1. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Noun Verb
pn
adj
adv
prep inter conj

2. Noun
Latin: nomen, name
Noun

3. Noun
Latin: nomen, name
Concrete/Abstract
Noun

4. Noun
Latin: nomen, name
Concrete/Abstract
Noun
Common/Proper

5. Noun
Latin: nomen, name
Concrete/Abstract
Noun
Common/Proper
Capitalization

6. Noun
Latin: nomen, name
Concrete/Abstract Singular/Plural
Noun
Common/Proper
Capitalization

7. Noun
Latin: nomen, name
Concrete/Abstract Singular/Plural
Spelling
Noun
Common/Proper
Capitalization

8. Noun
Latin: nomen, name
Concrete/Abstract Singular/Plural
Spelling
Noun
Common/Proper Possessive
Capitalization

9. Noun
Latin: nomen, name
Concrete/Abstract Singular/Plural
Spelling
Noun
Common/Proper Possessive
Capitalization Spelling

10. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Plurality of Nouns
Singular Plural
dog dogs
church churches
play plays
party parties
tomato tomatoes
patio patios
woman women
moose moose

11. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Possession of Nouns

12. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Possession of Nouns
Singular Plural
Singular Plural
Possession Possession
dog dog’s dogs dogs’
church church’s churches churches’
play play’s plays plays’
party party’s parties parties’
tomato tomato’s tomatoes tomatoes’
patio patio’s patios patios’
woman woman’s women women’s
moose moose’s moose moose’s

13. Slowly, Hillary and his team traversed the top of the mountain.

14. Slowly, Hillary and his team traversed the top of the mountain.
adv n conj adj n v adj n prep adj n

15. The quaint old store was a Mecca for bibliophiles.

16. The quaint old store was a Mecca for bibliophiles.
adj adj adj n v adj n prep n

17. Pronoun
takes the place of a noun
Noun
pn

18. Pronoun
takes the place of a noun
Noun
pn
Antecedent: noun that the pronoun replaces

19. Pronoun
takes the place of a noun
Noun
pn
Antecedent: noun that the pronoun replaces
Shane thinks that he is going to buy a new truck.
Antecedent

20. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Pronouns

21. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Pronouns
Subject Pronouns

22. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Pronouns
Subject Pronouns
I
you
he she it
we
you
they

23. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Pronouns
Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns
I
you
he she it
we
you
they

24. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Pronouns
Subject Pronouns Object Pronouns
I me
you you
he she it him her it
we us
you you
they them

25. I have been so grieved for you.

26. I have been so grieved for you.
pn v v adv adj prep pn

27. Everyone considered the meanings of his ambiguous words.

28. Everyone considered the meanings of his ambiguous words.
pn v adj n prep adj adj n

29. Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun
Noun
pn
adj

30. Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun
Articles
Noun
pn
adj

31. Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun
Articles
a, an, the
Noun
pn
adj

32. Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun
Articles Proper Adjectives
a, an, the
Noun
pn
adj

33. Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun
Articles Proper Adjectives
a, an, the Capitalization
Noun
pn
adj

34. Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun
Articles Proper Adjectives
a, an, the Capitalization
Noun
pn
Superlative adj

35. Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun
Articles Proper Adjectives
a, an, the Capitalization
Noun
pn
Superlative adj
Word Choice

36. Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun
Articles Proper Adjectives
a, an, the Capitalization
Noun
pn
Superlative adj
Hyphenated Adj
Word Choice

37. Adjective
modifies a noun or pronoun
Articles Proper Adjectives
a, an, the Capitalization
Noun
pn
Superlative adj
Hyphenated Adj
Word Choice Punctuation

38. Alexander brought his company to a halt; he summoned the mapmaker.

39. Alexander brought his company to a halt; he summoned the mapmaker.
n v adj n prep adj n pn v adj n

40. He felt the light delicate pulling and then a harder pull.

41. He felt the light delicate pulling and then a harder pull.
pn v adj adj adj n conj adv adj adj n

42. Verb
The verb is about the noun
Noun Verb
[ verb phrase ] = all the words that make up the verb
The ship [was struck ] by the meteor.
aux main

