... English with James, engVid, 2018.