Parts of
Speech
1. Noun: Person,
place, thing, or concept
Ex: Abraham Lincoln;
Football is a popular
sport. (2)
Macy*s is a good place
to buy a coat. (3)
2. Pronoun: Word used
in place of a noun (List: 526-527)
Ex: It is the greatest city in
They are out to get me
(2)
She didn’t get it. (2)
3. Verb: Shows
action (doing) or expresses a state of being
Types:
·
Action: Tells what the subject is doing
Ex: He ran all the way to the bus stop.
·
Being: Expresses a state of being (is; was; were; are; am)
Ex: He is nearsighted; I am foolish; They were hungry.
·
Helping: Used with main verb, often to form other tenses
Ex: I may go to the movies with you guys; I should stay home.
I took a
nap after school. (1)
They were
late to the movie. (1)
I should
do my homework, but I might go to a play.
(2)
4. Adjective: Describes
nouns and pronouns. Answers the
questions What kind? Which one? & How many?
·
What Kind?: Descriptive adjective
Ex: My car
is the filthy one; It
is a two door car.
·
Which One?: Adjective that makes a noun specific (can be a pronoun)
Ex: Give
me that wrench; He won’t take my money.
·
How many?: Numbering adjective
Ex: I had three miles left to go; Each step required effort.
·
Article: A, An, and The; These make nouns more precise.
Ex: I had
to get a new Visa card; It is next to the
exit sign.
I want the little gray
noisy one. (4)
We have twelve, long
miles to go. (2)
That woman slapped that
man. (2)
5. Adverb: Modifies
verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
They answer the questions How? Where? When? & To what degree?
·
How?: Tells how something is done
Ex: The cat meowed frantically.
·
Where?: Shows location
Ex: I walked forward.
·
When?: Indicates time
Ex: She is leaving tomorrow.
·
To what degree?: Expresses extent
Ex: I was thoroughly exhausted.
I left yesterday,
quickly drove south, and barely made it.
(4)
6. Preposition: Word or group of words that connect its object to other
words in the sentence. A preposition and
its object make up a prepositional phrase.
(List: 529)
*Common prepositions:
In, over, under, across, behind, at, on, after, between, from, for, near, to,
with
Ex: The cat hid under the bed.
(subject)
v. prep . object
Ex: She ran to the
slide; I looked out the window.
I went up the stairs,
into the bedroom, and over to the TV.
(3)
7. Conjunction: Connects and shows a relationship between words, phrases,
or clauses
·
Coordinating: Show an equal relationship
For; And;
Nor; But; Or; Yet; So (FANBOYS)
Ex: We could go skating or hiking; I will take Joe or Susan.
·
Subordinating: One idea is more important
Ex: Because he was out
of licorice, I got peppermint.
He went to the store and
his wife returned their movies.
When I got home, I saw
that I had been robbed.
8. Interjection: Shows strong emotion or surprise
·
Appearing alone:
Punctuated with an exclamation mark
Ex: Hey!
·
Appearing in a sentence:
Followed by a comma
Ex: Hey, that’s my skateboard.