MODULE 1: PARTS OF SPEECH REVIEW EXERCISE 1 A. Classifying Nouns On the line…

MODULE 1: PARTS OF SPEECH REVIEW
EXERCISE 1
A. Classifying Nouns
On the line before each sentence below, classify the italicized noun. Write
con.
for concrete or
abs.
for abstract. Then, if the noun is compound, write
comp.
, and if it is collective, write
coll.
Use a semicolon to separate your answers.
Example
: con.; comp.
The real Mother Goose may have lived in Boston.
There is evidence that she was not a kindly bird in a bonnet.
A woman named Elizabeth Foster married Isaac Goose in 1682.
Elizabeth took care of her ten stepchildren.
She eventually added six of her own children to the family.
Elizabeth had a wonderful memory for stories, rhymes, and fables.
Thomas Fleet, Mrs. Goose’s son-in-law, collected and printed some of her tales.
By tradition, Mother Goose rhymes have no known author.
Copies of Fleet’s collection have all disappeared.
Some childhood favorites, such as “Old King Cole,” are from a French collector.
Elizabeth Goose was buried in a graveyard near the Park Street Church.
B. Classifying Verbs
On the line before each sentence below, identify the italicized verb as an action verb or a linking verb. If it is an action verb, tell whether it is transitive or intransitive. Write
a.v.
for action verb,
l.v.
for linking verb,
trans.
for transitive, and
intr.
for intransitive. Use a semicolon to separate your answers.
Example
: a.v.; trans.
Eloise grew miniature roses in her window box.
Your brother looks taller this year.
That airplane can fly faster than any other ever built.
Please stand those boxes up in the corner.
Hoy considered all his options before deciding.
Only ten loyal fans remained at the end of the game.
Eat your oatmeal before it gets cold.
I have been so busy, I haven’t had time to call.
Can we see you tomorrow?
The balloon touched the lightbulb and exploded.
It might be better if we left early.
C. Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs
On the line before each sentence below, identify the italicized word by writing
adj.
for adjective or
adv.
for adverb. Then underline the word or words that the adjective or adverb modifies.
Example
: adj.
The prow of the ship cut through the thick ice.
Everyone was formally dressed for the wedding.
I have heard that crocodiles are more dangerous than alligators.
The all-American hamburger most likely originated in Germany.
Ricardo explained the topic clearly.
The settlers stopped to repair the wagon wheel.
Remind me later to fix that window.
On the way to Boston, we stopped to see the most wonderful museum.
The famous author spoke at our school.
My cousin has always wanted to be an airline pilot.
Wiggins was six-foot-four, so we had to look up when we talked to him.
D. Using the Parts of Speech to Write a Children’s Book
You are writing an alphabet book for small children. Each entry in your book will include a letter of the alphabet, a sentence that includes a word beginning with that letter, and the part of speech of the word. Write entries for each of the twenty-six letters in the alphabet. Use each of the parts of speech that you have learned at least five times. These parts of speech are
nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs,
and
adverbs
.
Example
:
A
is for apricot.
I ate an apricot.
Apricot is a noun.