Parts of Speech Midterm Review

What is a noun?

• expresses an action or state of being

• connects words, phrases, or clauses

• a person, place, thing, or idea

• expresses surprise or other emotions

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What are examples of nouns?

• water, chair, police officer, library

• skip, yell, leave, write

• furry, bald, wet, funny

• happily, angrily, repeatedly, calmly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1B

What is the purpose of a pronoun?

• It takes the place of a verb.

• It describes a noun.

• It helps to define nouns.

• It takes the place of a noun.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What are examples of pronouns?

• water, chair, police officer, library

• he, she, it, you, we

• over, around, above, during

• and, but, or, so, because

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

What are examples of verbs?

• skip, yell, leave, write

• he, she, it, you, we

• a an the

• furry, bald, wet, funny

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.1D

CCSS.L.8.3A

What are examples of adjectives?

• furry, bald, wet, funny

• Bob, Christmas, Tuesday, Nike

• and, but, or, so, because

• happily, angrily, repeatedly, calmly

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.1.1F

What are examples of adverbs?

• he, she, you, it, we

• furry, bald, wet, funny

• skip, yell, leave, write

• happily, angrily, repeatedly, calmly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the purpose of prepositions?

• establishes a relationship between a noun and the rest of the sentence

• express surprise or other emotions

• a specific person, place, thing, or idea

• help define nouns

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

What are examples of prepositions?

• and, but, or, so, because

• a, an, the

• over, around, during, above

• he, she, it, you, we

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

What is the purpose of a conjunction?

• describes a noun

• connects words, phrases, or clauses

• expresses an action of state of being

• establishes a relationship between a noun and the rest of the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E