PARTS OF SENTENCE AND PARTS OF

SPEECH
Every complete sentence contains two parts: a
subject and a predicate. The subject is what (or
whom) the sentence is about, while the predicate
tells something about the subject.

Examples:
1. Judy runs.
subject predicate
2. Judy and her dog run on the beach every
morning.
subject predicate
 Example:
1. The boy threw the ball into the water.

The subject of the sentence is the boy (who or

what being talked about)
The predicate is threw the ball into the water
(what is being said about the subject.
Traditional grammar classifies words based on nine
parts of speech: the verb, the noun, the pronoun,
the adjective, the adverb, the preposition, the
conjunction, the interjection and the article.
PART OF SPEECH BASIC FUNCTION EXAMPLES
Noun names a person, pirate, Caribbean, ship
place, or thing
pronoun takes the place of a I, you, he, she, it,
noun ours, them. Who.
verb identifies action or sing, dance, believe,
state of being be
adjective modifies a noun lazy, funny, hot.
adverb modifies a verb, softly, lazily, often
adjective, or other
adverb
preposition shows a relationship up, over, against, by,
between a noun (or for
pronoun) and other
words in a sentence
conjunction joins words, phrases, and, but, or, yet
and clauses

interjection expresses emotion ah, whoops, ouch

article expresses emotion a, an, the

Change the words in the bracket with the correct form
1. Xavier refuses my favor (rude)
2. Joanna (write) a letter to her parents every week.
3. Oscar and Marie Antoinette (be) beautiful women
4. Let’s finish this project (correct)
5. Naomi is (an) popular woman
1. The dog shivered.
2. An owl shrieked.
3. The moon disappeared behind the clouds.
4. We waited.
5. For a moment, nobody even breathed.
6. A light rain fell on our heads.
7. The leaves trembled.
8. Our hearts beat faster.
9. Then the black sky opened up.
10. Furious flames lit up the night
1. Mr. William Herring is the jolliest man I know
 His outward features reflect the delightful
character within.
 His hair is red and frizzy, like Orphan Annie's.
 His head is fat and round.
 He has small, dark, hamster-like eyes.
1. His eyes peer inquisitively from behind metal-
rimmed glasses.
2. His small mouth is always formed into a friendly
grin.
3. His thick neck connects this funny head to an
egg-shaped torso.
4. He has two fat arms with plump hands and
fingers shaped like hot dogs.
5. On one of these fingers is a diamond-studded
gold ring.
1.The clown chased a dog around the ring and then fell
flat on her face.
A. Noun C. Adjective
B. Adverb D. Verb

2. The geese indolently waddled across the intersection.

A. Conjunction C. Adverb
B. Determiner D. Adjective
3. Yikes! I'm late for class.
A. Interjection C. Noun
B. Conjunction D. Article

4. Bruno's shabby thesaurus tumbled out of the book

bag when the bus suddenly pulled out into traffic.
A. Noun C. Adjective
B. Verb D. Adverb

5. Mr. Frederick angrily stamped out the fire that the

local hooligans had started on his verandah.
A. Verb C. Interjection
B. Adjective D. Article