8 Parts Of Speech Flashcards
A sentence
Contains a subject, predicate and is a complete thought. Starts with a capital and ends with some end punctuation.
nouns
person, place, thing, or idea
proper nouns
used to name a specific person, place, or thing. These begin with a capital letter. Examples: Sarah, Los Angelas, Mars, Cafe RÃo
common nouns
used to name non-specific people, places, or things. Examples: house, dog, broom, happy
plural nouns
More than one of a noun. Examples: wombats, candies, mice
pronouns
Replaces a noun. Examples: I, he, she, they, it, his
adjectives
Tells us more about a noun. Describes the noun. Examples: green slow, five, stinky, tall, round
prepositions
Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple Street), down (the stairs)
verbs
Words that show action or a state of being. One of these is required in a sentence
adverbs
Tells more about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Tells how, how many, when.
conjunctions
Connects words and phrases; always followed by a commaRemember FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
interjections
Expresses strong emotions. Followed by an exclamation point or a comma depending on the strength of emotion. Examples: Wow!, Yuck!, Yes, Holy cow!