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What are the Parts of Speech?. A Quick Help Guide. #1. Noun: A word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea EX: Oregon, Communism, love, religion, Sally. #2. Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun EX: I, you, she, him, who, everyone, these, neither, theirs, themselves, which.
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What are the Parts of Speech? A Quick Help Guide
#1 Noun: A word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea EX: Oregon, Communism, love, religion, Sally
#2 Pronoun: A word used in place of a noun EX: I, you, she, him, who, everyone, these, neither, theirs, themselves, which
#3 Verb: A word that expresses action or state of being EX: float, sniff, discover, seem, were, was, is
#4 Adjective: A word that describes a noun or a pronoun EX: young, big, grim, Canadian, longer, a, the
#5 Adverb: A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb EX: briefly, forward, regally, slowly, better
#6 Preposition: Shows relationship between its object (a noun or a pronoun that follows the preposition) and another word in the sentence. EX: To make a mustache, Natasha placed the hairy caterpillar under her nose. EX: The drowsy insect clung obediently to the girl’s upper lip.
#7 Conjunction: A word that connects other words or groups of words EX: and, but, although, because, either/or, so
#8 Interjections: A word that shows strong emotion or surprise EX: Oh no! Yipes! Good grief! Well….