Download Eight Parts of Speech

Eight Parts of Speech
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Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections
Nouns
• A noun is a word that names a person, place,
thing, and idea
Types of Nouns
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Common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or
idea. Common nouns usually are not capitalized.
Proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, thing, or
idea. Proper nouns are always capitalized.
Concrete nouns name an object that can be seen, heard, smelled,
touched, or tasted.
Abstract nouns name ideas, qualities, or states (feelings).
Singular nouns name one person, place, thing, or idea.
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Collective nouns refer to a group of people or things.
Compound nouns are made up of two or more words; they may
be written as one word, as separate words, or as hyphenated
words.
Possessive nouns show ownership or relationship.
Identify the types of nouns
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Common __________
Proper __________
Concrete __________
Abstract _________
Singular _________
Plural __________
Collective _________
Compound _________
Possessive __________
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Blount
crowd
boys
pizza
love
woman’s
mother-in-law
a book
Pronouns
• A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun or
another pronoun
Types of Pronouns
1. Personal pronouns replace nouns
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I, me, we, us, you, he, him, she, her, it, they, them
2. Possessive pronouns show ownership or
relationship
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my, mine, our, ours, your, yours, his, her, hers, its,
their, theirs
3. Indefinite pronouns do not refer to specific
nouns
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another, anybody, few, both, all, some
Verbs
• A verb expresses an action, condition, or state
of being
• There are two main types of nouns:
– Action verbs express action. The action can be
physical or mental.
– Linking verbs link the subject of a sentence to a
word in the predicate.
Identify the Verbs
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Mark, Luisa, and Djuana formed a group.
I am looking forward to Christmas.
She is looking in the mirror.
Stop talking so much!
I hope we don’t get caught in the rain.
Adjectives
• An adjective modifies or limits the meaning of
a noun or pronoun
• Adjectives tell what kind, which one, how
many, or how much
Using adjectives, complete the
sentences
1. On ______ summer days I enjoy going to the
pool. (what kind)
2. There were ________ people in line for the
new Jordan's. (how many)
3. I bought a _______ dress for the wedding.
(what kind)
4. _________ baby is so ________. (which one,
what kind)
5. I have ________ dollars left. (how many)
Adverbs
• An adverb modifies a verb, an adjective, or
another adverb
• An adverb tells us where, when, how, and to
what extent
• Many adverbs are formed by adding –ly to
adjectives
Using adverbs, complete the sentences
1. Please sit _______. (where)
2. I ran _________ down the hall so I would not
be late. (how)
3. ___________ I went to the mall. (when)
4. I am __________ tired. (to what extent)
Prepositions
• A preposition shows the relationship between
a noun or a pronoun and another word in a
sentence
Conjunctions
• A conjunction connects words or groups of
words
– And, but, yet, or, nor
Interjections
• An interjection is a word or a phrase used to
express emotion