Parts of Speech I
What type of noun is in quotations, concrete or abstract?
Victoria was swimming in the "pool."
concrete noun
What part of speech takes the place of a noun?
a pronoun
What type of noun names particular people, animals, places,...and is always capitalized?
proper noun
What is called the word that the pronoun replaces?
Mario is sick. He will not be coming today.
an antecedent
What's the type of noun that cannot be counted? Give examples.
Noncount (or uncountable) noun
water, air, rice, money
What kind of verb is in quotations?
I "was" on my way to class when I remember it "was" Saturday.
linking verb
To make nouns possessive, one would add what punctuation mark?
an apostrophe
'
What part of speech modifies nouns and pronouns?
adjectives
What's the general rule of thumb to make a singular noun possessive?
add an apostrophe and an s
('s)
This part of speech may show emotion or sentiment, joy, excitement.
interjection
What kind of pronoun asks a question?
an interrogative pronoun
General rule of thumb to make a plural noun possessive
add an apostrophe
Ex. Kids -> Kids'
What type of noun expresses feelings, ideas, or things that cannot be touched?
abstract nouns
Form changes to indicate when an action was performed show the ________ of the verb.
tense
____________ join two or more words, phrases, or clauses.
conjunctions
The old tired musician sang loudly tonight. What part of speech is the word tonight?
adverb
Give an example of a state of being verb.
is, am, was, were, are
What part of speech shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another part of a sentence?
a preposition
Give an example of a preposition.
on, at, to, from, in, with, for, under, beside
What are articles?
Special adjectives that introduce nouns. The, A, An
What part of speech of speech answers the questions when, where, how, in what manner, or to what extent?
adverb
Give an example of a conjunction.
WABBIT
What's the acronym for a coordinating conjunctions?
Name each conjunction
FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Identify the following part of speech (in quotes) in the following sentence:
The three books on the table are "mine"- the other two on the shelf are "yours".
possessive pronouns
Identify the following part of speech (in quotes) in the following sentence:
"Your" books are on the table - these two are Alma's.
possessive pronoun