MODULE 1

Writing 111
The Parts of Speech
◦ The following slides will go over
a part of speech.
◦ You will see examples of the
part of speech being used.
◦ There will be a question on the
slide to help you review. Move
the blue box to reveal the
answer.
Nouns
◦ Nouns are….
◦ A person List the 3 nouns in the sentence:
◦ A place
◦ A thing or idea The girl walked her dog in the park.

◦ Examples: girl, dog, park

◦ The lady wore a dress.
◦ Are you ready for school?
◦ The pencil is purple.
Verbs
◦ Verbs…. ◦ What is the verb in the
◦ Show action. It is what you following sentence?
do. ◦ Blake had to run down the
◦ run, ran, walk, jump, stroll court to make the winning
basket.
◦ Examples:
◦ The baseball player ran to third base. run
◦ I am going for a walk around the block.
◦ You need to jump to make it.
Adverbs
◦ Adverbs…. ◦ What is the adverb in the
◦ Describes a verb, adjective, sentence?
or another adverb. Often
ends in –ly. ◦ Robby strolled arrogantly into the
◦ Can tell where, when, how, dance.
or to what extent
◦ quickly, happily, today arrogantly
◦ Examples
◦ He finished his work quickly.
◦ Today was the best day!
◦ They lived happily, ever after!
Pronouns
◦ Pronouns…. ◦ What is the pronoun in the
◦ Take the place of a noun following sentence?
◦ I, he, she, it, you, we they ◦ Jessie said she wanted ice
cream.
◦ Examples
◦ He took the ball to the court. she
◦ We are going to the mall.
◦ You are my best friend!
Adjectives
◦ Adjectives ◦ Adjectives should always come
◦ Describe a noun – what before the __________.
kind, how many, which one
a. verb b. noun
◦ new, shiny, fat, big, small
c. article d. not sure
◦ Examples noun
◦ The brave bear protected her
cubs.
◦ There were two small puppies.
◦ Here is your brand new car!
Capitalization
What should have capital letters?
◦ All sentences begin with a capital letter
◦ Names of people
◦ Names of specific places
◦ Titles of books, songs, stories, etc.
◦ I should be capitalized when referring
to yourself
◦ Days of the week
◦ Months of the year
◦ Holidays
Punctuation
Your Tasks
◦ You may use this presentation to
help you.
◦ Exercise 1: Determine what part
of speech the underlined word
is in the sentence.
◦ Exercise 2: Fill in the blank using
the correct word.
◦ Sentence exercise: make
corrections to the words and
punctuation.
◦ Take module quiz 1.