8 Parts of Speech

1. Noun Pronoun Adjective Verb Adverb Preposition Conjunction Interjection 8 Parts of Speech

2. Noun • Word that names a person, place, thing, or idea • Types of nouns: • Proper noun • Common noun • Abstract noun • Concrete noun • Compound noun • Collective noun

3. Proper Noun – names a specific person, place, or thing Common Noun – names any one of a class of people, places, or things Abstract Noun – cannot be perceived by the senses; thoughts or ideas Concrete Noun – can be perceived by 1 or more of the senses Compound Noun – noun that is made up of more than one word Collective Noun – noun that names groups of people or things Types of Nouns

4. Pronoun • Word that takes the place of a noun • Antecedent – nouns for which pronouns stand • Types of Pronouns: • Personal pronouns • Reflexive pronouns • Intensive pronouns • Demonstrative pronouns • Relative pronouns • Interrogative pronouns • Indefinite pronouns

5. Types of Pronouns • Personal pronouns • Refer to the person speaking, the person spoken to, or the person, place, or thing spoken about • Reflexive pronouns • Ends in –self or –selves and indicates that someone or something performs an action to, for, or upon itself; point back to a noun or pronoun earlier in the sentence • Intensive pronouns • Ends in –self or –selves and adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun in the same sentence • Demonstrative pronouns • Help specify one of many different people, places, or things • Relative pronouns • Begins a subordinate clause and connects it to another idea in the sentence • That, which, who, whom, whose • Interrogative pronouns • Use to begin questions • That, which, who, whom, whose • Indefinite pronouns • Refer to people, places, or things, often without specifying which ones

6. Verb • Indicates action (mental or visible action) or a state of being • Linking verb – verb that connects a word at or near the beginning of a sentence with a word at or near the end • The most common linking verb is some form of be • Helping verb – verb that can be added to another verb to make a single verb phrase • Verb phrase – consists of main verb and 1 or more helping verbs

7. Adjective • Word used to describe a noun or pronoun • Tells what kind, which one, how many, or how much • Proper adjectives • Compound adjectives • Articles – the adjectives a, an, the • Indefinite: a, an • Definite: the articles

8. Adverb • Word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb • Tells when, where, how / in what way, or to what extent

9. Preposition • Word that relates a noun or pronoun that appears with it to another word in the sentence; shows a relationship • Compound preposition • Prepositional phrase – group of words that begins with a preposition, ends with a noun or pronoun (object of preposition) and includes any modifiers

10. Conjunction • Word used to connect other words or groups of words • 3 types: • Coordinating conjunction • connects similar kinds of words or groups of words • And, but, for, nor, or, so, yet • Correlative conjunction • Connects similar words or groups of words; always appear in pairs • Both…and, either…or, neither…nor, not only…but also, whether…or • Subordinating conjunction • Connects two complete ideas by making one of the ideas subordinate (to place below another in rank or importance) to the other

11. Interjection • Word that expresses feeling or emotion and functions independently in a sentence

12. School House Rock Videos • Noun- http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=7585&title=Schoolhouse_Rock___A_Noun_is_a_Person_Place_or_Thing • Adverb- http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=28531&title=School_House_Rock_Adverbs • Conjunction- http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=47078&title=Schoolhouse_Rock___Conjunction_Junction • Verb- http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=28532&title=School_House_Rock_Verb • Adjectives- http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=28528&title=School_House_Rock_Unpack_Your_Adjectives • Pronoun- http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=66934&title=Pronouns_from_Schoolhouse_Rock

13. Congratulations! You have now completed the 8 parts of speech !