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Parts of Speech Quiz #1 Activity

Match each term associated with the first three parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, and adjectives) to its appropriate definition.

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nounnames a person, place, thing, or idea.
singular nounnames one person, place, thing, or idea
plural nounnames two or more people, places, things, or ideas
common nounnames (a) general person(s), place(s), thing(s), or idea(s)
proper nounnames (a) specific (a) general person(s), place(s), thing(s), or idea(s)
concrete nounnames (a) person(s), place(s), thing(s), or idea(s) that can be experiences with at least one of the senses
abstract nounnames (an) idea(s) that cannot be experienced by at least one of the five senses
compound nounnames (a) person(s), place(s), thing(s), or idea(s) that consists of more than one word
collective nounnames a noun that is a singular group that consists of a plural amount of individual people, place, things, or ideas
possessive nounnames a noun that shows ownership
pronounreplace a noun
personal pronounnames a pronoun that represents the person speaking (first person), the person spoken to (second person), or the person spoken about (third person)
pronoun casethe pronoun's function in a sentence
subject case pronouna pronoun that functions as the subject of the sentence
object case pronouna pronoun that functions as an object in the sentence
possessive case pronouna pronoun that functions as a modifier in the sentence
reflexive pronouna pronoun that refers back to the subject
intensive pronouna pronoun that emphasizes its antecedent
demonstrative pronouna pronoun that points to a specific noun
interrogative pronouna pronoun that introduces a question
relative pronouna pronoun that introduces a dependent, subordinate, or relative clause
indefinite pronouna pronoun that refers to (an) unknown person(s), place(s), thing(s), or idea(s) or amount
adjectivedescribes or modifies a noun or pronoun
article adjectivean adjective that is the most frequently use
proper adjectivean adjective that is formed from (a) specific person(s), place(s), thing(s), or idea(s)
demonstrative adjectivean adjective that modifies to a specific noun that is pointed to
comparative adjectivean adjective that compares two people, places, things, or ideas
superlative adjectivean adjective that compares three or more people, places, things, or ideas


Language Arts Teacher
South Marshall Middle School

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