A REVIEW OF

THE 8 PARTS OF Period 5

Grammar Unit #1, Lesson #1

SPEECH
WHAT ARE “PARTS OF
SPEECH”?
Every word in the English language can be classified into one of
the following categories:
1. Noun
2. Pronoun
3. Verb
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
ONE WORD, MULTIPLE PARTS
OF SPEECH…
Some words in the English language can be more
than one part of speech.
Ex: “grade” as a verb  The teacher graded the
summer reading tests in red ink.
“grade” as a noun  I earned a high grade on the
summer reading test.
VERB
Definition: Expresses an
action or a state of being

Examples: Three Types of Verbs:

1. Action
1. Naomi attended a bird’s funeral.
2. Linking
2. Zach Powers is a bully. 3. Helping (always used in a verb phrase)
3. Cap was living at Garland.
NOUN
Definition: A person, place,
thing, or idea

Examples:
Two types of nouns:
1. Capricorn Anderson is a boy. 1. common
2. Hugh received many wedgies. 2. proper
PRONOUN
Definition: Takes the place of a noun

Examples:
1. He was elected 8th grade class President.
2. We saw him doing tai chi on the lawn.
ADJECTIVE
Definition: Modifies a noun or a pronoun
Examples:
1. Cap has messy hair.
2. Sophie received a beautiful bracelet.

One type of adjective: articles (a, an, the)

ADVERB
Definition: Modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

Examples:
1. Rain clumsily fell off of a ladder.
2. Zach is very mean to his peers.
PREPOSITION
Definition: Shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another
word

Examples:
1. Darryl knocked Cap to the ground.
2. Mrs. Donnelly used to live at Garland Farms.
CONJUNCTION
Definition: Joins words or groups of words

Examples:
1. Pizza and television were new to Capricorn.
2. Cap was bullied, but he did not seem to realize it.

One type of conjunction: coordination conjunctions

 Remember the coordinating conjunctions with this acronym: FANBOYS
(for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
INTERJECTION
Definition: Expresses emotion and has no grammatical
relation to the rest of the sentence

Examples:
1. No, Garland Farms has been sold.
2. Wow! Cap is not dead!