Parts of Speech
This part of speech shows the relationship or direction between a noun and another word (like “under,” “behind,” “during”).
preposition
The preposition in “The book is on the table.”
on
This part of speech connects words or groups of words, as in “I want pizza and salad.”
conjunction
What are the two acronyms for conjunctions
FANBOYS and AWUBIS
end in -ly
adverbs
The pronoun that replaces “Maria and I” in a sentence.
we
This part of speech replaces a noun. Words like he, she, and it.
pronoun
The adverb in “The dog barked loudly.”
loudly
The adverb that tells how often in “She always finishes homework.”
always
The adverb that tells when in “We will leave tomorrow.”
tomorrow
The adjective in the sentence “The tall tree swayed.”
tall
The adjective in “My three dogs barked loudly.”
three
The word that describes color in “She wore a blue jacket.”
blue
This part of speech describes a verb.
adverb
The adverb in “He ran quickly to class.”
quickly
This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun.
adjective
The correct verb form: “She (run/runs) every morning.”
runs
The action verb in “They jumped over the puddle.”
jumped
The helping verb in the sentence “She is running.”
is
This part of speech shows action or a state of being.
verb
This part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun
In the sentence “The cat slept,” this word is the noun.
cat
This kind of noun begins with a capital letter and names a specific person or place.
proper noun
The noun in “Friendship is important” that names an idea.
friendship
The plural form of the noun “child.”
children