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LA: Parts of Speech
Language Arts, Parts of Speech, high school review, definitions & examples
| Term | Definition | Practice sentence | Answer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noun | Person, place, thing, or idea. (Kinds: Common or proper, concrete or abstract, compound, etc.) | Beulah High School educates about two hundred students each year. (Nouns) | Beulah High School educates about two hundred students each year. (Nouns: Beulah High School, students, year.) |
| Pronoun | Word or words that take the place of or refer to a noun. (Kinds: Personal, demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative, relative, reflexive, intensive, etc.) | The chef himself warned Sally that eating those would make her sick. (Pronouns) | The chef himself warned Sally that eating those would make her sick. (Pronouns: Himself, that, those, her.) |
| Adverb | Word or words that modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs...often end in -ly. | I simply refuse to sing because my massively swollen throat hurts quite badly. (Adverbs) | I simply refuse to sing because my massively swollen throat hurts quite badly. (Adverbs: Simply, massively, quite, badly.) |
| Verb | Words that carry the idea of being or action in the sentence. (Kinds: Action, linking, auxiliary or helping, etc.) | Karen would not have crashed her bicycle into the tree if the postal carrier had not stepped in front of her. (Verbs) | Karen would not have crashed her bicycle into the tree if the postal carrier had not stepped in front of her. (Verbs: Would have crashed, had stepped.) ("Not" is an adverb.) |
| Preposition | A word or words that describes a relationship between other words in a sentence. ( Some may be compound prepositions.) | The calico kitten wandered around the yard before curling up under the steps for a nap. (Prepositions) | The calico kitten wandered around the yard before curling up under the steps for a nap. (Prepositions: Around, before, under, for.) |
| Conjunction | A word or words that connect (join) parts of a sentence. (Kinds: Coordinating, correlative, subordinating, & conjunctive adverbs.) | Not only do weeds grow in my garden, but they also spread because I fail to water and fertilize regularly. (Conjunctions) | Not only do weeds grow in my garden, but they also spread because I fail to water and fertilize regularly. (Conjunctions: Not only...but also, because, and.) |
| Interjection | Word or words that are used to exclaim or protest or command. They sometimes stand by themselves, but they are often contained within larger structures. | Yippee! I won the lottery! (Interjection) | Yippee! I won the lottery! (Interjection: Yippee.) |
| Proper Noun | The capitalized name of a specific noun. | The clock Big Ben is an important landmark. (Proper noun) | The clock Big Ben is an important landmark. (Proper noun: Big Ben.) |
| Coordinating Conjunction | A conjunction placed between words, phrases, clauses, or sentences of equal rank. | I will eat ice cream or cake for dessert after dinner. (Coordinating Conjunction) | I will eat ice cream or cake for dessert after dinner. (Coordinating Conjunction: or) |
| Article | One of three specific adjectives. "A" and "an" are indefinite articles. "The" is a definite article because it points to a specific noun. | One member of the volleyball team was injured in a game against Hazen last week. (Articles) | One member of the volleyball team was injured in a game against Hazen last week. (Articles: the, a.) |
| Collective Noun | A noun that denotes a group of individuals. | Principal Clark addressed the assembly of students on the first day of school. (Collective Noun.) | Principal Clark addressed the assembly of students on the first day of school. (Collective Noun: assembly.) |
| Indefinite Pronoun | A pronoun that does not refer to any person, amount, or thing in particular. | Some of the community gathered to watch the Memorial Day parade down First Street. (Indefinite Pronoun.) | Some of the community gathered to watch the Memorial Day parade down First Street. (Indefinite Pronoun: some.) |
| Relative Pronoun | A pronoun used to connect a clause or phrase to a noun or pronoun. | The county fair, which lasted for three days, provided an array of activities for my friends and me. (Relative Pronoun) | The county fair, which lasted for three days, provided an array of activities for my friends and me. (Relative Pronoun: which) |
| Interrogative Pronoun | A pronoun used in order to ask a question. | Whose muddy Converse basketball shoes are those lying on the rug next to the back door? (Interrogative Pronoun) | Whose muddy Converse basketball shoes are those lying on the rug next to the back door? (Interrogative Pronoun: whose) |
| Conjunctive Adverb | A word or words used to connect two closely related independent clauses. They are preceded by a semicolon and followed by a comma. | I am exhausted after a long day at work; nevertheless, I need to wash the supper dishes before I go to bed. (Conjunctive Adverb) | I am exhausted after a long day at work; nevertheless, I need to wash the supper dishes before I go to bed. (Conjunctive Adverb: nevertheless) |
| Adjective | Word or words that describe or modify a noun or pronoun in a sentence. ( Kinds: Proper or common, compound, collective, etc.) Includes articles. | In formal gatherings, the teenage boy felt awkward. (Adjectives) | In formal gatherings, the teenage boy felt awkward. (Adjectives: Formal, teenage, awkward.) |
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