PARTS OF SPEECH
PARTS OF SPEECH
Objectives:
Students will be able to identify and analyse the eight parts of speech in English, and effectively use
them in constructing sentences.
Introduction
Understanding the different parts of speech is essential for constructing clear and meaningful
sentences in English.
For example
The (determiner) curious cat (noun) cautiously (adverb) approached (verb) the small (adjective)
mouse and (conjunction) pounced (verb) on it (pronoun) in (preposition) the dark (adjective) alley.
Ouch! (interjection).
Instructions
Identify the parts of speech in the following sentences and explain the tenses used.
1. The sun shone brightly in the clear sky.
The sun shone brightly in the clear sky
Parts of
speech
RUBRIC
Criteria Score
Correct identification of nouns 4
Correct identification of adverbs 4
Correct identification of verbs 4
Correct identification of adjectives 4
Correct identification of conjunctions 4
Correct identification of pronouns 4
Correct identification of prepositions 4
Correct identification of interjections 4
Correct identification of determiner 4
Accurate explanation of tenses used in sentences 4
Neatness and organizations of the answers 2
Total 40