English Grammar Parts Of Speech

2. Learning
Objectives
•To determine functions of different parts of speech.
•To name and identify myriad words in a speech.
•To use similar words in different ways.
•To devise and structure the sentence formation process.
•To comprehend and attain accuracy in grammatical
elements.

3. Vocabulary
Words
 1) Accord (Verb)
 Meaning: give or grant someone
(power, status, or recognition).
 Synonyms: give, grant, tender
 Antonyms: withhold, remove
 Usage: The powers accorded to the
head of state.

4.  2) Refrained (Verb)
 Meaning: stop oneself from doing
something.
 Synonyms: abstain, desist, hold
back
 Antonyms: aided, allowed, assisted
 Usage: She refrained from
commenting anything.

5.  3) Culminated (Verb)
 Meaning: reach a climax or point of
highest development.
 Synonyms: come to a climax, come
to a crescendo, come to a head
 Antonyms: start, begin, peter out
 Usage: Weeks of violence culminated
in the brutal murder of many
innocent people.

6.  4) Incursion (Noun)
 Meaning: an invasion or attack,
especially a sudden or brief one.
 Synonyms: attack on, assault on,
raid on
 Antonyms: retreat
 Usage: Incursions into enemy
territory.

7.  5) Coveted (Noun)
 Meaning: yearn to possess
(something, especially something
belonging to another).
 Synonyms: desire, be consumed
with desire for, crave
 Antonyms: unwanted
 Usage: I covet to buy one of the best
smart phone.

8. The Eight Parts of Speech

9. 1. Noun
2. Pronoun
3. Adjective
4. Verb
5. Adverb
6. Conjunction
7. Preposition
8. Interjection

10.  A noun is a person, place,
thing, or idea.
 Nouns are the subject of
a sentence.
Kylie is a pro-golfer.
The bakery has
fresh baked
goods.
The dog was
lonely for me.
Love is a
beautiful
thing.
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Eight Parts
of Speech
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11. In the following sentence, which words
are nouns?
Caleb loves to play Nintendo DS.
a. loves
b. play
c. Caleb and Nintendo DS

12.  Common Noun- A noun that does notname a
specific person, place or thing.
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New York City
dog
 Proper Noun- A noun that names a specific person,
place or thing.

13.  The cow jumped over the moon.
 We celebrated my birthday with a great,
big, chocolate cake.
 I ran the 5k race in town last week.
 The cherries were very tasty.
 I played basketball in gym class today.
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14.  In the following sentence, what is the
common noun?
Shaun cut the grass.
a. Shaun
b. cut
c. grass

15.  West Middle School is a great place to
learn!
 Shopping at the Grand Traverse Mall
can be hectic during the holidays.
 I went to Horizon Cinemas to watch the
movie Speed Racer.
 Caleb and Kylie are the best kids in the
world.
 Read 180 has many good books to choose
from.
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16.  Now let’s try proper nouns. Remember
they name a specific person, place, or
thing. What is the proper noun in this
sentence?
He walked across the Mackinaw
Bridge.
a. he
b.Mackinaw Bridge
c. walked

17. 2.Pronoun

22. Quiz
Time
 She was alone at home. She had to
do all the work .
A. her own
B. for himself
C. at the end
D. by herself

23. Let’s
try
 The woman is worried about
_______husband, he has been
away in the forest for three days.
 A hers
 B that
 C her
 D whose

24. 3.
Adjectives

43.  Adjective- An adjective is a word that describes a noun or
pronoun. It tells what kind, how many, or which one. Here
is an example:
Erin has blonde hair.
Which word describes in this sentence. What
is the adjective?
a. blonde
b. Erin
c. hair

44. More
Practice
 I am today means I didn't come
on time.
 A punctual
 B hightime
 C early
 D late

45.  He is a(n) friend of mine. I am
very happy to see him again.
 A old
 B early
 C ancestor
 D brand - new

46.  He is interested in what we are
talking about. He may be a spy of the
other team.
 A not
 B partly
 C unentirely
 D very much