Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech: The Writer's Tools
Just as carpenters and artists have tools they use to create their constructions, a writer also has tools that are used to craft effective, meaninful sentences.

Each part of speech shows how words are related to the other words and phrases in each sentence. These can be manipulated and changed to make a sentence more active or passive, develop suspense, or suggest a problem.

Unfortunately, many of us learned these tools by circling nouns or prepositional phrases in a workbook. That type of activity does not always translate into a writer's skill of using grammar to create a dyanmic sentence.

The Big Bad Grammar Slammer introduces each of the parts individually, then has the student identify how other writers use them, and then write their own sentences with that tool.

List of Grammar Terms
Here is a list of many common grammar terms. Don't forget the download of the Clue Cards with the visual diagram of how the parts of speech relate to the sentence. List of grammar terms

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