TRABAJO 5
MOIRA SOTO
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Traditional grammar classifies words based on eight parts of speech: the verb,
the noun,
the pronoun,
the adjective, the adverb, the preposition, the conjunction, and the interjection.
Each part of speech
explains not what the word is,
but how the word is used. In
fact, the same word can be a noun in one sentence
and a verb or adjective in the next. The next few examples show how a word's
part of speech can change from one sentence to the next, and following them is
a series of sections on the individual parts of speech, followed by an
exercise.
Books are made of ink,
paper, and glue.
In this sentence, "books" is a noun, the subject
of the sentence.
Deborah waits patiently while Bridget books the tickets.
Here "books" is a verb, and its subject is "Bridget."
We walk
down the street.
In this sentence, "walk" is a verb, and its subject is the
pronoun "we".
The mail carrier stood on the walk.
In this example, "walk" is a noun, which is part of a prepositional phrase describing where the mail carrier
stood.
The town decided to build a new jail.
Here "jail" is a noun, which is the object of the infinitive
phrase "to build."
The sheriff told us that if we did not leave town
immediately he would jail
us.
Here "jail" is part of the compound verb "would jail."
They heard high pitched cries in the middle of the night.
In this sentence, "cries" is a noun acting as the direct object
of the verb "heard."
The baby cries
all night long and all day long.
But here "cries" is a verb that describes the actions of the
subject of the sentence, the baby.
The next few sections explain each of the parts of speech in detail. When you
have finished, you might want to test yourself by trying the exercise.
Identify the part of speech of the highlighted word in each of the
following sentences:
1. The clown chased a dog
around the ring and then fell flat on her face.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
2. The geese indolently waddled across the intersection.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
3. Yikes! I'm late for class.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
4. Bruno's shabby thesaurus tumbled
out of the book bag when the bus suddenly pulled out into traffic.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
5. Mr. Frederick angrily stamped out the fire
that the local hooligans had started on his verandah.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
6. Later that summer, she
asked herself, "What was I thinking
of?"
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
7. She thought that the
twenty zucchini plants would not be enough so she planted another ten.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
8. Although she gave hundreds of
zucchini away, the enormous mound left over frightened her.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
9. Everywhere she went, she talked about the
prolific veggies.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
10.
The manager confidently made his presentation to the board of
directors.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5.Adverb
6.Preposition
7.Conjunction
8.Interjection
11.
Frankenstein is the name of the
scientist, not the monster.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
12.
Her greatest fear is that the world will end before she
finds a comfortable pair of panty-hose.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
13.
That suitcase is hers.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
14.
Everyone in the room cheered when the
announcement was made.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
15.
The sun was shining as we set out for our first winter camping trip.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
16.
Small children often insist
that they can do it by themselves.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
17.
Dust covered every surface
in the locked bedroom.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
18.
The census taker knocked loudly on all the doors but nobody was
home.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
8. Interjection
19.
They wondered if there truly was honour among thieves.
1. Verb
2. Noun
3. Pronoun
4. Adjective
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjunction
20. Exciting new products and effective marketing strategies will guarantee
the company's success.
1.Verb
2.Noun
3.Pronoun
4.Adjective
5.Adverb
6.Preposition
7.Conjunction
8.Interjection
Part of Speech
|
Use
|
Examples
|
|
Noun |
names |
Maria had an idea. |
|
Pronoun |
takes the place of a noun
|
He is cute. |
|
Adjective |
modifies a noun or
pronoun |
He is a Mexican boy. |
|
Verb |
shows action or state of
being |
|
|
Adverb |
modifies a verb,
adjective, or adverb |
We left early. |
|
Preposition |
relates a noun or pronoun
to another word |
We looked for you. |
|
Conjunction |
joins words or groups of
words |
Bill or she will call.
|
|
Interjection |
shows strong feeling |
Ouch! My arm hurts. |