2. Language Arts The Eight Parts of Speech The Eight Parts of Speech

3. Eight Parts of Speech Nouns Interjections Verbs Adverbs Conjunctions Prepositions Adjectives Pronouns

4. a word that states a word that states b A b A Person b An b An Idea b A b A Thing Place

5. Kinds of Nouns

6. A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement Linking Subject predicate “be” verbs

7. Every sentence must have Every sentence must must have aa

8. b Action verbs express mental or physical action. Something is being done by someone or something. Paul Revere rode his horse to warn the colonists. Action Verbs Action Verbs

9. Linking Verbs Linking Verbs b Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it. He has been sick.

10. The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may substitute for a person, place, thing, or idea. The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may substitute for a person, place, thing, or idea. Personal Pronouns I, me, mine you, your, yours she, her, hers, it, its we,us, our, ours they, them, their, theirs myself yourself Indefinite Pronouns anybody each either none someone, one, etc. Interrogative Pronouns who whom what which whose Demonstrative Pronouns this that these those

11. Modifies (or describes) a noun or pronoun. Is that a wool uniform? There are five branches on that bush. Did you find your mechanical pencil? Answers these questions:

12. Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Answers the questions: How? Bob ran quickly. Sue left yesterday. When? We went there. Where? It was too cold! To what degree or how much?

13. Interrogative Adverbs introduce questions How did you break your arm? When does your flight leave? How often do you exercise? Where did you put the keys to my car?

14. A preposition introduces a noun or pronoun, or a phrase or clause functioning in the sentence as a noun. The word or word group that the preposition introduces is its object of the preposition. They received a postcard from Barry telling about his cruise to Alaska.

15. The preposition never stands alone ! preposition noun pronoun object of preposition object can have more than one object object can have modifiers You can’t see the dirt under the carpet. Her text message to Ali and Raven brought good news. It occurred during the last hurricane.

16. Common Prepositions aboard about above across after against along among around at before behind below beneath beside between beyond by down during except for from in into like of off on over past since through throughout to toward under underneath until up upon with within without

17. The conjunction A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words. and or but either/or neither/nor

18. Two kinds of conjunctions Coordinating conjunctions and Subordinating conjunctions

19. FOR - is to introduce the reason for the preceding clause AND - joins two similar ideas together NOR - The conjunction nor is not extinct, but it is not used nearly as often as the other conjunctions. Its most common use is as the little brother in the correlative pair, neither-nor BUT - joins two contrasting ideas together OR - joins two alternative ideas YET - is very similar to 'but' as it also joins two contrasting ideas together SO - shows that the second idea is the result of the first

20. for and nor but or yet so An easy way to remember…

21. A subordinating conjunction joins a subordinate clause to a main clause The following is a list of the most common subordinating conjunctions. after although as as if as long as as though because before even if even though if if only in order that now that once rather than since so that than that though till unless until when whenever where whereas wherever while

22. The interjection is an exclamatory word that expresses emotion Oh! What a cute baby! Wow! Look at that sunset!

23. Remember… The part of speech is dependent on how a word functions in a sentence. Some words can perform as different parts of speech, depending on how they are used.