1. PARTS OF SPEECH REVIEW

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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!

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

10. Works Cited Holt Grammar Handbook – First Course
Published by Holt Literature and Language Arts to support CA Content Standards
Capital Community College
Graves County Schools