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Parts of Speech
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There are 8 parts of speech
Noun
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Person, place or thing (or idea)
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Can be used as the subject or object of the
sentence
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Common noun - ex. officer
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Proper noun
- ex. Captain Smith
Pronoun
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Takes the place of a noun
Can be used as the subject or object of the
sentence
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Examples
I, he, she, it, you, they, them we
Verbs
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Shows action or expresses being
Examples: studies
is
becomes
Conjunction
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Joins or connects words, phrases, or clauses
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Examples: and, but, or nor
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Use FANBOYS to remember the coordinating
conjunctions
FANBOYS
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FOR
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO
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The college students
made the most of their
situation, for they were
pressed for time.
ADVERB
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Modifies a verb, an adjective, or another
adverb
Answers the question of how, when, or where
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Often ends in ly
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ADJECTIVES
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Modifies a noun or pronoun
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The unusual package was placed on my desk.
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The package felt cold.
ADVERBS
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OFTEN END IN LY – She swims rapidly under
pressure.
MORE EXAMPLES:
OFTEN, NEVER, SOMETIMES, SELDOM,
ALWAYS, VERY
PREPOSITION
A word used to relate to a noun or pronoun to
some other word in the sentence.
 Common examples:
On, over, under, to , up
The horse ran under the barn.
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The subject and verb are never in the
prepositional phrase.
INTERJECTIONS
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WORD THAT EXPRESSES A STRONG
FEELING. Usually stands by itself.
Whew! Oh! Well,
Hooray!