Parts of Speech Review Kari Brooks 6 th Language Arts

The Eight Parts of Speech NounsPronouns VerbsAdjectives AdverbsPrepositionsConjunctionsInterjections

Nouns A person, place, thing, or idea –man, John, shopper, President, store, Atlantic Ocean, house, movie theater, gift, tree, dog, computer, love, strength, hope

Pronouns Take the place of nouns Personal Pronouns…… –she, it, they, I, me, mine, him, her, their, you Demonstrative Pronouns… –this, that, these, those

Verbs Shows action or condition of the person, place, thing, or idea Action Verbs –jump, leap, throw, run, love, hope Linking Verbs –am, is, are, was, were, appear, seem, smell, remain, Helping Verbs –have, has, may, does, would, could

Adjectives Describe nouns and pronouns Answers What kind? Which one? How many/much?  pretty, long, red, big, bright, short, nice, colorful  Possessive Adj.  his, her, your, their, our  Articles  A, an, the

Adverbs Describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs Answers Where? When? How? To what extent?  slowly, quickly, nicely, very, inside, Test tomorrow

Prepositions Relate a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence  around, in, through, over, beneath, past, since, with, out, by, according to, on account of Inside On Next to Beside Under

Conjunctions Connect words, groups of words, and whole sentences Coordinating : and, but, or, for, nor, so, yet Correlative : both…and either…or neither…nor not only…but also whether…or

Interjections Words that express sudden excitement or strong feeling –golly, hey, oh, oops, ouch, well, wow, whew Oh No! Aha !

Name the Part of Speech meahaBoth…andblue amgirltomorrowand gollythetiredin forfellOacomahe

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