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CHAPTER 17- PARTS OF SPEECH
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NOUNS
A.
Noun1.
A word used to name a _______________, _______________, _______________, _______________.
______________________ Noun- Names any one of a group of persons, places, ideas, or things.
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_____________________ Noun- Names a quality, characteristic or idea.
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_____________________ Noun- Names an object that can be perceived by the senses.
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____________________ Noun- Names a particular person, place, idea, or thing.
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_____________________ Noun- Two or more words used together as a single noun
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PRONOUNS
B.
Pronoun-
A word used in place of a _________________ or more than one noun.
The word a pronoun stands for is called the ________________ of the pronoun.
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Personal Pronoun- Refers to the one _______________ (1st person), the one ___________________ (2nd
person), or the one ________________________ (3rd person).
Singular
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1st Person
2nd Person
3rd Person
Plural
I, me, my, mine
you, your, yours
he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its
I want you to go with me
we, us, our, ours
you, your, yours
they, them, their, theirs
He went to her house with me and her.
** Note- Some ‘Possessive Pronouns’ will be used as adjectives **
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Reflexive Pronoun- Refers to the __________________ of a sentence and directs the action of the
_________________ back to the subject.
2b.
Intensive Pronoun- Emphasizes its ___________________.
1st Person
2nd Person
3rd Person
myself, ourselves
yourself, yourselves
himself, herself, itself, themselves
She wrote herself a letter
3.
Demonstrative Pronoun- Points out a ____________, _____________, ____________ or ___________.
This
that
This is my favorite dinner.
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these
those
These are my best friends
Those are great!
Interrogative Pronoun- Introduces a _________________.
who
whom
which
What is the answer?
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Jenn herself wrote a letter.
what
Who are you?
whose
Which is the best?
Relative Pronoun- Introduce a ______________________.
that
which
who
whom
whose
The person who is running for sheriff is my father.
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Indefinite Pronoun- Refers to a ________________, _________________, ________________ or
______________ that may or may not be specifically named.
all
another
any
anybody
anyone
anything
both
each
either
everybody
Is anybody going to be there?
everyone
everything
few
many
more
most
much
neither
nobody
none
no one
nothing
one
other
several
Neither will be at the reception.
some
somebody
someone
something
such
John better hire somebody.
** Note- Many ‘Indefinite Pronouns’ may be used as adjectives **
All are going to sleep.
All boys are going to sleep
Neither girl likes coffee.
Many people are nice.
All of the boys are going to sleep.
Several cars are fast.
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ADJECTIVES
C.
Adjective-
A word used to modify (describe or make more definite) a ______________ or ______________.
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Most adjectives can be __________________ from a sentence.
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Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns by telling:
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1) ________________?-
Peter bought red shoes.
2) ________________?-
Samantha took the last cookie.
3) ________________?-
He made several errors on the driver’s exam.
4) ________________?-
Jackie has enough money to get to Florida.
Adjectives usually ______________ the words they modify, but are sometimes placed _____________ .
The tall and handsome actor waved to the crowd.
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Adjectives may be separated from the words they modify.
The ocean was rough.
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The actor, tall and handsome, waved to the crowd.
Sam is confident.
Ray is depressed.
The most frequently used adjectives (A, An and the)
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The following words can be used as both __________________ and ____________________:
all
another
any
both
each
either
few
many
more
much
neither
one
other
several
some
Several athletes won awards at the banquet.
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Laura is sleepy.
that
these
this
those
what
which / whose
Several won awards at the banquet.
The following ________________ pronouns can be used as both ______________ and ________________:
my
your
My car is faster than your car.
Proper Adjectives-
his
her
its
our
your
Your Dad is cool.
their
Their house is awesome.
Adjectives that are formed from a proper noun.
business letter
chicken salad
United States government
VERBS
D.
Verb1.
A word used to express __________________ or a state of __________________.
Action Verbs- express ___________ (write, sit) or ______________ (think,, understand) activity.
John applauded his girlfriend.
Lynn wrote a letter.
The girl won.
The child smiled.
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2.
Linking Verbs- Connects the subject with a word that _________________or _________________ it.
- Linking Verbs help describe the condition or state-of-being of a person or thing
am
is
are
was
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were
being
be
can be
may be
might be
must be
shall be
has been
have been
had been
shall have been
will have been
could have been
should have been
would have been
Some verbs can be used both as linking verbs and action verbs:
appear
become
feel
grow
John looked very healthy.
