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Parts of Speech NOUN (N) Person, place, or thing Also, qualities feelings, concepts, activities, and measures There was a scream of skidding tires and then a metallic thus, followed by the sound of splintered glass. Verbs Actions Occurrences State of being Linking Verbs • Verbs that connect to other verbs • Have, had, were, will, would, etc Often sentences will have a verb and a linking verb to create a verb phrase. Stacy feels bad that she will be leaving her current colleagues. Pronouns Words to replace a noun or other pronoun He/she They/them It That Etc Scott gave the book to Kelli so that she could use it to study. Adjectives Modifies a noun or a pronoun Describes, identifies, or quantifies words Normally comes before the noun or pronoun The second team played during the last quarter. Adverbs Modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb Indicates manner, time, place, cause, or degree Answers questions such as how, when where and how much The class worked hard and successfully on the project. Prepositions Common Prepositions Links nouns to other words in the sentence Often referred to as “any where a mouse can go” (hint but not always accurate Under Over To In Between Until With without Booth jumped to the stage and screamed at the astonished audience. Conjunctions Coordinating conjunctions Can be used to link words, phrases, or clauses FANBOYS Subordinate Conjunctions Shows a relationship between an independent clause and a dependent clause. After, although, since, than, before, if, once, etc Conjunctions continued Correlative Conjunctions Common Appear in pairs Used to link sentence elements Both…and Either…or Neither…nor Not only…but also Whether…or Interjections Example Words expressing strong feelings Standing along require an ! As part of sentence they should be followed with a , Oops! I forgot to send the attachment. Practice Her voice was musical but unlike that of either of my friends. Her pronoun Voice noun Was verb Musical adj But conjunction Unlike preposition That pronoun Of prep Either Of prep My poss pronoun Friends noun
