Parts Of Speech

Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Pronoun, Prepositions, Interjection,

Conjunction

NOUNS

• PersonJay-Z is a rapper.• PlaceWe went to Disney World.• ThingYesterday, we bought a dog.• IdeaHonesty is the best policy.

VERB

• A word that shows actionI ran all the way to the store.• A state of being- is, am, were, was, are ,be,

being, beenI am tired.She was writing a paper, but she took a nap.

ADJECTIVE

• Describes a noun or pronounThe girl is pretty.He wore a red shirt. The tired horse.

ADVERB

• Describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb• Typically answers the questions How? In what

way? When? Where? To what extent?Often ends in –lyThe waves came in quickly over the rocks.I often have eggs for breakfast.I will not go skydiving again.

PRONOUN

• Takes the place of a noun: I, you, he/she/it, we, they

They are going to the movie.You should put a coat on.

PREPOSITIONS

• Relates a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.

• Usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence

The book is on the table.The cat is under the couch.Sue is standing beside Tim.

Interjection

• Words or phrase used to express strong emotion or surprise.

Ouch, that hurt!Oh no, I forgot that the exam was today.Hey! Put that down!

Conjunction

• Connects words or individual groups of words-and, but, or ,nor, for, so, yet, either, neither

I ate pizza and pasta.You can go either right or left.Toni wanted to go skating, but she went to the

movies instead.