Parts of Speech l l l l Noun

Parts of Speech l l l l Noun Pronoun Verb Adjective Adverb Preposition Conjunction Interjection

Noun l Person l Place l Thing l Idea l Quality

Pronoun l. A word that stands in for a noun n You n Her n Himself n Herself n Myself n. Yours n. Mine n. Each other n. Everyone n. Nobody n. Who

Verb l. A word that shows action or a state of being Action verbs*: Linking verbs: Swim Throw Sing Finish Is Are Was Were Run Lie Eat Punch *Not a complete list Be Been Being Am

Adjective l. A word that describes a noun or pronoun l It tells these things: n Which one: this, that n What kind: red, large, sick, cloudy, petite n How many: six, four hundred, many, several

Adverb A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb l It answers these questions: l n n n l Where? : there, outside, away When? : now, then, later, immediately, yesterday How? : quickly, slowly, stupidly, gracefully, effortlessly How often/how long? : frequently, never, twice, sometimes How much? : hardly, extremely, greatly, too, more Most adverbs end in -ly

Preposition l. A word that shows how a noun or pronoun related to another part of the sentence n In n. After n On n. Up n Of n. Against n By n. Beyond n For n With n That *Think of a squirrel in relation to a house. Any place/action the squirrel can be in comparison to the house is a preposition.

Conjunction l. A word that joins words or groups of words n For n. Either n And n. Because n Nor n But n Or n Yet n So

Interjection l. A little word that does these things: n Expresses a feeling: wow, gee, golly, oops, zowie, darn n Says yes or no: yes, no, yep, nope, uh-huh, uh-uh n Calls attention: yo, hey, whoa n Indicates a pause: well, um, hmm, ah