A REVIEW OF
THE 8 PARTS OF SPEECH
Period 5
Grammar Unit #1, Lesson #1
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
RETURN TO THE PRETEST
Can you
complete/change any
part of section #1? Use
a different color!
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.
HOMEWORK:
• Words used as
multiple parts of
speech assignment.
Due Friday.
A QUICK REVIEW OF
THE 8 PARTS OF SPEECH
VERB
Definition: Expresses an
action or a state of being
Examples:
1. Naomi attended a bird’s funeral.
Three Types of Verbs:
1. Action
2. Zach Powers is a bully.
3. Cap was living at Garland.
2. Linking
3. Helping (always used in a verb phrase)
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!