Parts of Speech Review

INTERJECTIONS words that express sudden excitement or strong feeling GREAT OUCH WOW

CONJUNCTIONS FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO connects words or groups of words together FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO

PREPOSITIONS shows the position of a noun Types of Prepositions: Physical: shows the physical position of the noun (above the house, around the corner). Time: shows the position of time (at midnight, during the race).

ADVERBS gives additional information about when, how, and where something is happening. Types of Adverbs: Time: answers the question when? (She spoke yesterday). Place: answers the question where? (She spoke here). Manner: answers the question how? and usually ends in –ly (She spoke beautifully).

ADJECTIVES describes the noun in a sentence Types of Adjectives: Descriptive: gives a description of a person or thing (most common adjective). Comparative: describes the degree of modification (richer, richest, faster, fastest). Article: a, an, the (comes before a noun).

PRONOUNS takes the place of a noun Types of Pronouns: He is coming home today. John Personal: he, she, I, we, you, it, they. Possessive: his, hers, my, mine, ours, yours, its, theirs. Demonstrative: this, that, these, those. Interrogative: what, which, who, whom, whose. Indefinite: each, any, one, no one, nothing, anyone, anything, everyone, everybody etc.

Indefinite Pronouns Any Every No Some Anybody, Anything, Anyone body, thing, one Everybody, Everything, Everyone Nobody, Nothing, No one Somebody, Something, Someone

VERBS carry the idea of being or show the action in the sentence. Types of Verbs: Action: expresses physical or mental action (walk, run, stand) Linking: connects the subject with the rest of the sentence and relates to the 5 senses but has no action (look, sound, smell, feel, taste, appear, seem, become). Be: the idea of being (is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been)

NOUNS the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. Types of Nouns: Proper: names a specific person, place, or thing (usually capitalized). Common: names everything else, (usually not capitalized). Not a specific brand = common noun = not capitalized Specific kind of cookie = Proper noun = capitalized