Parts of Speech
shows action or state of being. it also indicates the time of that state of being
verb
use after all interrogative sentences
question mark
L x W
rectangle
C
carbon
Alaska
Juneau
it joins words together, clauses and phrases.
conjunction
use this to start a list or to formally introduce a statement
colon
S^2
s squared
square
O
oxygen
Ohio
Columbus
words which describe words which describe verbs or adjectives. they specify in what manner, how much and where.
adverb
use to combine two closely related sentences
semicolon
pieR^2
pie r squared
circle
H
hydrogen
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
describe nouns by modifying them. they can specify color,size, number,etc
adjective
use after sentences that express surprise or feeling
exclamation mark
1/2 b x h
triangle
He
Helium
Wisconsin
Madison
words that convey emotion. they are often indicated by the use of an explanation
interjection
use to separate words and phrases in a series
comma
b x h
parallelogram
Au
Gold
New York
Albany