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will be
could be
should be
would be
look
remain
I looked at John.
seem
smell
sound
stay
The food tasted good.
taste
turn
I tasted the food.
Verb Phrases- Consist of a _____________ verb and at least one _________________ verb.
Commonly Used Helping Verbs
am
were is be
are being was
been
has
have
having
had
do
does
doing
did
may might must can shall will could should would
Forms of Be
Forms of Have
Forms of Do
Others
I should leave house now!
I have read the book.
She was seen with her father.
ADVERBS
A.
Adverbs
Word that modifies _________________, __________________ and other _________________.
Adverbs make sentence meaning more clear and complete by telling:
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_________________
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Adverbs Modify Verbs
Adverbs modify ____________________. The adverb can be positioned _____________________.
Example Sentence: Andre sang.
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How?
When?
Where?
To what extent?
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Andres sang magnificently.
Andre sang earlier.
Andre sang there.
Andre sang frequently.
Adverbs Modify Adjectives
When an adverb modifies an ______________, its position usually comes ___________ the word it modifies.
The coffee is very hot.
He is extremely tall.
The book was very long.
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Adverbs Modify Other Adverbs
When an adverb modifies an ______________, its position usually comes ___________ the word it modifies.
She plays quite well.
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She went very quietly.
Joe ran extremely slow.
Adverb or Noun ?
Sometimes ______________ are used as _______________
They returned home today.
He reviewed the material yesterday.
THE PREPOSITION
A.
Preposition-
A word used to show the relationship of a _________________ or _________________ to
some other word in a sentence.
B.
A preposition always introduces a _____________________. The noun or pronoun that ends the prepositional
phrase is called the _______________________________.
C.
Prepositional Phrase-
Includes a __________________, a noun or pronoun called the __________________,
and any modifiers of that object.
Commonly Used Prepositions and Compound Prepositions
About
Above
Across
After
Against
Along
Among
Around
As
At
Before
Behind
Below
Beneath
Beside
Besides
Between
Beyond
But (except)
By
Down
During
Except
For
From
In
Inside
Into
Like
Near
Of
Off
On
Out
Outside
Over
Past
Since
Through
Throughout
To
Toward
Under
Underneath
Until
Unto
Up
Upon
With
Within
Without
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Compound Prepositions
According to
Along with
Apart from

Aside from
As of
Because of
By means of
In addition to
In front of
In place of
In spite of
Instead of
Next to
On account of
Out of
Example Sentence- The playful puppy ran.
 The playful puppy ran beside the house.
 The playful puppy ran through the house.
 The playful puppy ran around the house.
 The playful puppy ran towards the house.
 The playful puppy ran under the house.
 The playful puppy ran in the house.
 The playful puppy ran past the house.
 The playful puppy ran along the house.
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THE CONJUNCTION
A.
A word used to join ____________________ or ____________________ of words.
Conjunction-
____________________ words or groups of words in the same way.
1) Coordinating Conjunctionfor
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
Acronym: ____________________________
I found his hat and gloves.
Fred likes her, but she likes him.
Dan went home so I could go.
2) Correlative Conjunction-
___________________ of conjunctions that connect words or groups of words
in the same way.
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both . . . and
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Both Andres and Chris must study hard.
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either . . . or
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Either Eric goes or Kevin goes.
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neither . . . nor
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Neither Brittany nor Brandon know the answer.
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not only . . . but (also)
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She is not only smart, but also very pretty.
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whether . . . or
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Whether he is right or wrong is not the question.
2) Subordinating Conjunction- Begins a subordinate ___________________ and connects it to an
_________________________ clause.
Most Commonly Used Subordinating Conjunctions
after
although
as
as if
as much as
as though
as well as
because
before
even though
how
if
in order that
provided
since
so that
than
that
though
unless
We arrived late because out train was delayed.
Although he has many friends, he is not very nice.
until
when
whenever
where
Wherever
Whether
While
Why
John listened while Cori spoke.
Chris experienced pain when he was hit.
THE INTERJECTION
A.
Interjection-
Ah
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A word used to express ____________________. It has no grammatical relation to other words
in the sentence.
Yikes
Hey
Oh
Ouch
Well
Whew
Wow
An interjection is set off from the rest of the sentence by an ________________ point (!) or a _____________.
Hey! Get out of here.
Well, I think she’s nice.
Ouch! That hurts a lot!
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