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English III
GRAMMAR REVIEW, Chapter 17: PARTS OF SPEECH
Part I.
1.
2.
3.
4.
A
B
C
D
Terminology: Match each word with its definition.
noun
pronoun
verb
adjective
A word that takes the place of a noun, another
pronoun, or a group of words functioning as a
noun
PRONOUN
A word that expresses feeling or emotion and
functions independently in the sentence.
INTERJECTION
The part of speech that names a person, place, or
thing.
NOUN
A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or
another adverb.
ADVERB
5.
6.
7.
8.
adverb
preposition
conjunction
interjection
E
A word used to describe a noun or pronoun or
to give a noun or pronoun more specific
meaning.
ADJECTIVE
F A word used to connect other words or groups
of words.
CONJUNCTION
G A word that shows action, condition, or
existence.
VERB
H A word that relates the noun or pronoun that
appears with it to another word in the sentence.
PREPOSITION
Part II. Exercises
Exercise 1. Identify the pronoun or pronouns in each sentence.
PRONOUNS
1.
As the farmers exhausted the soil from tobacco farming, they needed to find
new land.
2.
Horatio made his decision to move westward in order to sustain himself.
3.
Neighbors told him to leave with them.
4.
They had heard tales that described the lushness of the Shenandoah Valley.
5.
Governor Spotswood himself led an expedition to the Shenandoah Valley.
THEY
HIS, HIMSELF
HIM, THEM
THEY, THAT
HIMSELF
Exercise 2. Fill in the blank with the appropriate pronoun.
After (6)_____HIS________ return to Virginia, Washington recommended that an English fort be
built on the Ohio River to counteract the French. To build a fort on the Ohio River, Governor Dunwiddle
sent William Trent and some men to begin word on (7)_____IT________ in 1754. Washington soon
followed, with about 200 troops (8)_____THAT________ he (9)____HIMSELF_________ had raised on a
shoestring budget. When they received news (10)___THAT__________ the French and their Iroquois allies
had already defeated Trent and (11)____HIS_________ forces, they immediately dug in and began building
Fort Necessity. After a minor battle, the French attacked the fort in force, and, with limited supplies and
weapons, nothing could be done to hold out against (12)___THEM__________. The French were impressed
by the young colonel, who, even in defeat, had conducted (13)___HIMSELF__________ with bravery and
intelligence. “(14)___WHO__________ is that man,” asked the French commander.
“(15)___THAT__________ is Lieutenant Colonel Washington of Virginia,” answered the aide.
Exercise 3. Identify the helping verb(s) and main verb(s) in each sentence.
16. Many activities will be happening at the
winter carnival.
Helping Verbs
WILL BE
Main Verbs
HAPPENING
17. You can always start by viewing the ice
and snow sculptures.
CAN
START
18. There have been both amateur and
professional sculpting competitions.
HAVE
BEEN
19. The snowmobile race has become a
popular event.
HAS
BECOME
20. Thrill seekers can try the sledding or
CAN
TRY
tobogganing areas.
Exercise 4. Write the adjectives in each sentence, then write the noun that each adjective modifies.
Adjective  Noun
ex. Bald eagles, weighing up to fourteen pounds, are
Bald  eagles; fourteenpounds; largebirds
very large birds of prey.
21. Female bald eagles are usually larger than male
FEMALEBALD EAGLES; LARGEREAGLES;
bald eagles.
MALEBALD EAGLE
22. These North American birds have a dark-brown
body, white head, white tail, and sharp yellow beak.
THESE, NORTH AMERICANBIRDS; DARK,
BROWNBODY; WHITEHEAD;
WHITETAIL; SHARP, YELLOWBEAK
23. An eagle’s nest is usually hidden.
EAGLE’SNEST; HIDDENNEST
24. The cliff towers on which eagles build their
homes are safe from predators.
CLIFFTOWERS; THEIRHOMES;
SAFETOWERS
25. Eagles are lifelong partners.
LIFELONGPARTNERS
Exercise 5. Identify the adverb(s) in each sentence, then write the words each one modifies.
Adverb Word it modifies
ex. Many types of hawks live freely throughout North freely live
America.
26. The Cooper’s hawk is also known, somewhat
ALSOKNOWN;
derogatorily, as the “chicken hawk.”
SOMEWHATDEROGATORILY;
DEROGATORILYKNOWN
27. This very powerful bird kills large prey, such as
chickens.
28. In the nineteenth century, hawks were frequently
shot.
29. All hawks have become completely protected by
federal law.
30. Today, we better understand the role birds of
prey play in the natural world.
VERYPOWERFUL
FREQUENTLYSHOT
COMPLETELYPROTECTED
TODAYUNDERSTAND;
BETTERUNDERSTAND
Exercise 6. In the following sentences, identify the words that are prepositions (P), conjunctions (C),
or interjections(I).
Prepositions, Conjunctions,
and Interjections
ex. Duke Ellington played piano, wrote songs, and led one of the greatest big and (c); of (p)
bands ever.
31. In fact, Ellington, with others, founded big-band music, which greatly
IN (CONJ); WITH (PREP)
influenced swing music.
32. Don Redman and Fletcher Henderson were also great, even though they AND (CONJ); EVEN
were not as famous.
THOUGH (CONJ)
33. Ellington wrote not only big-band music but also opera!
NOT ONLY…BUT ALSO
(CONJ)
34. Wow! Did you hear that set?
WOW (INT)