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The mords slobly bordled a slom don in the nox.
1. Who did it? The mords
2. How many of them were there? More than one (mordS)
3. What was done? bordled (verb)
4. Who or what was it done to? A slom don
5. How many of them were there? One (A slom…)
6. How was it done? slobly (adverb modifies the verb)
7. Where was it done? In the nox (preposition)
8. When was it done? past tense: bordlED
9. Can the sentence be rearranged? If so, how?
The mords bordled slobly a slom don in the nox.
In the nox, the mords slobly bordled a slom don.
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PARTS OF SPEECH:
Verb – express actions, events, or states of being (goes, is, runs)
Noun – a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea (dog, house, people)
Pronoun -- replace a noun or another pronoun (he, she, it, hers)
Adjective – modifies a noun or a pronoun by describing, identifying, or quantifying
words. (green, quiet, lazy)
Adverb – indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answers questions such as
"how," "when," "where," "how much". (slowly, quickly, often)
Preposition –links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word
or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. (in, on, to)
Conjunction – link words, phrases, and clauses (and, but, because)
Interjection –a word added to a sentence to convey emotion. (Yikes!)
Identify the part of the speech for the bolded word.
1. The clown chased a dog around the ring and then fell flat on her face. noun
2. The geese indolently waddled across the intersection. adverb
3. Yikes! I'm late for class. interjection
4. Bruno's shabby thesaurus tumbled out of the book bag when the bus suddenly pulled out
into traffic. adjective
5. Mr. Frederick angrily stamped out the fire that the local hooligans had started on his
porch. verb
6. Later that summer, she asked herself, "What was I thinking of?" noun
7. She thought that the twenty zucchini plants would not be enough so she planted another
ten. verb
8. Although she gave hundreds of zucchini away, the enormous mound left over frightened
her. preposition
9. Everywhere she went, she talked about the dire conditions. pronoun
10.The manager confidently made his presentation to the board of directors. adverb
11.Frankenstein is the name of the scientist, not the monster. verb
12.Her greatest fear is that the world will end before she finds a comfortable pair of pantyhose. preposition
13.That suitcase is hers. pronoun
14.Everyone in the room cheered when the announcement was made. pronoun
15.The sun was shining as we set out for our first winter camping trip. verb
16.Small children often insist that they can do it by themselves. adjective
17.Dust covered every surface in the locked bedroom. noun
18.The census taker knocked loudly on all the doors but nobody was home. adverb
19.They wondered if there truly was honor among thieves. preposition
20.Exciting new products and effective marketing strategies will guarantee the company's
success. conjunction
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English 9H Grammar—The Parts of Speech
What is grammar?
Grammar makes up all the words and structures in a sentence.
What are the parts of speech?
The parts of speech are nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and
interjections.
What is a noun?
A noun is used to name a person, place, thing, quality or idea. A few examples of each are Bill, Detroit, car,
beauty and justice.
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is used in the place of a noun or phrase. There are many types of pronouns: personal, relative,
interrogative, reflexive, intensive, demonstrative and indefinite.
Personal pronouns are used to refer to specific nouns. Example: I, me, you, they, he, it, and us.
Relative pronouns introduce dependent clauses. Examples: who, whom, that, which, what and whose.
Interrogative pronouns introduce a question. Examples: who, whose, whom, what and which.
Reflexive and intensive pronouns deal with the self. Such as: myself, herself, yourselves and themselves.
The difference between them is that reflexive nouns name the receiver of an action and intensive
pronouns emphasize a noun.
Demonstrative pronouns show which nouns perform or receive the action. Examples: this, these, that
and those.
Indefinite pronouns are used to show an unspecific number of nouns. Examples: all, few, many, none,
other, something, anyone and neither.
What is a verb?
A verb is used to show an action or a state of being. Examples: jump, run, cook and drive. There are three types
of verbs.
What are the three types of verbs?
The three types of verbs are regular, irregular and linking.
Regular verbs end in –ed or –d.
Irregular verbs change forms, such as how write changes to wrote.
Linking verbs express a state of being, such as shows or appears.
What is an adjective?
An adjective is used to describe or specify a noun or pronoun. Examples: green, big, that.
What is an adverb?
An adverb is used to modify a verb, adjective and other adverbs. They show when, where, why and how.
Examples: quickly, never, often, almost.
What is a preposition?
A preposition is a word that is used with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase that shows where, when, how and
why. They are commonly used to elaborate on the subject of a sentence. Examples: about, above, by, except, in,
into, on, off, to, toward.
What is a conjunction?
A conjunction is used to connect words and phrases to show order and ideas. Examples: and, but, or, nor, for,
so and yet.
What is an interjection?
An interjection is used to show surprise or emotion. They are usually short phrases such as “Oh no!” or
“Yikes!”
Quick Quiz I
Tell what part of speech needs to go in each blank space: noun, verb, adjective, conjunction, or adverb.
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The ______ girl was a great basketball player due to her height. adjective
I ran _________ to the store to get the last copy of The New York Times adverb
Have you seen _________? noun
Melinda _____ hiking, biking, and rollerblading. verb
Perhaps I should have read the directions more ______. adverb
Linda enjoys drawing _________ painting. conjunction
Quick Quiz II
For each underlined word, identify the part of speech from the list above.
1. The thought originated from the movie she saw.
verb
2. Do you believe in magic?
noun
3. The periwinkle carpet clashed with the drapes.
adjective
4. Norman winked appreciatively at his friend.
adverb
5. She is often late for class.
adverb
6. “Darn!” Harry yelled when he lost his mitten.
interjection
7. Jack and Jill walked toward the hill.
preposition