Parts of Speech Lesson

Parts of Speech

Grammar Crash Course
English Language Arts

In a sentence, every word has a role to
play. Some words describe things, other
words express action, and some help us

connect one idea to another.

These roles, or parts, are called the
parts of speech. Knowing the parts of
speech helps us determine what a word

is doing in a sentence.

Types of Nouns

● COMMON NOUNS: Nouns that describe general

people, places, things or ideas

○ EXAMPLES: phone, computer, bike, teacher

● PROPER NOUNS: Nouns that provide the name of a

specific person, place or thing

○ EXAMPLES: Blackberry, Mr. Jones, Toyota

Noun

A person, place,

thing or idea

Pronouns

Replace nouns

Examples: he, she,
they, we , them, etc

Articles

Introduce nouns

2 Types

● Indefinite (A/an)
● & Definite (The)

Verb

Words that

express action or

state of being

Action Verbs

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ACTION VERBS: Verbs that express action or possession
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He walks to school every day.

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Erick eats a big meal for breakfast on Tuesdays.

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Ariel gives her sandwich to her friend at lunch.

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I drank chocolate milk yesterday.

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I played basketball in the alley last night.

LINKING VERBS

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LINKING VERBS: Verbs that connect the subject of the
verb to more information about the subject
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Jason became a business major.

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Jaida is in love with Brian.

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Jordan appeared happy.

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Seth sounds angry.

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The pizza tastes delicious.

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Braxton felt frustrated after the game.

HELPING VERBS

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HELPING VERBS: Verbs that come before the main verb;
they assist the main verb by showing time and meaning
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Phillip might be going to Florida.

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Jashon could learn to drive.

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Kennedy will finish her homework tomorrow.

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The car might sell faster than expected.

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He has been playing football for twelve years.

Adjective
Words that

describe nouns

ADJECTIVES

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We say that adjectives modify nouns because they can
change the way we perceive the noun.

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Adjectives can appear before or after the nouns they
modify.
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We ordered a fresh pizza.

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My mom bought a new phone.

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She painted the old fence red.

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Teirra wore a beautiful dress.

Adverb

Words that

describe verbs

or other adverbs

ADVERBS

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While nouns answer the questions who and what, adverbs
answer the questions how, when, why, and where.

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Most, but not all, adverbs end in –ly.
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Chris waved wildly to get her attention.

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Taiwan's shirt was extremely bright.

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The grapes tasted sour.

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Kori quickly ran back to class.

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We will start the new program tomorrow.

Preposition

Words that relate
nouns, pronouns
and phrases to

other words

PREPOSITIONS

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A preposition creates a relationship between the word the
preposition introduces, called the object of the
preposition, and the rest of the sentence.

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The relationship can create a sense of time, space,
direction, or reason.

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EXAMPLES: around, before, beyond, through, inside

Conjunction

Words that join
words, phrases

or clauses
together

CONJUNCTIONS

●The common conjunctions are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

●Use these words to make a connection between two or more
complete ideas.
○I liked the new iPhone 7, but I can’t afford it right now.

○James could buy a motorcycle or use the money to pay for
college.

○Travis went to the movies, and he shopped at Journeys.

○My mom said I couldn’t leave the house, so she asked me to
watch my little brother.

Interjection

Words that

express strong

feelings or

sudden emotion

INTERJECTIONS

●Interjections are included in a sentence (usually at the start) to express a
sentiment such as surprise, disgust, joy, excitement, or enthusiasm.

●Introductory expressions such as yes, no, indeed, and well are also classed
as interjections.

○Hey! Get off that floor.

○Yes, I do plan to make the Honor Roll this year.

○Ugh! I can’t believe we are eating leftovers again.

○The burrito is vegan. Yum!