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Parts of Speech Tutorial
Latrista Johnson
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Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Conjunctions
Interjections
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Nouns
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Personbrother, sister, teacher, Samantha
Place- school, kitchen, Tennessee
Thingsock, tree, apple, hand
Idealove, 2012, honor, pride
Practice: Nouns
Choose the noun(s) in the following sentences.
ExampleThe cat ran into the house.
nouns: cat, house
The jury has reached a verdict.
2. The cast includes a policeman.
1.
Answers
1. jury, verdict
2. cast, policeman
Pronouns
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, a group of
words acting as a noun, or another pronoun.
Singular
Plural
First person
I, me, my, mine, myself,
we, us, our, our, ourselves
Second person
you, your, yours, yourself
you, your, yours, yourselves
Third person
he, him, she, her, it, his, hers,
its, himself, herself, itself
they, them, their, theirs,
themselves
Demonstrative
this, that
these, those
Practice: Pronouns
Choose the pronoun(s) in the following sentences.
Example- Susan returned the book to her.
pronoun- her
They told her the good news.
2. He left the shoes on the porch.
1.
Answers
they, her
2. he
1.
Verbs
A verb is a word that shows actions or a state of being and is a
necessary part of a sentence.
Definition
Examples
Action verb
tells what someone or
something does
study, walk, run, hold,
Linking verb
links the subject of a
is, are, was, were, will
sentence with a word or be, has been, was being
expression that
describes the subject
Auxiliary (helping) verb
words that accompany
the main verb
am, is, are, has, have,
had, can, could, shall,
should, would
Practice: Verbs
Choose the verb or verb phrase in the following sentences.
Example- we spoke on the phone yesterday.
verb- spoke
1. She is going to the school dance.
2. The package was delivered earlier.
Answers
1. is going
2. was delivered
Adjectives
An adjective is a word that modifies or describes a noun or a
pronoun.
Examples: quiet music, red hat
Quiet describes music
Red describes hat
Practice: Adjectives
Choose the adjective(s) in the following sentences.
Example-The Japanese restaurant served three courses.
Adjective(s)- Japanese, three
1.
2.
Sunlight makes the leaves green.
The temporary agency sent a recent graduate to fill the position.
Answers
1.
green
2.
temporary, recent
Adverbs
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or
another adverb by making its meaning more specific.
Adverbs tell when, where, how, and to what degree
My uncle paid me a visit yesterday.
Many birds fly south for the winter.
The judge ruled fairly.
You have been exceedingly kind.
Practice: Adverb
Choose the adverb(s) in the following sentences.
Example- The employees arrived earlier than everyone else.
adverb- earlier
1. America’s interest in outer space has never ceased.
2. The waiter carefully served the food.
Answers
1. never
2. carefully
Prepositions
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun
or a pronoun to another word in a sentence.
Commonly Used Prepositions
Compound Prepositions
aboard, about, across, after, before,
behind, below, beside, between,
beyond, concerning, despite, down,
except, for, from, in, inside, like, near,
of, onto, opposite, out, past, pending,
regarding, since, through, throughout,
to, toward, under, underneath, until,
unto, up, upon, with, within, without
according to, ahead of, along with,
apart from, aside from, as to, because
of, by means of, in addition to, in front
of, in spite of, instead of, next to, on
account of, on top of, out of, owing to
Practice: Prepositions
Choose the preposition(s) in the following sentences.
Example- The kites soared above the clouds.
preposition- above
1. She parked between the blue cars.
2. The bird sat on the sill outside my window.
Answers
1. between
2. outside
Conjunctions
A conjunction is a word that joins single words or groups of
words.
Type of Conjunction
Examples
Coordinating Conjunctions and, but, or, nor, for, yet, so
Correlative Conjunctions
both…and, either…or, just as…so, neither…nor, not
only…but(also), whether…or
Subordinating
Conjunctions
after, although, as, as far as, as if, as long as, as soon as, as
though, because, before, considering (that), if, inasmuch as, in
order that, provided (that), since, so long as, so that, than,
though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, whereas,
wherever, while
Practice: Conjunctions
Choose the conjunction(s) in the following sentences.
Example- The door was open, yet nobody was home.
conjunction- yet
1. Neither you nor I should talk.
2. Whenever he gets back, we will go to the park.
Answers
1. neither, nor
2. whenever
Interjections
An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses emotion or
exclamation. An interjection has no grammatical connection
to other words.
Interjections
aha, ahem, ahh, ahoy, alas, arg, aw, bingo, blah, boo, bravo, brrr,
cheers, congratulations, dang, drat, darn, duh, eek, eh, encore,
gee, goodbye, hey, hmm, huh?, humph, hoorray, oh, oh my, oh
well, oops, ouch, ow, phew, sh, thanks, uh-huh, uh-oh, ugh,
well, whew, whoa, whoops, wow Y: yeah, yes, yikes, yippee, yo,
yuck
Practice: Interjections
Choose the interjection(s) in the following sentences.
Example- Oops! I am sorry I forgot your gift.
interjection- oops
1. Sh! The music might wake the baby.
2. Ouch! You stepped on my foot.
Answers
Sh
2. Ouch
1.
Assessment
Test your knowledge of the Parts of Speech by completing the
following online assessments.
Assessment 1
Assessment 2