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Eight Parts of SpeechEight Parts of Speech
NounsPronouns
Adjectives Adverbs
Adverbs
ConjunctionsConjunctions
Prepositions
Verbs
InterjectionsInterjections
Word that namesWord that names
A PersonA Person
An An IdeaIdea
A ThingA Thing
A PlaceA Place
Kinds of NounsKinds of NounsKinds of NounsKinds of Nouns
Common Nouns boy girl
Proper Nouns John Mary
Singular Nouns boy girl
Plural Nouns boys girls
Singular Possessive boy’s girl’s
Plural Possessive boys’ girls’
A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a
statement
Action LinkingLinking
“be” verbs&
tastefeel
soundlook
appearbecome
seemgrow
remainstay
SubjectSubject
predicatepredicate
Every sentence Every sentence mustmust have haveEvery sentence Every sentence mustmust have have
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Kinds of VerbsKinds of Verbs
Action verbs Action verbs express mental or express mental or physical physical actionaction..
Linking verbs make Linking verbs make a statement by a statement by connectingconnecting the the
subject with a word subject with a word that describes or that describes or
explains it.explains it.
He rode the horse to victory.
He has been sick.
The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.
The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.
Personal Pronouns
I, me, mine
you, your, yours
she, her, hers,
it, its
we,us, our, ours
they, them, their,
theirs
myself
yourself
Indefinite Pronounsanybody
eacheithernone
someone, one, etc. Interrogative Pronounswhowhomwhat
whichwhose
Demonstrative Pronounsthisthat
thesethose
Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun.
Is that a wool sweater?
Just give me five minutes.
Did you lose your addressbook?
Answers these questions:
Modifies or describesa verb, an adjective,or another adverb.
Modifies or describesa verb, an adjective,or another adverb.
How?How?
He ran quickly.He ran quickly.
She left yesterday.She left yesterday.
When?When?
We went there.We went there.
Where?Where?It was too hot!It was too hot!
To what degree or how much?
To what degree or how much?
InterrogativeAdverbs
introduce questions
How did you break your leg?
When does your plane leave?
How often do you run?
Where did you put the mouse trap?
A preposition are the words that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun with another word in a sentence.
They are usually followed by a noun or a pronoun.
They received a postcard from Bobby telling
about his trip to Canada.
Some Common Prepositions
aboardaboutaboveacrossafter
against alongamongaround
atbefore
behindbelow
beneathbeside
betweenbeyond
bydown during except
for
fromin
intolikeofoffon
overpastsince
through
throughoutto
towardunder
underneathuntilup
uponwith
withinwithout
The conjunction
A conjunction is a word that joins wordsor groups of words.
and
or
buteither/or
neither/nor
The interjection
is an exclamatory word that expressesemotion
Goodness! What a cute baby!
Wow! Look at thatsunset!
That’s all for now. That’s all for now. . .. .
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