Download Labeling Sentences and the Parts of Speech

Labeling Sentences and the Parts of Speech
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Nouns (N) – names a person, place, or thing
Pronouns (pro) – takes the place of a noun; possessive pronouns (poss pro) show
ownership; demonstrative pronouns (Dem pro) name a specific (ie. this, that, these,
those)
Verb (v) - show action or link words together
Adjective (adj) – describe a noun or pronoun (answers the questions what kind? and
how many?)
Adverb (adv) – tell more about, or modify, a verb (answers the questions how? when?
and where?)
Conjunction (circle the word) – join words, phrases, or clauses (FANBOYS - coordinate)
or begin a dependent clause (subordinate)
Articles (art) – a, an, the
Preposition (prep) – tells the relationship of the noun or pronoun to another word in
the sentence
Prepositional Phrase (put in parentheses) – made up of a preposition, object of the
preposition and any words in between
Object of the Preposition (obj prep) – noun or pronoun that follows the preposition
Complete Subject (underline one time) – includes all the words that tell who or what
the sentence is about
Simple Subject (SS) – main word (must be a noun or pronoun) in the complete subject
(must be a noun or pronoun); cannot be found in a prepositional phrase
Complete Predicate (underline two times) – includes all the words that tell what the
subject of the sentence is or does.
Simple Predicate (SP) – main word (must be a verb – action or linking) in the complete
predicate; cannot be found in a prepositional phrase
Direct Object (DO) – the word (must be a noun) that receives the action; follows an
action verb and answers the questions who? or what? after the verb; cannot be found in
a prepositional phrase
Predicate Noun (pred noun) – follows a linking verb in the predicate; renames the
simple subject of a sentence
Predicate Adjective (pred adj) – follows a linking verb in the predicate; describes the
simple subject of a sentence