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Name: KEY Period: 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; fourteenpounds; largebirds very large birds of prey. 21. Female bald eagles are usually larger than male FEMALEBALD EAGLES; LARGEREAGLES; bald eagles. MALEBALD EAGLE 22. These North American birds have a dark-brown body, white head, white tail, and sharp yellow beak. THESE, NORTH AMERICANBIRDS; DARK, BROWNBODY; WHITEHEAD; WHITETAIL; SHARP, YELLOWBEAK 23. An eagle’s nest is usually hidden. EAGLE’SNEST; HIDDENNEST 24. The cliff towers on which eagles build their homes are safe from predators. CLIFFTOWERS; THEIRHOMES; SAFETOWERS 25. Eagles are lifelong partners. LIFELONGPARTNERS 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 ALSOKNOWN; derogatorily, as the “chicken hawk.” SOMEWHATDEROGATORILY; DEROGATORILYKNOWN 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. VERYPOWERFUL FREQUENTLYSHOT COMPLETELYPROTECTED TODAYUNDERSTAND; BETTERUNDERSTAND 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)