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Parts of Speech Review
Noun
names a person, place, thing, or idea
 Person –
o Common – girl
o Proper – Mary
o Singular – boy
o Plural - boys
 Place
o Common – store
o Proper - Walmart
 Thing – dog, dogs, laptop, ice cream…
 Idea – dreams, freedom…
Verb
expresses state of being or action
 State of being verbs – is, am, were, was, are, be, being, been
o Mary was sick yesterday.
 Action – laugh, saunter, ran, plummeted…
Pronoun
used to take the place of a noun
 Mary was sick yesterday, and she missed her class trip.
PERSON
1st
Singular
2nd
Singular
3rd
Singular
SUBJECT
I
you
he, she, it
we
you
they
OBJECT
me
you
him, her, it
us
you
them
Adjective
1st Plural 2nd Plural 3rd Plural
modifies (describes) a noun or a pronoun
 All of the delicious and tasty desserts were on the menu.
Adverb

modifies (describes) verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
Describing a verb –
o Quickly, Paul ran to the best line in the amusement park.

Describing an adjective –
o Quickly, Paul ran to the very best line in the amusement park.

Describing another adverb –
o Very quickly, Paul ran to the very best line in the amusement
park.
Conjunction joins single words or groups of words
 Coordinating Conjunctions– (Compound Sentences: FANBOYS) for, and,
nor, but, or, yet, so
o You and Tom can rake the leaves, or both of you can wash the car.

Subordinating Conjunctions– (Complex Sentences)
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
A: after, although, as, as if, as long as, as much as, as soon as, as though
B: because, before, by the time
E: even if, even though
I: if, in order that, in case
L: lest
O: once, only if
P: provided that
S: since, so that
T: than, that, though, till
U: unless, until
W: when, whenever, where, wherever, while
o Even though you like to eat ice cream, as soon as you eat it you get
an upset stomach.

Correlative
o
o
o
o
o
both... and
either... or
neither... nor
not only... but also
whether... or
o Whether you believe it or you do not, you do have to know the parts
of speech.
Interjection
ouch…)
expresses emotions or strong feelings – (examples: whoa, wow, gee, oops,
Preposition used to show the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to other words in a
sentence
o
Some types of relationships - time, location, manner, means/agency, quantity,
purpose, state or condition. Here are some examples of how you may use
prepositions…
o Time (when) – During the summer, I swim.
o Location (where) – During the summer, I swim in my pool.
o Manner (how) – During the summer, I swim in my pool by myself.
o Quantity (how much) – During the summer, I swim for an hour in my pool by
myself.
Common Prepositions –
about
above
across
after
against
around
at
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
besides
between
beyond
by
down
during
except
for
from
in
inside
into
like
near
of
off
on
out
outside
over
since
through
throughout
till
to
toward
under
until
up
upon
with
without
according to
because of
by way of
in addition to
in front of
in place of
in regard to
in spite of
instead of
on account of
out of