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Parts of Speech
Review
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Pronouns
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NOUNS
Identify
the nouns in the
sentence.
Do not name pronouns as
nouns.
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VERBS
Identify
the entire verb phrase
of the sentence.
Also identify the “main verb” of
the sentence.
Is the main verb a linking verb
or an action verb?
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ADJECTIVES
Identify
the adjectives that
are in each sentence.
Explain what word is being
modified by the adjective.
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ADVERBS
Identify all adverbs in the
sentences.
Explain what word is
modified by adverbs… don’t
forget! Adverbs can modify
three parts of speech.
What are they?
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PRONOUNS
For
some pronouns, you have to
identify the pronouns in the
sentence and explain if they are in
first, second, or third person.
For other pronouns, you have to
choose the correct pronoun for a
sentence.
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NOUNS - 100
The ugly duckling
turned into a
swan.
Answer: Nouns - 100
The nouns were
<- DUCKLING
and
SWAN ->
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NOUNS - 200
The haunted house
seemed to stare at
me.
Answer: NOUNS - 200
There was only one noun in that
sentence:
HOUSE
(ME is a first person pronoun taking
the place of a noun.)
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NOUNS - 300
The computer game
is difficult to
understand.
Answer: NOUNS - 300
There is only one noun:
GAME
“Computer” can be a noun sometimes,
but in this case, it is an adjective
describing WHAT KIND of game it is.
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NOUNS - 400
This blanket and this
hot chocolate are
making me warm.
Answer: NOUNS - 400
There are two nouns:
BLANKET
And
CHOCOLATE
(Hot is an adjective modifying
chocolate.)
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NOUNS - 500
Christa has done all
of her laundry.
Answer: NOUNS - 500
There are two nouns:
CHRISTA
And
LAUNDRY
What particular kind of noun is “Christa”?
Therefore, how should it always be
written?
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VERBS - 100
My
•
name is not Dave.
Remember:
• Complete verb phrase?
• What is the main verb?
• What kind of verb is it? (action or linking)
Answer: VERBS - 100
Complete
verb phrase: IS
IS is a linking verb
–(Remember, NOT is always
an adverb, not part of the
verb phrase)
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VERBS - 200
This
birthday
could not
have been
any better!
Answer: VERBS – 200
Complete Verb Phrase:
COULD HAVE BEEN
(NOT is an adverb!!!)
Main Verb:
BEEN
(a linking verb)
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VERBS - 300
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Staples has the best
kinds of pens.
Answer: VERBS – 300
Complete verb phrase
HAS
Type of verb:
Action Verb
What kind of action is being shown?
Ownership / Possession
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VERBS - 400
Some grapefruits can
taste very sour.
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Answer: VERBS - 400
Complete verb phrase:
CAN TASTE
Main verb: TASTE
Type of verb: Linking
(Grapefruits = sour)
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VERBS - 500
DAILY DOUBLE
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VERBS – 500
Can’t you be
quiet for just
one second?!
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Answer: VERBS - 500
Complete verb phrase:
CAN BE
Main verb:
BE (linking verb)
To find that verb phrase, it is useful to
change the question “Can’t you be quiet
for just one second?” into a sentence:
You can’t be quiet for just one second.
N’t (the contraction for “not” is not part
of the verb phrase (it is an adverb)
Therefore, the verb phrase is
CAN BE
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ADJECTIVES - 100
The wobbly desk was
also rusty.
Answer: ADJECTIVES - 100
There are two adjectives:
WOBBLY and RUSTY
They both modify the same noun:
DESK
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ADJECTIVES - 200
That blond
girl, Sally,
thinks your
brother is
cute.
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Answer: ADJECTIVES - 200
There are three adjectives:
THAT, BLOND, YOUR and
CUTE
THAT describes which girl
BLONDE describes which girl
YOUR describes which brother
CUTE describes the brother
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ADJECTIVES - 300
The lime jello is
very wobbly.
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Answer: ADJECTIVES - 300
There are two adjectives:
LIME
(describes what kind of Jell-O)
WOBBLY
(describes what the Jell-O is like)
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ADJECTIVES - 400
The old drum
had a speck
of red blood
on it.
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Answer: ADJECTIVES - 400
There are two adjectives:
OLD and RED
OLD describes what kind of drum
RED describes what kind of blood
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ADJECTIVES - 500
That fish is
staring at me.
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Answer: ADJECTIVES - 500
adjective is THAT.
It answers the question
“Which one?” about the
fish.
The
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ADVERBS - 100
My
hairdresser
cut my hair
too quickly
(…and I wound up
with a mullet!!!)
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Answer: ADVERBS - 100
There are two adverbs:
TOO and QUICKLY
QUICKLY describes how the hairdresser
cut (verb)
TOO modifies to what extent the
hairdresser cut quickly (adverb)
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ADVERBS - 200
Tucker always sits
very nicely.
Answer: ADVERBS - 200
There were three adverbs:
ALWAYS, VERY, and NICELY
•
•
•
ALWAYS describes when he sits
(verb) nicely (adverb)
NICELY describes how he sits (verb)
VERY describes to what extent he
sits nicely (adverb)
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ADVERBS - 300
Jessica will happily do
any chore if you ask
her soon.
Answer: ADVERBS - 300
There are two adverbs:
HAPPILY and SOON
* HAPPILY describes how Jessica
will do (verb) the chore.
* SOON describes when you ask
(verb) Jessica to do the chore.
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ADVERBS - 400
Jeremy
didn’t win
for class
president
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Answer: ADVERBS - 400
There is only one adverb:
N’T
(the contraction for NOT)
* Remember how we said that “not” and
“n’t” are never part of a verb phrase???
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ADVERBS - 500
DAILY DOUBLE
ADVERBS - 500
Can you thoroughly
wash my very dirty
clothing quite
rapidly?
Answer: ADVERBS - 500
There are MANY adverbs:
THOROUGHLY – describes how or to what
extent the clothing should be washed (verb)
VERY - describes how dirty (adjective)
RAPIDLY – describes how the clothing should
be washed (verb)
QUITE – describes to what extent the clothing
should be washed rapidly (adverb)
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PRONOUNS - 100
That is a
humungous
insect!
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Answer: PRONOUNS - 100
The pronoun is THAT.
It is taking the place of
whatever insect (noun) is
being talked about…
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PRONOUNS - 200
(I, me) and Ryan love
to go bowling with
Kevin and (they,
them).
* Choose the correct pronouns.
Answer: PRONOUNS - 200
I and Ryan love to go bowling with
Kevin and them.
Remember the trick: If it is the pronoun and
another noun, take out the other noun (in
this case, “Ryan” and “Kevin”).
This sounds odd:
Me would love to go bowling with they.
This sounds right:
I would love to go bowling with them.
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PRONOUNS - 300
My parents
and
(we, us)
just got a
Nintendo
Wii.
http://www.wiichronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/wii.JPG
Answer: PRONOUNS – 300
My parents and we just got a Nintendo Wii.
Remember the trick: If it is the pronoun
and another noun, take out the other
noun (in this case, “my parents”).
This sounds odd:
Us just got a Nintendo Wii.
This sounds right:
We just got a Nintendo Wii.
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PRONOUNS – 400
Many do
not like
eating fish.
* Identify the pronoun
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Answer: PRONOUNS - 400
The pronoun is MANY.
It takes the place of the
people (noun) who do
not like to eat fish.
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PRONOUNS - 500
Calleigh and Trish
are not going
swimming with
(we, us).
Answer: PRONOUNS - 500
Calleigh and Trish
are not going
swimming with
US.
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