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Basic Parts of Speech

Basic Parts of Speech. An Overview. Basic Parts of Speech. Noun Pronoun Verb Adverb Adjective Preposition Conjunction Interjection. Noun. Definition: a person, place, or thing Often used with an article (a, the, an) Proper nouns are always capitalized Can be singular or plural.

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Basic Parts of Speech

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  1. Basic Parts of Speech An Overview

  2. Basic Parts of Speech • Noun • Pronoun • Verb • Adverb • Adjective • Preposition • Conjunction • Interjection

  3. Noun • Definition: • a person, place, or thing • Often used with an article (a, the, an) • Proper nouns are always capitalized • Can be singular or plural

  4. Noun Examples • Catherine went to the store. • Catherine=person=noun • Store=place=noun • The boy set the book on the table. • Boy=person=noun • Book=thing=noun • Table=thing=noun • Proper nouns: • California • The White House • Michael

  5. Pronoun • Definition: • Used in place of a noun • Refers to a specific noun, called an antecedent • Includes words like he, she, they, it, me, myself, we, our

  6. Pronoun Examples • She went to the store. • She=pronoun • On Saturday they will go to the mall. • They=pronoun • Jacob came over yesterday. He left his book on the table. • Jacob=noun • He=pronoun • His=pronoun

  7. Verb • Definition: • Describes an action • Can have different tenses • Can include helping verbs and main verb • Must agree with the subject • Subject and verb must both be singular or both be plural

  8. Verb Examples • Next month I will travel to Canada. • will=helping verb • Travel=main verb • Today she ate dinner at six o’ clock. • Ate=verb • Can you help him clean the dishes? • Help=verb • Clean=verb • We will watch television while we do homework. • Watch=verb • Do=verb

  9. Adverb • Definition: • changes or describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb • Answers when, where, how, why, or what • Often end in –ly • Never describes a noun or pronoun

  10. Adverb Examples • Sam walked quickly around the block. • Walked=verb • Quickly=adverb • Her paper was well written. • well=adverb • First they drove to the mall, and then they stopped at the gas station. • Then=adverb

  11. Adjective • Definition: • Describes a noun or pronoun • Includes articles, i.e. a, an, the • Answers which one, what kind, or how many

  12. Adjective Examples • The yellow basket is full of flowers. • Yellow=adjective • She sent me a short letter. • Short=adjective • The truck is old and rusty. • Old=adjective • rusty=adjective • Rachel has beautiful handwriting. • Beautiful=adjective

  13. Preposition • Definition: • Modifies a word in the sentence • Placed before a noun or pronoun • Part of a prepositional phrase • Prepositional phrases usually tell where, when, or show relationship • Example: at the mall • At=preposition • Prepositional phrases often function as adjectives or adverbs

  14. Preposition Examples • For some common prepositions see the following website: list of prepositions. • The rabbit jumped into the hole. • into=preposition • John walked home with Mary. • With=preposition • The conference will be held in October. • in=preposition • Sam checked his phone for messages throughout the day. • Throughout=preposition

  15. Conjunction • Definition: • Joins words, clauses, and phrases together • Shows the relationship between the joined words, phrases, or clauses • There are different types of conjunctions • Coordinating—connects equal words, phrases, or clauses • Subordinating—connects unequal words, phrases, or clauses

  16. Conjunction Examples • The most common conjunctions can be remembered by the acronym FANBOYS: • For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so • Other conjunctions can be found here. • Catherine and John went to the store. • And=conjunction • Before you go out, you must finish your homework. • Before=conjunction • She raised her hand because she had a question. • Because=conjunction

  17. Interjection • Definition: • A word or phrase that expresses emotion • Often followed by an exclamation point

  18. Interjection Examples • Oops! I forgot to take out the trash! • Oops=interjection • Oh my gosh, it’s snowing outside. • Oh my gosh=interjection • When Matt got injured he said, “Ow!” • Ow=interjection • Well, I guess he can come if he wants. • Well=interjection

  19. Further help… • For further information on the basic parts of speech, see the following: • Butte College’s The Eight Parts of Speech • Purdue Owl • About.com

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