write noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, preposition, adverb, conjunction and interjection in the given story
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Explanation:
Parts of Speech - Key Concepts
The parts of speech refer to the way words are classified according to their function in a sentence. There are eight parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
Your Turn: In your notes, write down the eight parts of speech given above. They will each be further categorized below.
Nouns
Concrete - names an object that can be seen, touched, tasted, etc.
Collective - names a multiple subject or group
Common - general name for a person, place, or thing
Compound - a noun formed from two words
Your Turn: Is a collective noun, as in "a flock of geese," considered singular or plural?
Pronouns
A pronoun takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
There are seven different kinds of pronouns.
1. The personal pronoun takes the place of a specific or named person or thing. Personal pronouns come in three different cases: nominative, objective, and possessive.
he, she, it, they (nominative)
her, him, you, them (objective)
his, hers, yours, ours, its, theirs (possessive)
Your Turn: Why doesn't the word "its" contain an apostrophe?
2. The reflexive pronoun adds information by pointing back to a noun or another pronoun.
myself, yourself, herself, ourselves, themselves, etc.
Students who cheat are only hurting themselves.
3. The intensive pronoun adds emphasis to a noun or pronoun.
myself, yourself, herself, ourselves, themselves, etc.
I, myself, am unsure of the procedure.
Your Turn: Can a reflexive pronoun function by itself as the subject of a sentence?
4. The demonstrative pronoun points out a specific person, place, or thing.
this, that, these, those, such
This is incredible!
5. The relative pronoun begins a subordinate clause and relates the clause to a word in the main clause.
who, whoever, which, that
The student who studies the hardest usually does the best.
Your Turn: When you use the demonstrative word before a noun, as in "this shirt," is it still a pronoun?
6. The interrogative pronoun is used to ask a question. The personal interrogative pronouns come in the same three cases as the personal pronouns.
what, which, who/whom/whose
7. Indefinite pronouns refer to persons, places, or things without specifying for certain which one.
everybody, anybody, somebody, all, each, every, some, none, one
whoever, whomever, whatever (indefinite relative pronouns)
Somebody is wondering if any is left.
Your Turn: When you use "everybody" or "everyone" as the subject of a sentence, is it considered singular or plural?
Verbs
Action Verb
An action verb expresses a mental or physical action.
run, jump, working, sits
He tasted the ice cream. (action)
Your Turn: Conjugate (list all the forms of) the action verb "to take."
Linking Verb
A linking verb is a verb which links or establishes a relationship between the subject and a term in the predicate which describes or renames the subject.
It does not show action, but, rather, it links. One way of testing for a linking verb is to replace the verb with the appropriate form of seem. If the sentence is still saying pretty much the same thing, the verb is a linking verb.
The common linking verbs are:
be, appear, become, feel, seem, smell, taste, and sound
Judge Bianca is an expert at matters of family law.
The ice cream tasted good.
(Tasted is used to help good describe the subject.)
Your Turn: In the past, there was a rule saying that if a pronoun followed a linking verb and referred to the subject, it had to use the nominative case (as in, "it is I"). Why do you think that rule existed? Do you think people still use it?