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PARTS OF SPEECH REVIEWPARTS OF SPEECH REVIEWPARTS OF SPEECH REVIEWPARTS OF SPEECH REVIEW
Hopefully this all sounds familiar Hopefully this all sounds familiar from elementary school…from elementary school…
Hopefully this all sounds familiar Hopefully this all sounds familiar from elementary school…from elementary school…
Eight Parts of SpeechEight Parts of Speech
NounsPronouns
Adjectives Adverbs
Adverbs
ConjunctionsConjunctions
Prepositions
Verbs
InterjectionsInterjections
A PersonA Person
An IdeaAn Idea
A ThingA Thing
A PlaceA Place
A word that namesA word that names
Note: a noun serves as the simple subject of a sentence
Common Nouns boy girl
Proper Nouns (Capitalize these)
John Mary
Singular Nouns boy girl
Plural Nouns (there are several spelling rules for these) boys girls
Singular Possessive boy’s girl’s
Plural Possessive (there are several apostrophe rules that need to be learned)
boys’ girls’
KINDS of NOUNSKINDS of NOUNS
A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a
statement
Action LinkingLinking
“be” verbs&
tastefeel
soundlook
appearbecome
seemgrow
remainstay
SubjectSubject
predicatepredicate
Every sentence Every sentence mustmust have haveEvery sentence Every sentence mustmust have have
aaaa
Note: this is the simple predicate of a sentence
Action verbs express Action verbs express mental or physical mental or physical
action..
Linking verbs make a Linking verbs make a statement by statement by
connecting the subject the subject with a word that with a word that
describes or explains describes or explains it.it.
He rode the horse to victory.
He has been sick.
KINDS of VERBSKINDS of VERBS
KINDS of VERBSKINDS of VERBS
Helping verbs Helping verbs help the help the action verbaction verb show the show the
tense (time) the action tense (time) the action occurred.occurred.
I am running. (present)
I was running. (past)
I will be running. (future)
The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.
The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.
Personal Pronouns
I, me, mine
you, your, yours
she, her, hers,
it, its
we,us, our, ours
they, them, their,
theirs
myself
yourself
Indefinite Pronounsanybody
eacheithernone
someone, one, etc. Interrogative Pronounswhowhomwhat
whichwhose
Demonstrative Pronounsthisthat
thesethose
Examples:Examples:– This is certainly fun. is certainly fun. – Several have turned in have turned in their homework. homework.– My book was left at book was left at his house. house.– Joe and Joe and she are going on a date. are going on a date.– Please come with Tammy and Please come with Tammy and me to the game. to the game.– You need to bring need to bring it with with you..
The word the pronoun replaces is called the antecedent. It should (but may not) be established before you use a pronoun.
Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.
Is that a wool sweater?
Just give me five minutes.
Did you lose your addressbook?
Answers these questions:
Modifies or describesa verb.
Modifies or describesa verb.
Answers the questions:Answers the questions:
How?How?He ran quickly.He ran quickly.
She left yesterday.She left yesterday.When?When?
We went there.We went there. Where?Where?
It was too hot!He ran very quickly.
It is so nice.
It was too hot!He ran very quickly.
It is so nice. To what degree or how much?To what degree or how much?
Or… it describes an adjective or another adverb
We call these intensifiers.
A preposition begins a phrase that helps show relationships to another word in the sentence. The prepositional phrase will end with a noun or pronoun and will answer some of the same questions an adjective or adverb does (just in a phrase).
They received a postcard from Bobby telling
about his trip to Canada.
The preposition never stands alone!
prepositionnoun
pronoun
Complete thepreposition
prepositionobject
can have more than one object
object can have modifiers
You can press those leaves under glass.
Her telegram to Nina and Ralph brought good news.
It happened during the last examination.
Some Common Prepositions
aboardaboutaboveacrossafter
against alongamongaround
atbefore
behindbelow
beneathbeside
betweenbeyond
bydown during except
for
fromin
intolikeofoffon
overpastsince
through
throughoutto
towardunder
underneathuntilup
uponwith
withinwithout
CONJUNCTIONSCONJUNCTIONS
NeitherNeither Johnny Johnny nornor Mike Mike– Two equal wordsTwo equal words
over the river over the river andand through the woods through the woods– Two equal phrasesTwo equal phrases
I fell over the backpack, I fell over the backpack, andand I broke my ankle. I broke my ankle.– Two equal sentencesTwo equal sentences
You only need a comma if connecting two sentences.