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    The Parts of

    Speech
    By: Janine Witte

    Wittes Wonderful
    World of Writing
    (and Grammar)

    Take out your English notebooks.

    The 8 Parts of Speech


    Noun
    Verb

    Adjective
    Adverb

    Pronoun

    Preposition

    Interjection
    Conjunction

    Noun
    Names

    a person, place,
    thing or idea

    Forms of Nouns
    Common/Proper
    Singular/Plural

    Concrete/Abstract
    Direct

    Objects

    of the Preposition
    Predicate Nouns

    Verb
    Shows

    action or a
    state of being

    Examples of Verbs
    Action

    Verbs
    Linking Verbs
    Helping Verbs
    Transitive Verbs

    Adjective
    Describes

    pronoun

    a noun or a

    Adjectives answer
    What

    kind?
    Which one?
    How many?

    Adverb
    Describes

    a verb,
    adjective or another
    adverb

    Adverbs answer
    How?
    When?
    Where?
    Usually

    ends in -ly

    Pronoun
    Takes

    noun

    the place of a

    Pronoun Examples
    Subject

    Pronouns
    Object Pronouns

    Preposition
    Connects

    a noun or
    pronoun to the rest
    of the sentence

    Preposition Examples
    The

    book is on the table.


    The book is beneath the table.
    The book is leaning against the table.
    The book is beside the table.
    She held the book over the table.
    She read the book during class

    Interjection
    Shows

    strong emotion

    Interjections

    Interjections

    are
    usually followed by
    exclamation marks

    Conjunction
    Connects

    phrase

    a word or

    Conjunction Examples

    FANBOYS
    F

    For

    And Nor

    But

    Or

    Yet

    So

    You think English/Grammar doesnt


    matter?

    Dont be this guy!

    Fun Links

    Parts of Speech Game


    http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR
    /POS/pos.htm
    Grammar Gorillas Parts of Speech Game
    http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/inde
    x.html
    Shurley English
    http://www.shurley.com/

    Sources

    Grammar Police Picture

    I Has a Grammar Picture

    http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/coordinatingconjunction.htm

    Grammar House Rock Videos

    http://svana.org/sjh/images/various/knuth_don_has_a_grammar.jpg

    FANBOYS Conjunctions

    http://www.tonystarkz.com/GrammarPolice.gif

    http://www.youtube.com/

    Parts of Speech Definitions

    http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/parts-of-speech.html

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