Transcript Parts of Speech Quiz

PARTS OF
SPEECH
REVIEW
by Mrs. Guthrie
NOUNS –
words or groups of words that name…
Person
Dr. Phil
Chuck Norris
women
team
Place
Thing
Idea
forest
city
Italy
Middle East
rain
pets
Eiffel Tower
jewelry
beauty
loyalty
fairness
respect
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
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.
Mrs. Guthrie has been grouchy.
ADJECTIVESdescribe a noun or pronoun
New boat
Refreshing stream
Lazy lion
ADVERBS –
describes the verb, adjective or adverb
They usually answer:
how, when or to what degree.
They often end in “ly.”
Sang LOUDLY
Purred GENTLY
Ran QUICKLY
PREPOSITIONS –
show position or direction
On
Under
Within
Below
Around
Near
To
For
During
Beside
Think of them as
anywhere a squirrel
can go in relation to
a tree.
words of strong emotion
(Usually followed by an exclamation point)
Yikes!
Dude!
Oops!
Well,
Whoops!
Hey
Ouch!
Oh!
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/pp
t/parts.pps
 Graves County Schools
http://www.graves.k12.ky.us/powerpoints/ele
mentary/farmrfrizzell.ppt