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PARTS OF SPEECH

GRAMMAR

8 PARTS OF SPEECH

1) Noun

2) Pronoun

3) Verb

4) Adjective

5) Adverb

6) Preposition

7) Conjunction

8) Interjection

PRONOUN

• Definition:
  • a word used in place of a noun
• Examples:
  • he
  • she
  • it
  • they
  • You
  • we

VERB

• Definition:
  • a word that tells

what someone or

something does

• an action word or

word of being

• Examples:
  • sit
  • laugh
  • run
  • jump

ADVERB

• Definition:
  • Can be added to a verb to modify its meaning; can also modify adjectives and other adverbs
  • Tells you when, where, how, in what manner or to what extent an action is performed
  • Many end in “ly” , but not always!
• Examples:
  • cheerfully
  • briskly
  • wickedly
  • Delicately
  • fast
  • never
  • now

PREPOSITION

• Definition:
  • a word placed BEFORE a noun or pronoun to show its location or direction
  • May also show a noun or pronoun’s relationship to some other word in the sentence
• Examples:
  • to - at
  • with - for
  • against - across
  • by - in
  • from

INTERJECTION

• Definition:
  • a word that expresses strong or sudden emotion
  • Used as an exclamation (!) by itself or with a comma following it if used at the beginning of a sentence
  • capable of standing by itself
• Examples:
  • Oh dear!
  • My goodness!
  • Wow!
  • Ouch!
  • Yes,
  • No,

PARTS OF SPEECH PRACTICE

• Directions:
  • Please identify the correct part of speech for each word in the sentences on the following slides. Make sure to write down the entire sentence and the correct letter(s) neatly above each word.

N-Noun Adv-Adverb

P-Pronoun P-Preposition

V-Verb C-Conjunction

Adj-Adjective I-Interjection

MORE PRACTICE:

6. With great joy, Mom and Dad welcomed the new

baby.

7. The boys fished in the gurgling stream.

8. Mary finished her reading assignment.

9. The earth travels around the sun.

10. Math or English is my favorite subject.