After reviewing the Parts of Speech lesson, here are a few sentences that I found important and informative. I included examples of the parts of speech used in each sentence.
1. Sentence Chosen:
“A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.”
Parts of Speech Identified:
Nouns: person, place, thing, idea
Article: a
Verb: names
Preposition: of (in the phrase of speech)
2. Sentence Chosen:
“Adjectives describe nouns by giving more information about them.”
Parts of Speech Identified:
Nouns: adjectives, nouns, information
Verb: describe, giving
Prepositions: about, by
Pronoun: them
3. Sentence Chosen:
“Adverbs often tell how, when, or where something happens.”
Parts of Speech Identified:
Nouns: adverbs, something
Adverb: often
Verbs: tell, happens
Conjunction: or
Adverbs (examples): how, when, where
4. Sentence Chosen:
“Pronouns replace nouns so sentences sound less repetitive.”
Parts of Speech Identified:
Nouns: pronouns, nouns, sentence
Verb: replace, sound
Adjective: repetitive
Adverb: less
Conjunction: so