PARTS OF SPEECH REVIEW

What are NOUNS? words or groups of words that name… Person Place Thing Idea Dr. Phil forest rain beauty Chuck Norris city pets loyalty women Italy Eiffel Tower fairness team Middle East jewelry respect

What are PRONOUNS? words used in place of one or more nouns. They stand for a person, place, thing, or idea. Personal Pronouns I, me, mine you, your, yours she, her, hers, it, its we, us, our, ours they, them, their, theirs myself yourself Indefinite Pronouns Anybody, EACH, EITHER, none someone, one, etc. Interrogative Pronouns who, whom, what, which whose DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS this that these those

What are VERBS? Action verbs express mental or physical action. Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it. They danced their way into the championships. My teacher has been grouchy.

What are ADJECTIVES? describe a noun or pronoun New boat Lazy lion Refreshing stream

What are ADVERBS ? describes the verb, adjective or adverb They usually answer: how, when or to what degree. They often end in “ly.” Sang LOUDLY Ran QUICKLY Purred GENTLY

What are PREPOSITIONS? show position or direction Think of them as anywhere a squirrel can go in relation to a tree. On Under Within Below Around Near To For During Beside

words of strong emotion (Usually followed by an exclamation point) What are INTERJECTIONS? words of strong emotion (Usually followed by an exclamation point) Yikes! Dude! Oops! Hey Well, Ouch! Whoops! Oh!

What are CONJUNCTIONS ? words that connect words, phrases, and clauses For And Nor But Or Yet So

Works Cited Holt Grammar Handbook – First Course Published by Holt Literature and Language Arts to support CA Content Standards Capital Community College http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ppt/parts.pps Graves County Schools http://www.graves.k12.ky.us/powerpoints/elementary/farmrfrizzell.ppt