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Parts of Speech
Lesson 1
 The eight basic parts of speech are as follows: Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs,
Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections
Nouns are words that name persons, places, things, or ideas. All nouns are either
abstract (can’t touch) or concrete (can touch). All nouns are either proper (name
particular places, things, or ideas; capitalized) or common (name general things, not
capitalized.) Collective nouns are a group of people, animals, or things. Compound
nouns are two or more words.
Examples of Nouns:
Persons: doctor, aunt, Mrs. Russell, George Bush, golfer
Places: College Street, Tinseltown, stadium, school
Things: table, bagel, e-mail, taco, puppy
Ideas: pride, love, hope, determination
Proper Nouns: Miley Cyrus, Saturn, Ramey’s, and July
Common Nouns: athlete, book, planet, hospital, month
Collective Nouns: flock, team, jury, herd, family, senate, audience
Compound Nouns: thirty-one, cookbook, sea urchin, seaweed, House of
Representatives
Pronouns are words that take the place of a noun or another pronoun. Indefinite
pronouns express an amount or refer to an unspecified person or thing.
Demonstrative pronouns point to specific people or things. Interrogative pronouns
begin with a question. Reflexive pronouns end in –self or –selves.
Examples of Pronouns:
Possessive: her, his, their
Indefinite: Someone left a glove.
Demonstrative: That is my essay.
Interrogative: Who is in the car?
Reflexive: I found myself a new friend.
Verbs express an action or state of being. Every sentence has a verb. Linking verbs
join the subject of the sentence. A verb phrase contains a main verb plus a helping
verb.
Examples of Verbs:
Action Verb: The crew worked last night.
Linking Verb: Ed feels sick. Jenny is tall.
Verb Phrase: The plumber should have been here by now.
Adjectives give color, size, shape, dimension, and a host of other qualities to nouns
and pronouns. Adjectives are modifiers and give information about the nouns and
pronouns that they modify. Proper adjectives modify proper form and begin with a
capital letter. Predicate adjectives follow linking verbs and describe.
Examples of Adjectives:
Proper adjectives: Persian rug, Mexican rice, European tourists
Common adjectives: yellow, dirty, more, ten, next.
Predicate adjectives: Lauren is sick today. The water is cloudy.
Adverbs modify or tell more about verbs, adjectives, and other verbs. Some adverbs
don’t end in –ly. Almost, more, not, still, yet, etc.
Examples of adverbs:
She peered hopefully into the distance. Calvin is extraordinarily bright.
Prepositions connect another word in a sentence to a pronoun to form a
prepositional phrase. Common prepositions are: about, as, below, during, near, on,
since, until, outside, inside, toward, above, at, of, up, to, along, before, for, like, over,
without.
Examples of prepositions:
In ten minutes, we will be (through with this job.)
I walked (along the beach.)
Conjunctions join words or groups of words together. Coordinating conjunctions
join words or groups of words that are equal importance. Correlative conjunctions
are always used in pairs. Subordinating conjunctions connect adverb clauses to
main clauses.
Interjections express mild or strong emotion.
Examples of Conjunctions:
Coordinating Conjunctions: Dan and Don are twins. They look alike, but they act
differently.
Correlative Conjunctions: Either Joan or I will go shopping with you.
Subordinating Conjunctions: Even though we are sick, we will still go to school.
We chose that book because it is interesting.
Examples of Interjections:
Interjections: My, what a sad story. Hey! Come back here!
Name that part of speech
1. Did you see the quarterback catch the ball at the Pearl game? _____________________
2. Rowdy slowly went to the door because he was scared. _____________________
3. I went to a campfire, and I had roasted smores. _____________________
4. Oh no! That student cheated on the test and failed ninth grade! _____________________
5. My new car will be shiny, fast, and expensive! _____________________
6. I went to Papitos last night with my son, daughter, and husband. ____________________
7. My mom took me to the movies on Saturday for my birthday. _____________________
8. In my spare time, I like to nap, watch t.v., and jog. _____________________