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Mrs. Naumann's POS
Mrs. Naumann's Parts of Speech Review
| Sentence/Definition | Part of Speech |
|---|---|
| Grant WAS a diligent learner. | Linking Verb |
| The lights flickered INSIDE the house. | Preposition |
| TODAY is an unforgettable moment in history. | Adverb |
| The restaurant smelled DELICIOUS. | Adjective |
| The boys SPRINTED toward the finish line. | Action Verb |
| We CAUTIOUSLY crept into the haunted house. | Adverb |
| The PRANK was a horrific idea. | Noun |
| NEVER before had I felt so alone. | Adverb |
| As we crawled THROUGH the passageway, I began to feel apprehensive. | Preposition |
| OUR goal was to gather enough evidence for a petition. | Pronoun |
| The PRICE of freedom is worth more than we'll ever know. | Noun |
| When you step ONTO the stage, you begin to feel like a star. | Preposition |
| The silence FELT like a slap in the face. | Linking Verb |
| Word that describes a noun | Adjective |
| Word that is a person, place, thing, or idea | Noun |
| Word that takes the place of a noun | Pronoun |
| Word that shows action | Action Verb |
| Word that links the subject to the predicate | Linking Verb |
| Word that shows relationship, often spatial, of one word to another | Preposition |
| Word that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea | Proper Noun |
| A noun that is intangible and cannot be seen, felt, touched, etc. | Abstract Noun |
| The rides at KING'S ISLAND are exhilarating. | Proper Noun |
| The MYSTERIOUS stranger slithered through the alley. | Adjective |
| This IS the longest I have ever studied for a test. | Linking Verb |
| She TICKLED the baby until he was laughing hysterically. | Action Verb |
| Her FEAR of rejection cages her like a bird. | Abstract Noun |
| I am ready to rock this grammar TEST. | Noun |
| I rushed AROUND the corner to locate the next clue. | Preposition |
| Ian is ONE of the best players on the soccer team. | Predicate Nominative |
| The grand prize on Survivor was a million DOLLARS. | Predicate Nominative |
| The new principal is very PERSONABLE. | Predicate Adjective |
| The mother of ten felt TIRED. | Predicate Adjective |
| Miss Peller is my best FRIEND. | Predicate Nominative |
| Kyle handed MAGGIE the bowl of grapes. | Indirect Object |
| I sent my MOM a willow tree angel for Mother's Day. | Indirect Object |
| We watched a PERFORMANCE of The Diary of Anne Frank. | Direct Object |
| Kyle swung the BAT with full force. | Direct Object |
| They walked for MILES in the Flying Pig Marathon. | Object of a Prepostion |
| Leah is having her second baby in AUGUST. | Object of Preposition |
| Jake asked HIMSELF why he had stopped using his crutches. | Reflexive Pronoun |
| Colleen baked the brownies HERSELF. | Intensive Pronoun |
| THAT is Danielle's phenomenal art project. | Demonstrataive Pronoun |
| WHO is the author of Treasure Island? | Interrogative Pronoun |
| Mr. White received the whoo hundred pounds THAT he had wished for. | Relative Pronoun |
| Was ANYONE suspicious of her? | Indefinite Pronoun |
| A pronoun that refers to a person, place, or a thing that is not specifically named. | Indefinite Pronoun |
| A pronoun (that, waht, which, who, whom, whose) that introduces a subordinate clause. | Relative Pronoun |
| A pronoun that introduces a question (what, which, who, whom, whose) | Interrogative Pronoun |
| A pronoun (this, that, these, those) points out a person, place, thing, or an idea. | Demonstrative Pronoun |
| Pronoun that refers to the subject and idrects the action of the verb back to the subject. (Hint: it's needed for the sentence to make sense) | Reflexive Pronoun |
| A pronoun that emphasizes a noun or another pronoun. (Hint- can be omitted and the sentence still makes sense) | Intensive Pronoun |