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Module 4 - Lesson 2
Grade 9
The parts of speech explain the ways words can be used in various contexts. Every word in the English language functions as at least one part of speech; many words can serve, at different times, as two or more parts of speech, depending on the context. § Adjective A word or combination of words that modifies a noun (blue-green, central, half-baked, temporary). § Adverb A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (slowly, obstinately, much). § Article Any of three words used to signal the presence of a noun. A and an are known as indefinite articles; the is the definite article. § Conjunction A word that connects other words, phrases, or sentences (and, but, or, because). § Interjection A word, phrase, or sound used as an exclamation and capable of standing by itself (oh, Lord, damn, my goodness). § Noun A word or phrase that names a person, place, thing, quality, or act (Fred, New York, table, beauty, execution). A noun may be used as the subject of a verb, the object of a verb, an identifying noun, the object of a preposition, or an appositive (an explanatory phrase coupled with a subject or object). § Preposition A word or phrase that shows the relationship of a noun to another noun (at, by, in, to, from, with ) § Pronoun A word that substitutes for a noun and refers to a person, place, thing, idea, or act that was mentioned previously or that can be inferred from the context of the sentence (he, she, it, that). § Verb A word or phrase that expresses action, existence, or occurrence (throw, be, happen). Verbs can be transitive, requiring an object (her in I met her), or intransitive, requiring only a subject (The sun rises). Some verbs, like feel, are both transitive (Feel the fabric) and intransitive (I feel cold, in which cold is an adjective and not an object).
Parts of speech Practicing exercise Q.1) Identify the noun in this sentence: Money doesn't make us happy unless we are poor. A. Money B. happy C. poor Q.2) Identify the verb in this sentence: He was on the school football team. A. He B. was C. football Q.3) Identify the adjective in this sentence: "I'm frightened," the boy said nervously. A. frightened B. boy C. nervously Q.4) Identify the adverb in this sentence: The dog seemed friendly and wagged its tail happily. A. seemed B. friendly C. happily
Q.5) Identify the preposition in this sentence:I went home at five o'clock. A. I B. home C. at
Parts of speech Practicing exercise-Answer key
Parts of speech Quiz I. Identify parts of speech for each word in the sentences below. Write the correct letter(s):
1. The little dog ran. 2. Oh! You scared me! 3. The snow fell softly. 4. God made us. 5. Pat and Joe quickly raked the leaves. 6. With great joy, Mom and Dad welcomed the new baby. 7. The boys fished in the gurgling stream. 8. Mary finished her reading assignment. 9. The earth travels around the sun. 10. I like humorous stories. 11. Math or English is my favorite subject.
Parts of speech Quiz-Answer key 1.
The--Adj 2.
Oh!--I 3.
The--Adj 4.
God--N 5.
Pat--N 6.
With--P 7.
The--Adj 8.
Mary--N 9.
The--Adj 10. I--P 11. Math--N
Parts of speech Test Instructions: Correctly name the part of speech that is capitalized in each sentence.
1. The bowl CRACKED in the
dishwasher. 2. It is now AUGUST. 3. The red house ON the
corner is ours. 4. JOHN had his bow and
arrows. 5. The NEW car is in the
driveway. 6. That apple tart TASTES
good. 7. My father spoke SHARPLY
to me. 8. The flood damaged several
buildings NEAR the harbor. 9. A CALM fell over the
crowd. 10. A CALM scene lay ahead. 11. AIR the blankets. 12. It is a DAILY newspaper. 13. The school bell RANG
every day at noon. 14. The MAID did the dishes. 15. ALASKA is the largest
state in the union. 16. Hand me that big book on
the TOP shelf. 17. The flag FLAPPED gently
in the breeze. 18. The cat RAN upstairs. 19. The EARLY bus leaves at
six. 20. The dog hid UNDERNEATH
the porch. 21. Todd is coming DOWN
tomorrow. 22. I like the great
OUTDOORS. 23. I like RADIO programs. 24. The voters may EASE him
out of office this fall. 25. He ran AFTER the bus.
Parts of speech Test-Answer key 1. verb 3. preposition 6. verb 8. preposition 12. adjective 15. noun 16.adjective 22. noun 25. preposition |
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