PARTS OF SPEECH REVIEW

NOUN A person, place, thing, or idea

Common noun: The name of a person, place, thing or idea.  Common nouns are not capitalized. Example: country, river, car, sister

Proper noun: The name of a particular person, place, thing or idea.  Proper nouns are always capitalized. Example: Ireland, Colorado River, Mercedes

Bens, Rebecca

DEFINE THE FOLLOWING NOUNS AS COMMON OR PROPER

Charlie Brown Lucyhouse

Snoopy

shirt

Christmas

PRONOUNS A word that takes the place of a noun or

another pronoun.Subjective: I, we, you, he, she, it, theyPossessive: my, our, your, his, her, its, theirObjective: me, us, you, him, her, it, themhttp://www.mylearningtube.com/media/167/

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DEFINE THE FOLLOWING NOUNS AS PRONOUNS

The Griffin family Brian

Lois Stewie

ADJECTIVES Modify a noun or pronoun by telling

what kind, which one, how many, or how much. An adjective usually precedes the noun or pronoun which it modifies.

The most frequently used adjectives are articles: a, an, the.Example: The room was filled with large,

yellow rain boots.Example: The small boat floated on the

dark sea.Example: I can’t complete my assignment.

IDENTIFY THE ADJECTIVES IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. The yellow balloon soared over the

steep roof of the house. Many people don’t understand that a

snowstorm can be dangerous. The little electric car chugged over the

steep hill and into the valley.

VERBS A word that asserts action, being, or

state of being.Example: James went to town.Example: These books are mine.

USE ONE VERB FOR EACH BLANK TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCE.

Lisa _____ the lamb.

Homer ______ at Lisa’s new pet.

Millhouse _______ at Homer.

Burns _______ to ________ over the world.Bart ________ like a maniac.

ADVERBS A word that modifies a verb, an

adjective, or another adverb. It tells how, when, where, or to what extent.Example: The seamstress quickly made the

clothes.Example: Unfortunately, the bank closed

at three today.

IDENTIFY THE ADVERBS IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. The dog barked quite loudly. My mother carefully bandaged my arm. When the phone rang, I quickly

answered and went outside to talk.

CONJUNCTIONS A word that links other words, phrases,

and clauses.Coordinating: and, but, for, nor, or, so,

yet, after, although, as, because, since, than, that, though, when, where, whether, and while.

Correlative: Neither….nor, either….or, both….and, not only….but also, whether…….or

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PREPOSITIONS

A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentenceExamples:

The book is on the table. The book is beneath the table. The book is leaning against the table. The book is beside the table. She held the book over the table. She read the book during class.

USE PREPOSITIONS TO DESCRIBE WHERE THE GNOME IS IN RELATION TO THE HOUSE.

INTERJECTIONS Words or phrases used to exclaim or

protest or command. They sometimes stand by themselves, but they are often contained within larger structures.

Examples:Wow! I won the lottery! Oh, I don't know about that. No, you shouldn't have done that.

USING INTERJECTIONS, WRITE A SENTENCE TO GO WITH EACH FACE. EXAMPLE: YAY! I GET PAID TODAY!