Parts of Speech- Lesson 2

Parts of Speech-

Lesson 2

​Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections

Adverbs- Overview

•  An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb but never a noun.

• Adverbs often end in -ly, but not always.

Adverbs

• Adverbs can modify verbs.

• Example- He ran quickly down the street. ("quickly" modifies the verb "ran")

• Example- The armadillo is a rather unusual animal. ("rather" modifies the adjective "unusual")

• Example- She finished her test too quickly. ("too" modifies the adverb "quickly")

Multiple Select

Joan drives the car very skillfully. Check off the adverbs.

• drives

• the

• very

• skillfully

Prepositions

• A preposition shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word in the sentence.

• A preposition is always part of a prepositional phrase.

• A prepositional phrase = a preposition + a noun or noun phrase.

• Example- with my mom, in the morning, by the tree, until tomorrow

• with my mom = with (preposition) my mom (noun phrase)

• The phrase will always end with a noun.

Multiple Choice

The meteor blazed across the sky. What is the prepositional phrase?

• meteor blazed

• blazed across

• across the sky

Multiple Choice

After dinner the boys watched a science fiction movie. What is the preposition?

• After

• dinner

• boys

• watched

Conjunctions

•  A conjunction connects words or groups of words. 

• Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)- for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• Subordinating Conjunctions- after, even though, whenever, although, if, unless, because, since, until, whether,while

• Correlative Conjunctions- both...and, not only...but also, either...or, neither...nor 

Conjunctions

• I want to go to the beach, but it's raining. (The conjunction but connects the two parts of the sentence.)

• Both fats and carbohydrates are also parts of a healthy diet. (Both...and connects fats and carbohydrates.)

• Either green or yellow vegetables are a good source of vitamin A. (Either...or connects green and yellow.)

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Multiple Choice

Soybeans are a valuable food, for they contain protein. Identify the conjunction.

• valuable

• for

• contain

• protein

Multiple Choice

Fresh vegetables provide not only vitamins but also minerals. Identify the conjunction.

• not

• but

• not only...but also

Interjections

•  An interjection is a word that expresses strong feeling or emotion.

• Examples- Yay, Oh, Yes, No, Hey, Wow, Geez