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Parts of Speech Answer Key

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Nouns
#1 A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea
#2 A __________________ noun names any person, place, thing or idea common
#3 A __________________ noun names a specific person, place, thing or idea proper
#4 How do you make most nouns plural? add an s
#5 A possessive noun shows ownership
Pronouns
#1 I, she, he, it, we, you, and they are examples of what kind of pronoun? subject pronouns
#2 Me, her, him, it, us, you, and them are examples of what kind of pronoun? object pronouns
#3 Pronouns must agree with verbs in _____________ and ______________ number and gender
#4 _____________________ pronouns refer back to the subject. reflexive
#5 The ____________________ of a pronoun is the noun to which it refers. antecedent
Adjectives and Adverbs
#1 ____________________ describe nouns or pronouns. adjectives
#2 ____________________ describe how, when, or where a verb takes place. adverbs
#3 ____________________ tell what kind, how many, or which one. adjectives
#4 To compare two things or actions, add ____________ or use _______________. add er or use more
#5 To compare more than two things or actions, add __________ or use _____________. add est or use most
Verbs
#1 The two types of verb are _______________ and ________________. action and linking
#2 The noun that comes after an action verb and answers the question “verb what?” is called the direct object
#3 The noun that comes after an action verb and answers the question “”verb to or for whom or what?” is called the indirect object
#4 A predicate adjective _______________________ the subject. describes
#5 A predicate noun ____________________ the subject. renames
Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections
#1 A ______________________ joins two things in a sentence. conjunction
#2 A ______________ relates a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence. preposition
#3 An ______________ is word or group of words that show strong feeling. interjection
#4 “either, or,” “neither, nor,” and “both, and” are ______________ conjunctions. correlative
#5 “Wow” is ____________, “and” is ____________, “under” is __________ interjection, conjunction, preposition
Final Question
Choose 4 of the 8 types of speech, and give an example of each. Answers will vary, and will be checked by the teacher.