Parts of Speech

Noun (N)A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns

can be singular or plural.

Late last year my cousin bought a Playstation 3.

Portia White was an opera singer.

The dogs ate too much food .

Pronoun (Pro)A pronoun takes the place of a noun.

Mr. Miner loves poetry. She’s always trying to get kids to join PYPM.

Ms. Donnelly got married over the summer. She and her husband were married by Mayor Nutter at City Hall.

Adjective (Adj)An adjective describes a noun or a pronoun.

We saw beautiful valleys and rugged mountains.

Mark is a brave man who manages to do many amazing deeds.

Determiner (Det)Determiners are a type of adjective. They are

little words used in front of nouns to indicate whether one is referring to something specific or something of a particular type.

a, an, themy, your, his, her, its, our, theirthis, that, these and thosemany, few, several, two, half what, which, whose

Verb (V) A verb is an action word or

state of being.

Mrs. Martin is the best Physical Education teacher in the world, because she pushes students to

perform, and does not allow students to make excuses.

Auxilary Verbs (Aux)An Auxilary verb accompanies the main

verb, and helps to make distinctions in mood, voice, and tense.

You have been late every day. 

He may arrive early.

Paul will become a superstar one day. 

Auxiliary Verb Tip . . .A difference between most auxiliary verbs

and main verbs is that auxiliaries never occur alone in a sentence.  

I would like a new job. ~ *I would a new job

You should buy a new car. ~ *You should a new car

She must be crazy. ~ *She must crazy

Adverb (Adv)An adverb is used to describe a verb, an

adjective, or another adverb.

She sang softly, which made everyone lean in and listen attentively.

The dog visciously sunk it’s teeth into my leg, which hurt quite a bit.

Preposition (Prep)A preposition shows the relationship between

nouns, pronouns, and phrases.The book is on the table.

The book is beneath the table. The book is leaning against the table.

The book is beside the table. She held the book over the table. She read the book during class.

Conjunction (Conj)A conjuntion connects words or groups of

words.

Bob and Nashay are here.

She came, but she did not stay.

Sara is not here, so we shouldn’t start the meeting.

InterjectionAn exclamatory word that expresses emotion.

Wow, you did an amazing job on your test!

Goodness, you found my transpass! You are a lifesaver.

Indicate the Part of Speech of each word in the following sentences.

a. The glass suddenly broke.

b. A jogger ran towards the end of the lane.

c. The peaches never appear quite ripe.

d. Gillian will play the trumpet and the drums in the orchestra.

Give the Part of Speech for every word in the following sentences.

a. The glass suddenly broke.

b. A jogger ran towards the end of the lane.

c. The peaches never appear quite ripe.

d. Gillian will play the trumpet and the drums in the orchestra.

Det / N / Adv / V

Det / N / V / Prep / Det / N / Prep / Det / N

Det / N / Aux / V / Det / Adj

N / Aux / V / Det / N / Conj / Det / N / Prep / Det / N