1. Parts of Speech
(There’s 8 of them!)

2. NOUNS A NOUN names a person, place, thing, or idea. 1) Hill—place
What do the following nouns refer to?
1) Hill—place
2) Mockingbird---thing
3) Boy--- person
Example:
Moby throws a rock into the lake.
The rock sinks to the bottom.

3. VERBS
A VERB describes an action or a state of being. --Action verbs = something you have to move your body or brain to do
--Linking verbs = are used to link the subject to words that describe it
(we’ll worry about those later!)
Examples: Moby throws a rock into the lake. The rock sinks to the bottom.

4. ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVES describe (or modify) a noun.
They usually come before the noun that they are describing (but not always)
Examples:
Moby has an orange head.
This lake is big.

5. ADVERBS ADVERBS describe (or modify) a verb
Sometimes they modify adjectives and other adverbs
GOOD HINT: usually adverbs end with –ly!
Examples:
Moby stood up quickly.
Moby cries very loudly.

6. CONJUNCTIONS
A CONJUNCTION is a word that is used to join two (or more) words or phrases together
There are 3 of the most common conjunctions:
AND BUT OR
Example:
Would you like to have pizza and Coke, or would you prefer spaghetti and Sprite?

7. INTERJECTIONS
An INTERJECTION is a word or phrase (not a complete sentence) that is used to express emotion.
Sometimes interjections are set off with exclamation points, sometimes they are set off with commas.
Examples:
OUCH! That shot hurt!
Wow, your poster looks really great!

8. PRONOUNS PRONOUNS are words that are used in place of nouns.
You can use them to avoid repeating the name of a person, place or thing.
Anna brought Anna’s report card home for Anna’s mom.
(that sounds ridiculous!)
Anna brought her report card home for her mom.
Example:
Steve, you should really take your smelly gym clothes out of your locker.

9. PREPOSITIONS
A PREPOSITION is a word that shows a relationship between two (or more) things in a sentence.
Prepositions can show where things are in relationship to each other, or how two things are related to each other.
HINT: Prepositions are usually found hiding between nouns in a sentence.
Examples:
There is a treasure under the bridge.
You should eat a piece of cake!
This birthday present on the table is from Susie.

10. MORE PRACTICE: (hint… not every sentence has all 8 parts of speech!)
Sam went quickly down the road to the yellow house.
Tina, put your math homework on my desk now.