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PARTS OF SPEECH
By: Paige Essenberg
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DIFFERENT PARTS OF SPEECH
Adjective Adverb Consonant Conjunction Interjection Noun
Preposition Pronoun Proper Noun Subject Tense Verb Vowel
http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/fun/welsh/Glossary.html
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ADJECTIVE
Words that describe another person or thing in the sentence
Gives more information about the noun or pronoun
Position of Adjectives - Adjectives nearly always appear
immediately before the noun or noun phrase
Examples:- The tall teacher.- The large horse.- A two-month-old baby.http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjective
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ADVERB Words that describe a verb, adjective, or another adverb in
terms of time, frequency and manner
Time: tells when something happens Frequency: tells how often something happens Manner: tells how an action is or should be performed
Adjectives can be made into an adverb by adding -ly as in nicely, quickly, completely, sincerely, etc.
Examples:- They will be here soon. (Time)- She say the movie twice. (Frequency)- Judy runs fast. (Manner)
- She rarely eats a big breakfast.http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/POS/pos5.htm
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CONSONANT A sound made by closure at one or more
points in the throat when speaking Can not sound on their own, but only with
a nearby vowel
Letters in the alphabet: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Z, and sometimes Y - the letter Y stands for a consonant in "yoke" but for a vowel in "myth"
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-consonant.htm
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CONJUNCTION Used to link words, phrases, and clauses together Co-ordinating Conjunction: links individual words, phrases and
independent clauses together
- uses words such as “and”, “but”, “or”, “nor”, “for”, “so”, or “yet”
- Examples:
- Lilacs and violets are usually purple.
- I want to buy this flower from the flower shop, but I don’t have enough money.
Subordinating Conjunctions: introduces a dependent clause and indicates the relationship between the independent and dependent clause
- uses words such as “after”, “although”, “as”, “because”, “before”, “how”, “if”, “once”, “since”, “than”, “that”, “till”, “until”, “when”, “where”, “while”, etc.
- Examples:
- After she bought the dress, Leila felt more confident with herself.
- Jennifer had to go for a run when she found out some bad news from her family.
http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/conjunct.html
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INTERJECTION
A word, phrase, or sound used as an exclamation
Capable of standing by itself
Examples:- Ouch, that hurt!- Hey! Put that down!
http://www.cftech.com/BrainBank/OTHERREFERENCE/GRAMMARANDPUNCTUATION/PartsSpeech.html
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NOUN
A word or phrase that names a person, place, thing, or idea
Example:Girls in white dresses with blue satin
sashesSnowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashesSilver white winters that melt into springsThese are a few of my favorite nouns
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/nouns.htm
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PREPOSITION Links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a
sentence
Uses words such as "about," "above," "across," "after," "against," "along," "around," "at," "before," "behind," "below," "beneath," "beside," "between," "beyond," "but," "by," "despite," "down," "during," "except," "for," "from," "in," "inside," "into," "like," "near," "of," "off," "on," "onto," "out," "outside," "over," "past," "since," "through," "throughout," "till," "to," "toward," "under," "underneath," "until," "up," "upon," "with," "within," and "without."
Examples: The book is on the table. The book is beneath the table. The book is leaning against the table.
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/preposit.html
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PRONOUN A word which can be used instead of a noun Singular:
- 1st Person: “I”, “me”, “mine”, “myself”- 2nd Person: “you”, “you”, “yours”, “yourself”- 3rd Person: “he/she/it”, “him/her/it”, “his/hers”, “himself/herself/itself”
Plural: - 1st Person: “we”, “us”, “ours”, “ourselves”-2nd Person: “you”, “you”, “yours”, “yourselves”-3rd Person: “they”, “them”, “theirs”, “themselves”
Examples:- He is a student. (He= Brandon)- Yesterday she called it. (She= Morgan and It=the
payphone)http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/POS/pos6.htm
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PROPER NOUN
A noun that is the name of a specific individual, place, or object
Examples: city: New York Cityname: Leilabuilding: Empire State Building
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAProperNoun.htm
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SUBJECT The part of a sentence that indicates what
acts upon the verb It is always a noun, pronoun, or noun clause.
Example: Jason and his teammates play soccer on the field
everyday. Judy and her dog run on the beach every
morning.
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/subjpred.html#subject
http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/fun/welsh/Glossary.html
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TENSE
Locates a situation in time, that indicates when the situation takes place by a verb
Three Tenses:1. Past – I went. 2. Present – I go. 3. Future – I will go.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_tense
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VERB
Express actions, events, or states of being
An important part of the sentence
Examples:A vampire bites a victim on their neck.Victoria will plant tulip bulbs in the Spring.
http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/verbs.html
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VOWEL A type of sound where there is
no closure of the throat or mouth at any point when speaking
Words must contain at least one vowel
- words combine both vowels and consonants
Letters in the alphabet: A, E, I , O, U, and sometimes Y
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-vowel.htm
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