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Parts of Speech Tutorial Latrista Johnson Menu of Contents Nouns Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections Assessment *Please select to return to this menu. Nouns A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Personbrother, sister, teacher, Samantha Place- school, kitchen, Tennessee Thingsock, tree, apple, hand Idealove, 2012, honor, pride Practice: Nouns Choose the noun(s) in the following sentences. ExampleThe cat ran into the house. nouns: cat, house The jury has reached a verdict. 2. The cast includes a policeman. 1. Answers 1. jury, verdict 2. cast, policeman Pronouns A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, a group of words acting as a noun, or another pronoun. Singular Plural First person I, me, my, mine, myself, we, us, our, our, ourselves Second person you, your, yours, yourself you, your, yours, yourselves Third person he, him, she, her, it, his, hers, its, himself, herself, itself they, them, their, theirs, themselves Demonstrative this, that these, those Practice: Pronouns Choose the pronoun(s) in the following sentences. Example- Susan returned the book to her. pronoun- her They told her the good news. 2. He left the shoes on the porch. 1. Answers they, her 2. he 1. Verbs A verb is a word that shows actions or a state of being and is a necessary part of a sentence. Definition Examples Action verb tells what someone or something does study, walk, run, hold, Linking verb links the subject of a is, are, was, were, will sentence with a word or be, has been, was being expression that describes the subject Auxiliary (helping) verb words that accompany the main verb am, is, are, has, have, had, can, could, shall, should, would Practice: Verbs Choose the verb or verb phrase in the following sentences. Example- we spoke on the phone yesterday. verb- spoke 1. She is going to the school dance. 2. The package was delivered earlier. Answers 1. is going 2. was delivered Adjectives An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or a pronoun. Examples: quiet music, red hat Quiet describes music Red describes hat Practice: Adjectives Choose the adjective(s) in the following sentences. Example-The Japanese restaurant served three courses. Adjective(s)- Japanese, three 1. 2. Sunlight makes the leaves green. The temporary agency sent a recent graduate to fill the position. Answers 1. green 2. temporary, recent Adverbs An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb by making its meaning more specific. Adverbs tell when, where, how, and to what degree My uncle paid me a visit yesterday. Many birds fly south for the winter. The judge ruled fairly. You have been exceedingly kind. Practice: Adverb Choose the adverb(s) in the following sentences. Example- The employees arrived earlier than everyone else. adverb- earlier 1. America’s interest in outer space has never ceased. 2. The waiter carefully served the food. Answers 1. never 2. carefully Prepositions A preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in a sentence. Commonly Used Prepositions Compound Prepositions aboard, about, across, after, before, behind, below, beside, between, beyond, concerning, despite, down, except, for, from, in, inside, like, near, of, onto, opposite, out, past, pending, regarding, since, through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, unto, up, upon, with, within, without according to, ahead of, along with, apart from, aside from, as to, because of, by means of, in addition to, in front of, in spite of, instead of, next to, on account of, on top of, out of, owing to Practice: Prepositions Choose the preposition(s) in the following sentences. Example- The kites soared above the clouds. preposition- above 1. She parked between the blue cars. 2. The bird sat on the sill outside my window. Answers 1. between 2. outside Conjunctions A conjunction is a word that joins single words or groups of words. Type of Conjunction Examples Coordinating Conjunctions and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so Correlative Conjunctions both…and, either…or, just as…so, neither…nor, not only…but(also), whether…or Subordinating Conjunctions after, although, as, as far as, as if, as long as, as soon as, as though, because, before, considering (that), if, inasmuch as, in order that, provided (that), since, so long as, so that, than, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, whereas, wherever, while Practice: Conjunctions Choose the conjunction(s) in the following sentences. Example- The door was open, yet nobody was home. conjunction- yet 1. Neither you nor I should talk. 2. Whenever he gets back, we will go to the park. Answers 1. neither, nor 2. whenever Interjections An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation. An interjection has no grammatical connection to other words. Interjections aha, ahem, ahh, ahoy, alas, arg, aw, bingo, blah, boo, bravo, brrr, cheers, congratulations, dang, drat, darn, duh, eek, eh, encore, gee, goodbye, hey, hmm, huh?, humph, hoorray, oh, oh my, oh well, oops, ouch, ow, phew, sh, thanks, uh-huh, uh-oh, ugh, well, whew, whoa, whoops, wow Y: yeah, yes, yikes, yippee, yo, yuck Practice: Interjections Choose the interjection(s) in the following sentences. Example- Oops! I am sorry I forgot your gift. interjection- oops 1. Sh! The music might wake the baby. 2. Ouch! You stepped on my foot. Answers Sh 2. Ouch 1. Assessment Test your knowledge of the Parts of Speech by completing the following online assessments. Assessment 1 Assessment 2