English III/Mr. Wilshire Name ______
Parts of Speech (P.O.S.) Notes/Checklist – For Grammar Test (To be turned in)
You will need to know the following terms for the Grammar Test (in this order—terms in parentheses are not used “by name” on test, but are still on this test). We will review these P.O.S. in 3 groups. Use your grammar book (Communication Skills, Level III) to help you with any difficult terms. Key corresponding page numbers in the grammar book are given (IN THE “L”/LANGUAGE SECTION, unless otherwise indicated). Use the Optional Pages for additional help/review as needed. Provide an example for each (definition is optional); check off each when you feel you understand it.
Part of speech p.# Optional p. # Def. (optional!) Example
(1) Nouns:
ü 1. Common noun (p. L6) person, place or thing student, city, photocopier
2. Proper noun (6) (8, 371-3, C83) ______ Justin, Klein, Xerox
3. Compound noun (6) (489) ______
4. Collective noun (7, 287) ______
5. Abstract noun (6) ______
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(2) Pronouns:
6. Personal pronoun (10) ______
7. Reflexive pronoun (11) (245-7) ______
8. Indefinite pronoun (12-13) (281-2) ______
9. Interrogative pronoun (13-14) ______
10. Demonstrative pron. (13) ______
11. Intensive pronoun (11) (245-7) ______
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(4) Verbs:
12. Action verb (16) ______
13. Helping verb (18) (169, 186-7) ______
14. Linking verb (20-2) ______
15. (Passive voice) (201-5) (C93-4) ______
16. (Gerund (phrase)) (103-6) (121) ______
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Ä (*3) Adjectives:
17. Article (26) ______
18. Adjective (24) ______
19. Proper adjective (25) (383-5) ______
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(5) Adverbs:
20. Adverb (29-33) (305-6) ______
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(6) Prepositions:
21. Preposition (34) ______
22. Object of a preposition (35) ______
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(7) Conjunctions:
23. Coordinating conj. (37-8) (409-10) ______
24. Correlative conj. (37-8) ______
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(8) Interjections:
25. Interjection (39-40) (402) ______
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26. Compound adjective (25) (489-90) ______
27. Verbal phrase (19-20, 99) (111; C507) ______
28. **Prepositional phrase (36-7,93-5) ______
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EXTRAS: (NOT on test)
29. Subordinating conj. (37, 133) ______