GRAMMAR REVIEW

The Eight Parts of Speech

NounsA word that names a person, place,A word that names a person, place, thing, or ideathing, or idea

placeperson

thing

idea

ActionVerbs

• Running• Swimming• Laughing• planting Words that express action

Linking Verbs

• Connects the subject of a sentence to a word or word group that describes the subject.

• Linking Verbs from the verb BE– am has been may be– is have been might be– are had been can be– was will be should be– were shall be would have been

Pronouns

• His

• Her

• You

Paul is playing his game.

Susan is running with her brother.

You have a good time.

Words that replace the noun

Adjectives

• Words used to describe people, places, and things.

The young man has on an orange shirt and white pants.

AdverbsA word that modifies a verb, adjective,

or another adverbVERB People handle old violins carefully.ADJECTIVE Very old violins are valuable.ADVERBS Orchestras almost always include violins.

Prepositions A Preposition is a word that relates a noun or a

pronoun to anther word in the sentence.

The boy near the window is French.

aboard

about

above

across

after

against

along

among

around

as

at

before

behind

below

beneath

beside

besides

between

beyond

but (except)

by

down

during

except

for

from

in

inside

into

like

near

of

off

on

onto

opposite

out

outside

over

past

since

through

throughout

to

toward

under

underneath

until

up

upon

with

within

without

Common PREPOSITIONS

Interjections• A word or group of words that express

emotion

Aha great ouch ha oh wow hooray

Good grief! My favorite restaurant has closed.Oh well, I’ll just eat at home.

Conjunctions• A coordinating conjunction is a word used to connect

compound parts of a sentence. And, but, or, nor, and for are coordinating conjunctions. So and yet are also sometimes used as coordinating conjunctions.

Allison and Austin have lived in Mexico.

• Correlative conjunctions are pairs of words used to connect compound parts of a sentence. Correlative conjunctions include both…and, either…or, neither…nor, and not only…but also.

Neither Jason nor Robert speaks Spanish.