Homework

❂ Choose 1 paragraph (of at least 5 sentences) from

your IR. Rewrite the paragraph in your writers’
notebooks, skipping lines.
❂ In a different color ink, above each word write what
part of speech it is.
❂ Use the abbreviations:
❂ N = noun, V = verb, Adj = adjective, Art = article, Adv =
Adverb, Int = Interjection, Con = Conjunction, Pro =
Pronoun, Prep = Preposition
❂ Below the sentences, explain WHY you identified
each word with the part of speech you chose
 English Grammar

Parts of Speech

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 Nine Parts of Speech

Articles
Nouns rb s
Ve Pron
oun
s
Interjections

b s
r Pre
Adjectives d ve pos
A itio
ns

Conjunctions
 Word that names

❂ A Person

❂ A Place

❂ A Thing

❂ An Idea
 Kinds of Nouns

Common Nouns Proper Nouns

boy John
girl
Mary
Singular Nouns Plural Nouns
boy boys
girl
girls
Singular Possessive Plural Possessive
boy’s boys’
girl’s girls’
A word that expresses action or
otherwise helps to make a
statement
 Every sentence must have

a
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 Kinds of Verbs
❂ Action verbs express ❂ Linking verbs make a
mental or physical statement by
action. connecting the
subject with a word
that describes or
explains it.

He rode the horse to

victory.
He has been sick.
 The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.
It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.

Indefinite Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns

o uns anybody
n
Pro e
this
na l in each
erso e, m urs that
P I, m our, yo s, either
,y er none these
you , her, h
she it, its urs someone, one, etc. Interro those
,o gative
our heir,
u s,
we, them,
t Pronou
, s who ns
they their whom
elf
mys elf what
rs
you
which
whose
 Modifies or describes a
noun or pronoun.
Answers these questions:

Did you lose your address

book?

Is that a wool sweater?

Just give me five minutes.

Modifies or describes
a verb, an adjective, Answers the questions:
or another adverb.

He ran quickly.
How?
When?
She left yesterday.
We went there. Where?
It was too hot! To what degree or how much?
 Interrogative
Adverbs How did you break your
introduce questions leg?

When does your plane leave?

How often do
you run?
Where did you put the
mouse trap?
 A preposition introduces a noun or pronoun
or a phrase or clause functioning in the sentence
as a noun. The word or word group that the
preposition introduces is its object.

They received a postcard from Bobby telling

about his trip to Canada.

 The preposition never stands alone!

noun object of
p o s i ti o n pronoun preposition
pre
preposition object

You can press those leaves under glass.

can have more than
one object
Her telegram to Nina and Ralph brought good news.
object can have modifiers
It happened during the last examination.
 The Article
❂ Articles introduce a noun
❂ There are only 3 articles:

–A
–An
–The
 The conjunction
A conjunction is a word that joins words
or groups of words.
n d
a or
neithe
h e r / o r r/nor
e it
 The interjection
is an exclamatory word that expresses
emotion
Goodness! What a cute baby!

Wow! Look at that

sunset!
 That’s all for now. . .

More Later
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 Identify the Part of Speech
N-Noun, P-Pronoun, V-Verb, Adj-Adjective, Adv-Adverb,

P-Preposition, C-Conjunction, I-Interjection, Art-Article

❂ 1. The little dog ran.

❂ 2. Oh! You scared me!
❂ 3. The snow fell softly.
❂ 4. The girl ran quickly to the water fountain.
❂ 5. Pat and Joe raked the leaves very quickly.
❂ 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. I like humorous stories.
❂ 11. Math is my favorite subject.