PARTS OF SPEECH

By: Paige Essenberg

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DIFFERENT PARTS OF SPEECH

Adjective Adverb Consonant Conjunction Interjection Noun

Preposition Pronoun Proper Noun Subject Tense Verb Vowel

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ADJECTIVE

Words that describe another person or thing in the sentence

Gives more information about the noun or pronoun

Position of Adjectives - Adjectives nearly always appear

immediately before the noun or noun phrase

Examples:- The tall teacher.- The large horse.- A two-month-old baby.http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjective

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ADVERB Words that describe a verb, adjective, or another adverb in

terms of time, frequency and manner

Time: tells when something happens Frequency: tells how often something happens Manner: tells how an action is or should be performed

Adjectives can be made into an adverb by adding -ly as in nicely, quickly, completely, sincerely, etc.

Examples:- They will be here soon. (Time)- She say the movie twice. (Frequency)- Judy runs fast. (Manner)

- She rarely eats a big breakfast.http://eslus.com/LESSONS/GRAMMAR/POS/pos5.htm

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CONSONANT A sound made by closure at one or more

points in the throat when speaking Can not sound on their own, but only with

a nearby vowel

Letters in the alphabet: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Z, and sometimes Y - the letter Y stands for a consonant in "yoke" but for a vowel in "myth"

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CONJUNCTION Used to link words, phrases, and clauses together Co-ordinating Conjunction: links individual words, phrases and

independent clauses together

- uses words such as “and”, “but”, “or”, “nor”, “for”, “so”, or “yet”

- Examples:

- Lilacs and violets are usually purple.

- I want to buy this flower from the flower shop, but I don’t have enough money.

Subordinating Conjunctions: introduces a dependent clause and indicates the relationship between the independent and dependent clause

- uses words such as “after”, “although”, “as”, “because”, “before”, “how”, “if”, “once”, “since”, “than”, “that”, “till”, “until”, “when”, “where”, “while”, etc.

- Examples:

- After she bought the dress, Leila felt more confident with herself.

- Jennifer had to go for a run when she found out some bad news from her family.

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INTERJECTION

A word, phrase, or sound used as an exclamation

Capable of standing by itself

Examples:- Ouch, that hurt!- Hey! Put that down!

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NOUN

A word or phrase that names a person, place, thing, or idea

Example:Girls in white dresses with blue satin

sashesSnowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashesSilver white winters that melt into springsThese are a few of my favorite nouns

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PREPOSITION Links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a

sentence

Uses words such as "about," "above," "across," "after," "against," "along," "around," "at," "before," "behind," "below," "beneath," "beside," "between," "beyond," "but," "by," "despite," "down," "during," "except," "for," "from," "in," "inside," "into," "like," "near," "of," "off," "on," "onto," "out," "outside," "over," "past," "since," "through," "throughout," "till," "to," "toward," "under," "underneath," "until," "up," "upon," "with," "within," and "without."

Examples: The book is on the table. The book is beneath the table. The book is leaning against the table.

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PRONOUN A word which can be used instead of a noun Singular:

- 1st Person: “I”, “me”, “mine”, “myself”- 2nd Person: “you”, “you”, “yours”, “yourself”- 3rd Person: “he/she/it”, “him/her/it”, “his/hers”, “himself/herself/itself”

Plural: - 1st Person: “we”, “us”, “ours”, “ourselves”-2nd Person: “you”, “you”, “yours”, “yourselves”-3rd Person: “they”, “them”, “theirs”, “themselves”

Examples:- He is a student. (He= Brandon)- Yesterday she called it. (She= Morgan and It=the

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PROPER NOUN

A noun that is the name of a specific individual, place, or object

Examples: city: New York Cityname: Leilabuilding: Empire State Building

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SUBJECT The part of a sentence that indicates what

acts upon the verb It is always a noun, pronoun, or noun clause.

Example: Jason and his teammates play soccer on the field

everyday. Judy and her dog run on the beach every

morning.

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TENSE

Locates a situation in time, that indicates when the situation takes place by a verb

Three Tenses:1. Past – I went. 2. Present – I go. 3. Future – I will go.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_tense

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VERB

Express actions, events, or states of being

An important part of the sentence

Examples:A vampire bites a victim on their neck.Victoria will plant tulip bulbs in the Spring.

http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/verbs.html

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VOWEL A type of sound where there is

no closure of the throat or mouth at any point when speaking

Words must contain at least one vowel

- words combine both vowels and consonants

Letters in the alphabet: A, E, I , O, U, and sometimes Y

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