Parts of Speech - Definitions
Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
Noun
What part of speech is homework?
noun
Contains one independent clause
simple sentence
Indicates the end of a declarative sentence
period
What type of phrase is the following: Ansley, my younger sister, lives in Florida.
appositive phrase
Takes the place of a noun
Pronoun
DAILY DOUBLE:
What part of speech is beyond?
Preposition
Contains two or more independent clauses
compound sentence
A pause or separation in a sentence, often used in lists or before conjunctions.
comma
DAILY DOUBLE
What type of phrase is the following: Andrew went beyond the fence and school and later got in trouble.
Prepositional Phrase
modifies nouns and pronouns
adjective
What part of speech is to create?
infinitve
Contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
complex
Used in an exclamatory sentence; shows strong feeling
exclamation mark
What part of speech expresses emotion but has no real conneciton with the rest of the sentence
interjection
modfiies adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs
adverb
What part of speech is organize?
verb
two or more independent clauses + one or more dependent clauses
compound complex
Is used to indicate speech or a direct statement
quotation marks
a verb that acts like a noun, ends in -ing
gerund
shows relationships between a noun or pronoun
preposition
What part of speech is while?
conjunction
Is also known as a subordinate clause; cannot stand alone as a complete thought.
dependent clause
To connect closely related independent clauses.
semicolon
what part of speech is defined as to + verb
infinitive