SYNTAX

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SYNTAX
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SYNTAX

• Nouns

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A Medieval Society

Must be in this order
C Middle Class
A Royalty
B Courtiers
D Commoners
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A Medieval Society

C Middle Class
A
B Courtiers
D Commoners
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A Medieval Society

C Middle Class
A Royalty
B Courtiers
D Commoners
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A Medieval Society

C Middle Class
A Royalty
B
D Commoners
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A Medieval Society

C Middle Class
A Royalty
B Courtiers
D Commoners
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A Medieval Society

C
A Royalty
B Courtiers
D Commoners
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A Medieval Society

C Middle Class
A Royalty
B Courtiers
D Commoners
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A Medieval Society

C Middle Class
A Royalty
B Courtiers
D
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A Medieval Society

C Middle Class
A Royalty
B Courtiers
D Commoners
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Step 1 Identify Verbs
Tests for Verbs
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Step 1 Identify Verbs
Tests for Verbs They _____.
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Step 1 Identify Verbs
Tests for Verbs They _____. It ________.
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S Verbs

• Almost all singular verbs end in the letter

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S Verbs

• Almost all singular verbs end in s.
• Remember
• Singular S

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Oddball Verbs

• There are five types of oddball verbs.

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Oddball Verbs

• To remember them, just remember
• ______________

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Oddball Verbs

• To remember them, just remember
• I AM TENTING

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Oddball Verbs

• The AM stands for ___ and ____.

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Oddball Verbs

• The AM stands for am and be.
• Am and be are the same word.

I am in Juneau. Joe will be in Juneau soon.
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Oddball Verbs

• The first t in TENTING stands for ____

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Oddball Verbs

• The first t in TENTING stands for to.
• to is a verb IF it is followed by a verb.

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Oddball Verbs

• The second t in
• I AM TENTING
• ____________

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Oddball Verbs

• The second t in
• I AM TENTING
• stands for
• two-word verbs

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Oddball Verbs

• What is the test for a two-word verb?

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Oddball Verbs

• What is the test for a two-word verb?
• You cannot turn the sentence around.

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Two-Word Verbs

Examples Santa wrinkled up his nose. Not a
verb Santa went up the chimney.
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Oddball Verbs

• The en in
• I AM TENTING
• stands for
• ______________

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Oddball Verbs

• The en in
• I AM TENTING
• stands for
• oddball verbs ending in the n sound

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Oddball Verbs

• The ing in
• I AM TENTING
• stands for ________

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Oddball Verbs

• The ing in
• I AM TENTING
• words that end in ing.

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The Parts of Speech

• Nouns

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Identify Nouns


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Tests for Nouns
The ______

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Tests for Nouns
The ______ The (person, place,
thing, or idea) named ______.
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Tests for Nouns
Tests for Nouns The ______ The (person,
place, thing, or idea) named ______.
Examples
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Tests for Nouns
Tests for Nouns The ______ The (person,
place, thing, or idea) named ______.
Examples The dog
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Tests for Nouns
Tests for Nouns The ______ The (person,
place, thing, or idea) named ______.
Examples The dog The dog named Spot
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Tests for Nouns
Tests for Nouns The ______ The (person,
place, thing, or idea) named ______.
Examples The dog The dog named Spot The
place named Las Vegas
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• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system - N 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse - N 7. suggestions 12. tower 17.
  however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon - no 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience - N 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus - no 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above - no 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions N 12. tower 17.
  however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway - N 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when - no 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do - no 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica - N 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower - N 17.
  however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December - N 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should - no 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child - N 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk - N
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however -
  no
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket - N
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no - no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop

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• system 6. above 11. Antarctica 16. disk
• 2. horse 7. suggestions 12. tower 17. however
• 3. soon 8. subway 13. December 18. basket
• 4. audience 9. when 14. should 19. no
• 5. thus 10. do 15. child 20. mop - N

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Use the tests to figure out which of the
following are verbs, which are nouns, and which
are neither. 1. tents 11. flew 2. lion
12. Bob 3. just 13. bread 4. banana
14. moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6.
goat 16. gorilla 7. this 17.
accelerates 8. grabs 18. no 9.
great 19. computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents - N 11. flew 2. lion 12.
Bob 3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates 8.
grabs 18. no 9. great 19.
computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion - N 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates 8.
grabs 18. no 9. great 19.
computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just - neither 13. bread 4. banana
14. moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17.
accelerates 8. grabs 18. no 9.
great 19. computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana - N 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates 8.
grabs 18. no 9. great 19.
computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot - N 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17.
accelerates 8. grabs 18. no 9.
great 19. computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat -
N 16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates 8.
grabs 18. no 9. great 19.
computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this - neither 17.
accelerates 8. grabs 18. no 9.
great 19. computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates 8.
grabs - V 18. no 9. great 19.
computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates 8.
grabs 18. no 9. great - neither 19.
computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates 8.
grabs 18. no 9. great 19.
computer 10. yet - neither 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew - V 2. lion 12.
Bob 3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates 8.
grabs 18. no 9. great 19.
computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob -
N 3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates 8.
grabs 18. no 9. great 19.
computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread - N 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates 8.
grabs 18. no 9. great 19.
computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover - neither 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6.
goat 16. gorilla 7. this 17.
accelerates 8. grabs 18. no 9.
great 19. computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot - N 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17.
accelerates 8. grabs 18. no 9.
great 19. computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla - N 7. this 17.
accelerates 8. grabs 18. no 9.
great 19. computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates -
V 8. grabs 18. no 9. great 19.
computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates 8.
grabs 18. no - neither 9. great 19.
computer 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates 8.
grabs 18. no 9. great 19. computer -
N 10. yet 20. goes
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1. tents 11. flew 2. lion 12. Bob
3. just 13. bread 4. banana 14.
moreover 5. hook shot 15. teapot 6. goat
16. gorilla 7. this 17. accelerates 8.
grabs 18. no 9. great 19.
computer 10. yet 20. goes - V
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• Some nouns do not pass the noun tests

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• Some nouns do not pass the noun tests

• tennis

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• Some nouns do not pass the noun tests

• tennis shoe

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PRACTICE
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IDENTIFY THE VERBS
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IDENTIFY THE VERBS Lions like to chase
gazelle.
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They like They chase Lions like to chase
gazelle.
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V V Lions like to
chase gazelle.
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to verb V V Lions
like to chase gazelle.
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V V V Lions like to
chase gazelle.
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Language Trees
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Language Trees
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Language Trees
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Language Trees
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Language Trees
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Language Trees
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Review
Give the two tests for nouns
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Review
The ______
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Review
The ______
The (person, place, thing, or idea) named
______.
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Review
The ______

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Review

The (person, place, thing, or idea) named
______.