PARTS OF SPEECH

Original presentation created by R. Frizzell, a Original presentation created by R. Frizzell, a teacher at Fancy Farm Elementary School teacher at Fancy Farm Elementary School

(Graves County, Kentucky). Modified by Kristi (Graves County, Kentucky). Modified by Kristi Eigenauer, Ross Park Elementary School, for Eigenauer, Ross Park Elementary School, for

Mona Shores Public Schools.Mona Shores Public Schools.

NOUNSPERSON

PLACE THING IDEA

PRONOUNSA WORD USED IN PLACE OF A NOUN

I, YOU,SHE, HE, ITWE, YOU, THEY

PROPER NOUNS A NOUN

BELONGING TO THE CLASS OF WORDS USED AS NAMES FOR UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS, EVENTS, OR PLACES. Mona Shores

Schools

POSSESSIVE NOUNS

The children’s boat is

sailing to the school.

Showing ownership or possession.

ACTION VERBS SHOWS ACTION LINKS SUBJECT TO

ANOTHER WORD IN THE SENTENCE

LINKING VERBS LINKS SUBJECT TO NOUN OR AN

ADJECTIVE IN THE PREDICATE PART OF THE SENTENCE

IS, ARE, WAS ,WERE,AM, BEEN SMELL, LOOK, TASTE, REMAIN, FEEL,

APPEAR, SOUND, SEEM, BECOME, GROW, STAND, TURN

ADVERBS THE PART OF

SPEECH THAT MODIFIES A VERB, ADJECTIVE OR OTHER ADVERB.

THE SUN IS SHINING BRIGHTLY.

ADJECTIVESDESCRIBES A NOUN

OR PRONOUN

BEAUTIFUL sunset

CONJUNCTIONS

CONNECTS WORDS OR INDIVIDUAL GROUPS OF WORDS

AND, BUT, OR, NOR,FOR, SO, YETEITHER, OR, NEITHER, NOR,

WATER AND ROCKS

A person, place, thing or idea is

called what?

So what do you know…

I, you, she, he and it are examples of

what?

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A noun used for unique individuals, events or places is called what?

So what do you know…

A noun that shows ownership is called what?

So what do you know…

A verb that links a subject to another

word in the sentence is called what?

So what do you know…

Smell, look, taste, remain, feel are

examples of what kind of verb?

So what do you know…

The part of speech that modifies a verb

is called what?

So what do you know…

What describes a noun or pronoun?

So what do you know…

What part of speech connects words or

individual groups of words?

So what do you know…