43. Verb

44. Verb

45. action
Verb

46. action
Verb

47. action
Verb
linking

48. action
Verb
linking

49. action
Verb
linking
Be Verbs:

50. action
Verb
linking
Be Verbs:
is, am, are, was,
were, being, been

51. Hear my tale; it is long and strange.

52. Hear my tale; it is long and strange.
v adj n pn v adj conj adj

53. Verb
adv
adj
adv

54. Verb
adv
adj
adv

55. Verb
adv
adj
adv

56. Verb
adv
adj
adv

57. Verb
adv
adj
adv

58. Verb
OVERUSED?
adv
adj
adv

59. The temerarious Phaeton drove the sun chariot crazily.

60. The temerarious Phaeton drove the sun chariot crazily.
adj adj n v adj adj n adv

61. Mary Shelley’s monster was a very pitiful being.

62. Mary Shelley’s monster was a very pitiful being.
adj n v adj adv adj n

63. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Conjunctions

64. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions

65. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so

66. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions Subordinating Conjunctions
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so

67. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions Subordinating Conjunctions
for while
and when
nor where
but as
or since
yet if
so although
because
until

68. Scout felt safe when she read in Atticus’s lap.

69. Scout felt safe when she read in Atticus’s lap.
n v adj conj pn v prep adj n

70. If Heathcliff and I married, we should be beggars.

71. If Heathcliff and I married, we should be beggars.
conj n conj pn v pn v v n

72. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Interjections

73. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Interjections
Inter

74. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Interjections
Comma
Inter

75. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Interjections
Comma
Inter
Exclamation Mark

76. Oh, the program was a conversation among the elite.

77. Oh, the program was a conversation among the elite.
inter adj n v adj n prep adj n

78. He urgently reiterated his words, “Yikes! I’m trapped.”

79. He urgently reiterated his words, “Yikes! I’m trapped.”
pn adv v adj n inter pn/v v

80. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Prepositional Phrases

81. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Prepositional Phrases

82. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Prepositional Phrases

83. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Prepositional Phrases
prep

84. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Prepositional Phrases
prep

85. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Prepositional Phrases
prep Noun

86. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Prepositional Phrases
prep Noun

87. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Prepositional Phrases
prep adj Noun

88. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Prepositional Phrases
prep adj Noun

89. Level 1: Parts of Speech
Prepositional Phrases
prep adj Noun
object of the preposition

90. The exodus of refugees streamed from the battle zone.

91. The exodus of refugees streamed from the battle zone.
adj n prep n v prep adj adj n

92. Her eyes were of the blue of the sky in the fall.

93. Her eyes were of the blue of the sky in the fall.
adj n v prep adj n prep adj n prep adj n

94. Review!
Level 1: Parts of Speech
Noun Verb
pn
adj
adv
prep inter conj

95. The scaly European dragon is known for his cupidity.

96. The scaly European dragon is known for his cupidity.
adj adj adj n v v prep adj n

97. The uxorious husband was supportive of his wife’s dreams.

98. The uxorious husband was supportive of his wife’s dreams.
adj adj n v v prep adv adj n

99. Lady Macbeth rebuked her husband for his hesitant apprehension.

100. Lady Macbeth rebuked her husband for his hesitant apprehension.
n v adj n prep adj adj n

101. There should be an existence of yours beyond you.

102. There should be an existence of yours beyond you.
pn v v adj n prep pn prep pn

103. The big meal had a soporific effect on the Cyclops.

104. The big meal had a soporific effect on the Cyclops.
adj adj n v adj adj n prep adj n

105. Modern life transcends and blurs many traditional dichotomies.

106. Modern life transcends and blurs many traditional dichotomies.
adj n v conj v adj adj n

107. Lincoln found Grant through process of elimination.

108. Lincoln found Grant through process of elimination.
n v n prep n prep n