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Parts of Speech Resource Sheets
 Nouns are words that name persons, places, things, or ideas.
A common noun names any one of a class of people, places, things or
ideas. It is not specific.
A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea, and it is
capitalized.
Common Nouns
writer
park
boy
school
book
Proper Nouns
Gary Soto
Felker Park
Andrew
George Walton Academy
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
A compound noun is a noun made up of two or more words.
Separate Words
post office
middle school
hot dog
Compound Nouns
Hyphenated Words
mother-in-law
editor-in-chief
commander-in-chief
Combined Words
doorknob
railroad
toothpaste
 Pronouns are words that take the place of a noun.
An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to. For example,
Lucy lost her wallet. The pronoun is her and it is referring to Lucy;
therefore, Lucy is the antecedent.
A personal pronoun refers to a person or thing. These can be used as
the subject, objects, or possessives.
1st Person
2nd Person
3rd Person
Personal Pronouns
Singular
I, me, my, mine
you, your, yours
he, him, his, her,
hers, she, it, its
Plural
we, us, our, ours
you, your, yours
they, them, their,
theirs
A demonstrative pronoun points out a specific person, place, or
thing. hint: demonstrative=demonstrate
Demonstrative
Pronouns
Singular
this, that
Ex: This is my favorite jacket.
Plural
these, those
An interrogative pronoun is used to begin a question.
who
whom
whose
which
Ex: Whose is that? Which is yours?
what
An indefinite pronoun refers to a person, place, or thing, but not
specifically.
Singular
somebody
anybody
nobody
everybody
someone
another
anyone
no one
everyone
something
anything
nothing
everything
one
neither
each
much
Indefinite
Pronouns
Plural
both
many
few
several
others
Singular or Plural
all
any
most
none
some
either
Ex: Each of the girls has a new puppy.
Several of the students have the flu.
Most of the money is paper.
A relative pronoun is used to join a dependent (subordinate) adjective
clause the word it modifies.
Relative Pronouns
who whom whose which that
Ex: The man who owes me money skipped town.
A reflexive pronoun refers back (reflects) to the subject of the sentence. An
intensive pronoun is used for emphasis (intensifies) and refers back to its
antecedent.
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Ex: I gave myself a great Christmas present. (reflexive)
The President himself said he would not raise taxes. (intensive)
 Verbs are used either as action or linking words. They are a
crucial part of a sentence.
An action verb shows something happening or being done. They can
be singular or plural and regular or irregular. Action verbs also are
time-telling and are written in tenses.
Ex: Travis believed in the tooth fairy until he was twelve.
Cynthia will run in the track meet next Saturday.
A linking verb is used to join or connect the subject with a predicate
nominative, a predicate adjective, or a predicate pronoun.
Linking Verbs
is
seem*
*NOTE: Some verbs can be linking
am
appear *
are
become/became* or action.
was
remain*
To test to see if a linking verb:
were
stay*
be
grow*
1. Replace the verb with a
been
turn*
form of be, and it makes
being
taste*
sense.
look*
feel*
2. There must be a word in the
sound*
predicate that is linked back to
smells*
the subject.
These are the most common linking verbs.
Ex: American flag, Mexican restaurant, Friday night,
Ex.
She was the team favorite. – Linking Verb
I tasted the cake. - Action Verb
The cake tasted yummy. – Linking Verb
A verb phrase is made up of the helping verbs and the main verb.
In a verb phrase the helping verb/s come first, then the main verb.
Ex: I have been studying for six hours.
hv hv mv
is
been
did
must
am
has
should
can
Helping Verbs
are
was
have
had
would
could
will
shall
were
do
may
being
be
does
might
 Adjectives are used to describe and modify nouns and
pronouns. They tell which one, what kind, how much, and
how many.
Ex: The green, football-shaped watermelon tasted sweet.
A demonstrative adjective is used to point out.
Demonstrative Adjectives
this
that
these
Ex: This movie is the best.
 Adverbs are used to indicate manner, time, place, cause or
degree and tell how, when, where, to what extent and
sometimes why. They modify verbs, adjectives, and other
adverbs.
Ex: The very beautiful girl walked quickly to her desk.
Although many adverbs end with the suffix –ly, many do not.
Adverbs
so
more
outside
soon
often
up
very
seldom
rather
always
tomorrow
almost
too
not
well
never
yesterday
sometimes
late
even
downstairs
far
above
fast
below
less
inside
These are a few adverbs that do not end with –ly.
those
 Prepositions are words that show a relationship between a
noun or pronoun and another word in a sentence. A
preposition is used to begin a prepositional phrase.
A predicate adjective or a subject complement follows a linking verb
and describes the subject.
Ex: The watermelon tastes sweet and juicy.
Ex. The book on the table is opened to the chapter about WWII.
A proper adjective is formed from a proper noun; therefore, it is
capitalized.
In the example the words on, to, and about are prepositions, and the
words table, chapter, and WWII are the objects of the prepositions.
The object of a preposition will always be a noun or pronoun.
A prepositional phrase is made up of the preposition, the object of
the preposition, and its modifiers. Prepositional phrases are either
adjective phrases or adverb phrases. In the above example on the
table is telling which book; therefore, it is an adjective phrase.
Prepositions
about
above
across
after
against
along
among
around
at
because of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside(s)
between
beyond
but
by
concerning
despite
down
during
except
excepting
for
from
in
in front of
inside
in spite of
instead of
into
like
near
of
off
on
onto
out
outside
over
past
regarding
since
through
throughout
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
upon
up to
with
within
without
with regard to
with respect to
 Conjunctions are words that are used to link or join words,
phrases, and clauses.
Coordinating conjunctions are the most commonly used
conjunctions.
Coordinating conjunctions
F
for
A
and
N
nor
B
but
O
or
Y
yet
S
so
Ex: Ty and Mia went to the movie, but they missed the previews.
 Interjections are words that show strong emotion. They
may be followed by an exclamation mark, a comma, or a
period.
Interjections
ouch, oh no, gosh, hey, jeez, aw shucks, oh boy
Ex: Oh no, I forgot my homework.
Hey! That’s my umbrella you just took!
In addition to the parts of speech, students should be able to
identify the subject and predicate of a sentence and apply the
basic mechanics of writing.
For further practice with the parts of speech, please explore the
following websites:
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html
http://www.chompchomp.com/menu.htm
Grammar Text – Elements of Language Holt – ISBN 978-0-03094193-1
Students will be able to access the text online.