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Nouns & Verbs What is a noun? A Noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. (sustantivo) What is a verb? A Verb is an action (like run) or it can link the subject to a description (like is). (verbo)

Practice Examples Circle the nouns and draw boxes around the verbs in the following sentences. Mrs. Schoolcraft teaches Spanish. Mr. Parsons runs the school. Julia is the President of Spanish Club. Roberto ran quickly.

What is the subject of the sentence? The subject of the sentence is what or who is doing the action or what or who is being described. Underline the subjects in each sentence. Gloria lives in Spain with her family. Eduardo eats enchiladas every evening. She smiled at him. A cheeseburger is a hamburger with cheese.

What type of speech is a subject? The subject of a sentence is always a NOUN. What are some types of sustantivos/nouns? Proper nouns  Mr. Parsons, Ohio, Wadsworth (words that tend to be capitalized) Common nouns  cheeseburger, dog, teacher Pronouns  she, he, they, it

What is a pronoun’s job? Pronouns / Pronombres replace nouns mentioned earlier. The nouns that are mentioned earlier are called antecedents.

Practice with Pronouns Replace the subject of each sentence with a pronoun. Mr. Parsons is tall. _______ is tall. Molly and Suzi are friends. __________ are friends. My mom and I went shopping. _______ went shopping. Julia is smart. ________ is smart.

Student Responders - Choose the correct answer. What is the subject of the sentence? The teacher enjoys teaching her students. Her Students teacher We always go shopping on Saturdays. Always We Saturdays

Student Responders - Choose the correct answer. What is the subject of the sentence? Juan es mi mejor amigo. amigo mejor Juan Ella se llama Eva. Ella se Eva

Student Responders - Choose the correct answer. What is the verb? The teacher enjoys teaching her students. a. teaching b. enjoys c. teacher We always shop on Saturdays. a. shop b. always c. on

Student Responders – Choose the correct answer. What is the verb? Juan es mi mejor amigo. a. mi b. es c. mejor Ella se llama Eva. a. Eva b. Ella c. llama

Subject Pronouns Pronouns that are the subjects of a sentence are called… SUBJECT PRONOUNS

Subject Pronouns in Spanish Singular Subject Pronouns Plural Subject Pronouns I = Yo You (informal) = Tú You (formal) = Usted (Ud.) He = él She = ella We = Nosotros Ya’ll = vosotros You all (formal) = Ustedes (Uds.) They (girls) = Ellas They = Ellos

Subject Pronouns - Chart These subject pron. will always stay in the same spot in the chart! Yo Nosotros Tú Vosotros Usted, él, ella Ustedes, ellos, ellas