Parts of Speech
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea
noun
Used to end a declarative sentence or indicate an abbreviation
period
Used to ask a question
question mark
The story of a person's life, usually true
biography
A story centered on gods and goddesses
mythology
A word that shows action, links, helps or indicates existence
verb
Used to show a strong feeling
exclamation point
Used to separate related words or phrases
comma
The story of a person's life, written themselves
autobiography
A fictional story with supernatural elements and typically a happy ending
fairy tale
A word that takes the place of a noun
pronoun
Used in time references, Bible references, to introduce a list, and sometimes to connect two related clauses
colon
Used to indicate that the exact words of another are used
quotation marks
A play usually intended to be performed for a live audience
drama
Written in verse form, using rhyme and/or rhythm, figurative language, and/or word play
poetry
A word that describes a noun or pronoun
adjective
Used to indicate possession or that letters and numbers have been omitted (such as a contraction)
apostrophe
Used to set apart extra or explanatory information
parentheses
A story that often uses talking animals or extraordinary people to teach a lesson
fable
folk tale or folk lore
A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses
conjunction
Used to indicate a hesitation in dialogue, to connect some compound nouns, and to separate a word at the end of a line
hypen
Used to indicate a sudden break in dialogue or to represent the word through in a pair of dates or numbers
dash
A book-length fictional story with a plot (sometimes a subplot) and significant character development
novel
An author's recollection of an event he experienced (usually in first-person) in story form
memoir