1. PARTS OF SPEECH GROUP 9 Ajinkya Prathamesh Priyanka Rupsingh Sreeshma

2. Noun A person Place Thing E.g.1. The girl lost her pen at school. 2. The house was full of happiness.

3. Pronoun Substitutes for a noun It can be – Personal (them) Relative (which) Interrogative (whom) Reflexive/intensive (itself) Indefinite (everybody) E.g. Apurva asked him to walk that dog Who has been using my computer ?

4. Quiz on Noun & Pronoun 1.How much cloth will it take to make the curtains? A. Adjective B. Noun C. Verb Ans. Noun 2. I helped him carry it. Ans. Pronoun 3.Feathers are so light that they seem to float. A. Adjective B. Noun C. Verb Ans. Noun 4. You have to believe in yourself if you ever expect to be successful at something. Ans. Pronoun

5. Quiz on Noun & Pronoun 5. Chose the correct sentence. A) Talk to Stephon and they before making a decision. B) Talk to Stephon and them before making a decision. Answer: B Explanation: “them” is the object of the preposition “to.” 6. Chose the correct sentence. A) Everyone except she were working on the float. B) Everyone except her were working on the float. C) Everyone except her was working on the float. Answer: C

6. Verb Action or state of being Linking verbs and action verbs E.g My mother is a high school teacher (linking) He wrote an interesting novel (action)

7. Adjective Describes or limits a noun or pronoun Adjectives tell what kind or how many Articles are also considered as adjectives E.g. Amy bought a pair of brown shoes and an astonishing dress Those lazy boys need to clean messy room

8. Quiz on Verb & Adjeective 1.Whenever the door slams, the lamp rocks back and forth. A. Adjective B. Noun C. Verb Ans. Verb 2. Direct A.Directly B. directively C. directfully D. directingly Ans.Directly 3. Laudation A.laud B. laudable C. lauding D. laudably Ans.Laud 4.Parents should limit the amount of television their children watch. A. Adjective B. Noun C. Verb Ans. Verb

9. Quiz on Verb & Adjective 5.Open and honest communication _____ to a happy relationship Contribute, contributes Ans. a)contributes 6.Dorothy and the Scarecrow danced down the Yellow brick Road. Danced, Danced down, No verb Ans. Danced 7. Affection A.affect B. affectionate C. affectingly D. affectionately Ans. Affection 8. Slow A.slow B. slowly C. slowingly D. none of these Ans. Slow

10. Adverb Modifies a verb, adjective or another verb Adverb answers How? When? And Where? Many adverbs end in “-LY” E.g. The students read aloud (Verb) The movie was very amusing (Adjective) It all happened too quickly for me to describe (Adverb)

11. Quiz on Adverb 1. Which one is an adverb for describing a verb? A) seriously B)difficult C)problem Ans: Seriously (she concentrated seriously) 2. Which is adverb in this sentence Mike is always arriving late. A)mike B)Always C)arriving Ans. Always 3. The weather is changing very quickly A)weather B)changing C)quickly Ans. quickly 4. There house is newly decorated (True/false) (True-newly is adverb)

12. Preposition Shows relationship between noun or pronoun to another noun or pronoun. Commonly used preposition- about, before, for, from, in, on, over, to, until, up, with, without E.g. The airplane flew above us She walked to the store.

13. Preposition 1.The work was completed —– sunset. A. for B. in C. at D. about Ans. at 2. We are pleased —– your visit. A. with B. at C. by D. on Ans. with 3. I shall meet you —– 6 o’clock. A. by B. at C. in D. during Ans.at 4. Suganya writes —– her left hand. A. on B. with C. in D. by Ans. with

14. Conjunction Connects words or group of words Types Coordinating (for, but, yet, or, so, and, nor ) My teacher is strict, yet she is fair. Correlative (both, and, either…or, neither…nor, not only…but also) Ex. Both swimming and dancing are fun I am happy because of you

15. Quiz on Conjunction 1. ___ it rains on Sunday, I will not be able to drive And, where, either, if, how (if) 2. wanted to eat sushi for dinner ___ I went to a Japanese restaurant. But, so, or (so) 3. Luke was late to the party ___ his car broke down on the highway if, because, while, although, where (bcoz)

16. Interjection Expresses surprise or strong feeling Commonly used before a sentence or at the beginning of the sentence E.g. Wow! This place is great. Oh no, that’s a terrible news.

17. Quiz on Interjection 1. Select the answer that is not an interjection wow, hey, either, hooray (either) 2. Hey bring that back here (Hey) 3. Ouch! I was just stung by a bee (ouch)