PARTSOFSPEECH

PARTOFSPEECH

FUNCTION

EXAMPLE(S)

FURTHEREXPLANATION

Thegirllosthernewbackpack
atschool.
Thehousewasfullof
happiness.

Ifyoucanputa,an,orthe
beforetheword,itwillmostlikely
beanoun.

Sarahaskedhimtowalkthat
dog.
Whohasbeenusingmy
computer?

Pronounscanbe:
personal(e.g.them)
relative(e.g.which)
interrogative(e.g.whom)
reflexive/intensive(e.g.itself)
indefinite(e.g.everybody).

Amyboughtapairofbrown
shoesandanastonishingdress.
Thoseforgetfulboysneedto
cleanthatmessyroom.

Adjectivestellwhatkindorhow
many.A,an,andthearealso
consideredadjectives.

NOUN

Itnamesaperson,
place,thing,oridea.

PRONOUN

Itsubstitutesfora
noun.

ADJECTIVE

Itdescribesorlimits
anounorpronoun.

ADVERB

Itmodifiesaverb,
Modifyinga:
adjective,oranother Verb:Thestudentsreadaloud.
verb.
Adj.:Themoviewasveryamusing.
Adv.:Itallhappenedtooquicklyforme
todescribeit.

AdverbsanswerHow?When?or
Where?
Manyadverbsendinly:
Happy+ly=Happily

VERB

Itexpressesaction
orstateofbeing.
Therearetwokinds
ofverbs:linking&
action.

Commonlinkingverbs:
Anyformoftheverbisorbe
Appear,seem,become,etc.
Actionverbsimplyeitherphysical
ormentalactivity.

PREPOSITION

Itshowsthe
relationship
betweenanounor
pronountoanother
nounorpronoun.

CONJUNCTION

Itconnectswordsor
groupsofwords.
Types:coordinating,
correlative,and
subordinating.

INTERJECTION

Itexpressessurprise
orstrongfeeling.

Linking:
Mymotherisahighschoolteacher.
Action:
Hewroteaninterestingnovel.

Theairplaneflewaboveus.
Shewalkedtothestore.

Coordinating:Myprofessorisstrict,yet
sheisfair.
Correlative:Bothswimmingand
dancingarefunwaystoworkout.
Subordinate:Iamhappybecauseof
you.

Wow!Thisplaceisgreat.
Ohno,thatsterriblenews.

Commonlyusedprepositions
include:about,before,for,from,
in,on,over,to,until,up,with,
without.
Othercoordinatingconj.:for,but,
or,yet,so,and,nor.
Othercorrelativeconj.:bothand,
eitheror,neithernor,not
onlybutalso.
Subordinatingconjunctionsjoin
dependentclausestomain
clauses.
Theyarecommonlyusedbeforea
sentenceoratthebeginningofa
sentence.

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