Parts of Speech and Sentence Exam Review
THE EIGHT PARTS OF SPEECH:
Study Guide:
1. NOUNS
A noun is a word that names a person, place, a thing, or an idea.
Examples
Person: teacher, uncle, niece, Joey
Place: garage, city, park, school
Thing: paw, giraffe, bicycle, ice cream, doorknob
Idea: democracy, fame, love, disappointment
2. PRONOUNS
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun, a group of words acting as a
noun, or another pronoun.
The word or group of words to which a pronoun refers is called its antecedent.
Examples
I, me, we, us, you, he, him, she, her, they, them, it
3. VERBS
A verb is a word that expresses action or a state of being. A verb is necessary to
make a statement.
Examples
The students begin their homework.
Studying grammar rocks.
Lisa entered class late.
To me, it seems boring.
4. ADJECTIVES
An adjective is a word that modifies/describes a noun or pronoun by limiting its
meaning. An adjective tells what kind, which one, how many, or how much.
Examples
round window
six oranges
that hat
adult cat
romantic story
many ideas
these books
Scottish wool
interesting book
enough cups
third time
scary thought
5. ADVERBS
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb by making
its meaning more specific. Ad verbs modify by answering the questions “When?”
“Where?” “How?” and “To what degree?”.
Examples
His phone rings often.
The speaker will stand here.
Kim carefully polished the car.
After getting caught shoplifting, Joe ran quickly.
6. PREPOSITIONS
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some
other word in a sentence.
They also tend to deal with LOCATION and TIME.
Examples of Commonly Used Prepositions
aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, amid, among, around, as, at,
before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, by, concerning,
despite, down, during, except, excepting, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off,
on, onto, opposite, out, outside, over, past, pending, regarding, since, through,
throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, unto, up, upon, with, within,
without…
7. CONJUNCTIONS
A conjunction is a word that joins single words or groups of words.
A coordinating conjunction joins words or groups of words that have equal
grammatical weight in a sentence.
A subordinating conjunction joins words or groups of words that do not have equal
grammatical weight in a sentence.
Coordinating
Conjunctions
and, but, or, so, nor,
for, yet
Subordinating Conjunctions
after, although, as (if), because, before, if, since, unless,
until, when(ever), whereas, while
8. INTERJECTIONS
An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation.
An interjection has no grammatical connection to other words.
Examples
Oh, I didn’t know he had three eyes.
Whew, it’s hot in this classroom.
Ouch! That hurts!
Why, children!
Other Examples
Wow Oops Ssh Ah
Well Psst Yikes Alas
Parts of Speech:
Directions: On the line to the left, write the part of speech of the underlined word.
Noun, adverb, conjunction, pronoun, preposition, interjection, verb or adjective.
1. _______________She ran quickly past the other competitors.
2. _______________The adorable puppy played all day.
3. _______________My friend finished all his homework early.
4. _______________I wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch.
5. _______________He was counting the ballots during civics class.
Directions: On the line to the left of the sentence, write the word that is the part of
speech indicated in parenthesis.
Example: The Blue Streaks running back exploded off the line of scrimmage.
exploded___ (verb)
1. ____________________(pronoun) Paul hopes that he will sing with the choir.
2. ____________________(pronoun) Can the teacher help him with the science project?
3. ____________________(noun) Have you seen the book?
4. ____________________(noun) The lock was stuck.
5. ____________________(adjective) Older people tire more easily.
6. ____________________(adjective) The boy was smart.
7. ____________________(adverb) The officer ran fast.
8. ____________________(adverb) My sister answered the questions intelligently.
9. ____________________(preposition) Can you jump over the hurdle?
10. ____________________(preposition) May I sit between you two?
PARTS OF SENTENCE:
Subjects and Predicates Study Guide
A sentence is a group of words with two main parts: complete subject and complete
predicate. Together, these parts express a complete thought.
Complete Subject Complete Predicate
Several pilots from several countries have vanished in or near the Bermuda
triangle.
The Bermuda Triangle, the area in lies between Florida, Bermuda, and
question, Puerto Rico.
The U.S.S. Cyclops disappeared there in 1918.
The subject contains who or what the sentence is about.
The predicate contains what is happening (the verb).
Examples:
He
complete
subject
|
read about many different animals.
complete predicate
The nurse in the white uniform
complete subject
|
arrived
complete
predicate
Simple Subjects and Predicates
Every complete subject and complete predicate contains a word or group of words
that is essential to the sentence.
The simple subject is the essential noun or pronoun that cannot be left out of the
complete subject.
The simple predicate is the essential verb or verb phrase that cannot be left out of
the complete predicate.
simple
subject
Examples:
Two of his friends
complete subject
simple
predicate
|
simple
subject
Sick in bed, she
complete subject
studied law enforcement.
complete predicate
simple
predicate
|
had missed her job interview.
complete predicate
Complete subjects and predicates
A. Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice.
1. The first repair job in space took place in 1984.
2. Big, hairy coyotes were howling in the distance.
3. The telephone in the lobby rang loudly.
4. The woman in the red blouse is my aunt.
5. The clerk was waiting by the door.
6. Will this camera take pictures in dim light?
7. My cats chased each other around the house.
8. Their scientific discoveries made them famous.
9. The ambulance with the flashing lights raced out of the hospital drive and
down the crowded street.
10. The sad clown at the circus scared my little brother.
B. Label each phrase as a subject or predicate. Then write a complete sentence
using the given phrase.
1. The little girl
2. chased me down the street
3. some commercials
4. the store on the corner
5. ate the cookie very slowly
6. the woman next door
7. watched me from the tree
8. turned his homework in on time
9. Mr. Brown
10. watched television all night
C. Now, make up four sentences of your own. Underline the complete subject once
and the complete predicate twice.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Fill in the Blanks:
1) A complete sentence has a _____________________ and a _______________________.
2) The ______________________ is the main word in the complete subject.
3) A direct object is always a ____________________.
direct object
verb
subject
simple subject
predicate
noun
Underline the verb in the sentence. Circle the direct object:
1) Miss Bastian creates amazing tests for her students.
2) Who threw that ball?
3) Jenny bought a new bike last week.
Explain which type of sentence each of the following are (Exclamation,
Question, Statement or Command):
1) Go to the main lobby now. ___________________.
2) I have 7 cats at home. ___________________.
3) We won the match! _____________________.
Circle the simple subject in the following sentences:
1) The singing bird flew to another tree.
2) The orange trees fell down during the storm.