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"I name a specific person, place, thing, or idea. It's a big responsibility: a responsibility that requires a certain attention to detail."

Meet the Parts of Speech · Grade 8

Parts of Speech Workbook, Grade 8.

Written by The Mayor of Grammaropolis, with Nelson The Noun as guest expert.

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What's in this workbook

68 perfect-bound paperback pages, 11" x 8.5"
8 character-led chapters
Big Quiz and Writing With X section per chapter
From the Desk of the Mayor front matter
Answer key in back matter
Aligned to CCSS, TEKS, Florida B.E.S.T., and New York Next Generation

Inside the workbook.

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Character Intro Spread

Lesson Page

Practice Exercises

Writing With X

The Big Quiz

Answer Key

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What's inside, chapter by chapter.

Each chapter is anchored to one part of speech. The character voice carries the teaching, the exercises are character-tagged, the quiz is pure assessment.

1

Meet the Nouns

Nelson the Noun. Concrete vs. abstract nouns. Collective nouns. Compound nouns. Singular vs. plural irregulars. Drops the "names a person, place, or thing" basics from Grade 1.
2

Meet the Verbs

Vinny the Action Verb and Lucy the Linking Verb. Physical, mental, and linking action. The "equals sign" test for linking verbs. Transitive vs. intransitive action verbs. The direct-object test. Predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives introduced.
3

Meet the Adjectives

Jake the Adjective. Descriptive, demonstrative, and possessive adjectives. Comparatives and superlatives at full depth. Articles ("baby adjectives") referenced via cross-department callout.
4

Meet the Adverbs

Benny the Adverb. Adverbs modifying verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. The five questions (when, where, how, why, to what extent). Comparative adverbs.
5

Meet the Pronouns

Roger the Pronoun. Subject and object pronouns. Possessive pronouns. Reflexive and intensive forms. Antecedent agreement at the upper-elementary level.
6

Meet the Conjunctions

Connie the Conjunction. Coordinating (FANBOYS), subordinating, and correlative conjunctions. Joining clauses without producing run-ons.
7

Meet the Prepositions

Pete the Preposition. Spatial, temporal, and abstract relationships. Prepositional phrases as adjective and adverb modifiers. The full preposition list as reference.
8

Meet the Interjections

Izzy the Interjection. Strong and mild interjections. Punctuation conventions (the comma, the exclamation point). Why interjections live outside the sentence proper.

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