PART OF
SPEECH
BASIC FUNCTION
EXAMPLES
Noun
Names a person, place, or thing
Pirate, Caribbean, ship
Pronoun
Takes the place of a noun
I, you, he, she, it, ours,
them, who
Verb
Identifies action or state of being
Sing, dance, believe, be
Adjective
Modifies a noun
Hot, lazy, funny
Adverb
Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb
Softly, lazily, often
Preposition
Shows a relationship between a noun (or pronoun)
and other words in a sentence
Up, over, against, by,
for
Conjunction
Joins words, phrases, and clauses
And, but, or, yet
Interjection
Expresses emotion
Ah, whoops, ouch
Article
Identifies and specifies a noun
A, an, the
PART OF
SPEECH
BASIC FUNCTION
EXAMPLES
Noun
Names a person, place, or thing
Pirate, Caribbean, ship
Pronoun
Takes the place of a noun
I, you, he, she, it,
ours, them, who
Verb
Identifies action or state of being
Sing, dance, believe,
be
Adjective
Modifies a noun
Hot, lazy, funny
Adverb
Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb
Softly, lazily, often
Preposition
Shows a relationship between a noun (or pronoun)
and other words in a sentence
Up, over, against, by,
for
Conjunction
Joins words, phrases, and clauses
And, but, or, yet
Interjection
Expresses emotion
Ah, whoops, ouch
Article
Identifies and specifies a noun
A, an, the
Every name is called a NOUN, As field and fountain, street and
town;
In place of noun the PRONOUN stands,
As he and she can clap
their hands;
The ADJECTIVE describes a thing,
As magic wand and
bridal ring;
The VERB means action, something done -
To read, to write, to
jump, to run;
How things are done, the ADVERBS tell,
As quickly, slowly,
badly, well;
The PREPOSITION shows relation,
As in the street, or at the
station;
CONJUNCTIONS join, in many ways,
Sentences, words, or
phrase and phrase;
Every name is called a NOUN, As field and fountain, street and
town;
In place of noun the PRONOUN stands,
As he and she can clap
their hands;
The ADJECTIVE describes a thing,
As magic wand and
bridal ring;
The VERB means action, something done -
To read, to write, to
jump, to run;
How things are done, the ADVERBS tell,
As quickly, slowly,
badly, well;
The PREPOSITION shows relation,
As in the street, or at the
station;
CONJUNCTIONS join, in many ways,
Sentences, words, or
phrase and phrase;
Translation Exercises for Spanish
VERB
NOUN
PRONOUN
ADVERB
ADJECTIVE
ARTICLE
CONJUNCTION/PREPOSITION
DIRECTIONS: Label the sentences in Spanish with the proper grammatical marks, and
then translate them below.
Example: El ñino quiere comida. => The boy wants food.
1. La chica bebe mucha agua.
2. El hombre corre a su casa rápidamente.
3. Los estudiantes estudian en el carro.
4. Mi esposa hace buena comida para mi.
5. Brayden trabaja de 8 de la mañana hasta 8 de la noche.
6. Señor Hymas juega basquet después de escuela.
7. La mujer tiene tres hijos con su esposo.
8. Una persona tiene que trabajar hasta el fin del día.