Grammar Terms: Parts of Speech

Rhetoric

Ms Torchia

Articles... the, a, an

Tips: The, A, An... nothing else, EVER!!

Copy these sentences onto your worksheet, and circle/highlight all of the articles in

different color.

1. The Giants will defeat the Cowboys.

2. An interception will be thrown by a quarterback named Romo.

Nouns...The people, places, things,

and IDEAS(abstract nouns) that fill our lives.

Nouns exist.

NounsCopy these sentences onto your worksheet,

and circle/highlight all of the nouns in different color.

1. Ryan fumbled the football again.

2. Jay threw another interception during the game.

3. The fans all cried in their

bratwurst and cheese.

4. The fear of his parents’ wrath stopped him from taking the car.

Proper Noun vs Common Noun

What do you think the difference is? (Come up with a definition in your head.)

Now, look on worksheet at box 2A. If still unclear, look up the difference (google, use a dictionary, etc)

Using what you learned complete box 2A on the worksheet.

Pronouns...Taking the place of

nouns (aka-the antecedent)Pronouns take the place of nouns...

nothing else. These are PERSONAL.Justin becomes “he.”

Miley becomes “she.”

This class becomes “we.”

The class in 300 becomes “them.”

Water becomes “it.”

PronounsCopy these sentences onto your

worksheet and circle/highlight all of the pronoun in different color.

.1. It came from Crazyville.

2. He was frightened by the

smell it gave off.

3. We hit it with a hair piece.

…but…it’s not that simple!

Indefinite PronounsList these on your worksheet

everybody/everyone

anybody/somebody/someone

all/each/every/none/one

These pronouns do not substitute for specific nouns but function themselves as nouns 

These are the pronouns that cause students the most trouble!!

“Everybody" feels as though it refers to more than one person. If you think of this word as meaning "every

single body," the confusion usually disappears. Copy these sentences onto your worksheet and circle/highlight the

indefinite pronoun in different color AND draw a line to the

.antecedent it is referring to.

1. Everybody knows that he cannot park in the teachers’ parking lot.

2. Everyone whom I encountered in Boston thought that he was a rock star.

Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns

Short answer:

personal pronoun + self or selves

Myself, yourself, themselves…etc.

Verbs...It’s what we do!The key to remembering verbs is that they are all things we can

physically do.

Linking verbs are words that show a state of being.

Am

AreIs

Was

WereBe

VerbsCopy these sentences onto your

worksheet and circle/highlight all of the verbs in different color.

1. Tom Brady cried while thinking about the Super Bowl loss.

2. Vikings fans cheer for their team.

3. Vikings fans strongly dislike the

team from Green Bay.

Adjectives...Describing the things in the

worldAdjectives describe the way

things look, smell, sound, feel, or taste.

They modify nouns.

Fozzie Bear is a fuzzy bear.

Glee is an annoying show!

Glee is a very annoying show!

AdjectivesCopy these sentences onto your

worksheet, and circle/highlight all of the adjectives in different color.

1. The fast running back was named Adrian.

2. The crazy fan was clearly from Boston.

3. The friendly, warm-hearted fan said, “You will never walk alone!” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

=a9sFd3Ennhs&feature=fvwrel

Adverbs...They describe how we do what

we doMost of the time, adverbs end in the suffix “ly.” Always is also a popular

adverb. They modify verbs, adjectives and

adverbs.

Tigger jumps wildly.

“Wildly” describes how Tigger jumps.

Adverbs

Copy these sentences onto your worksheet, and circle/highlight all of the adverbs in different color.

1. Ozzie grabbed his throat forcefully after his team choked.

2. That idea is simply ridiculous.

3. She is almost always busy.

Prepositions...Anything in relation to a Death

Star*Prepositions are always followed,

eventually, by a noun (prepositional phrase).

Think of yourself in relation to the Death Star.

*fictional moon-sized space station and super-weapon appearing in the Star Wars movies and expanded universe. It is capable of destroying a planet with a single destructive energy beam.

PrepositionsCopy these sentences onto your

worksheet, and circle/highlight all of the prepositions in different

color.

1. Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue.

2. Over the river and through the woods to

Grandmother’s house we go.

Interjections...Yippee!!!!!!!!!!

They usually don’t fit into any other category, and they always

show emotion.Often used with an exclamation point to show great emotion. Punctuated

separately from the rest of the sentence.

“Woohoo! I got a doughnut!”

InterjectionsCopy these sentences into your

notebook and circle/highlight all of the interjections in different color.

1. Dang, I lost my salamander again.

2. Flippityflop! I stubbed my big toe.

3. Wow, look at the size of those

maggots on that meat!