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Parts of Speech There are 8 parts of Speech 1. Noun – word that names a person, a place, a thing, an idea a. Ex: person-Mrs. Yanez, Mrs. Gonzalez i. Proper nouns- Mary, John ii. Common nouns-boy, girl b. Place-mall, school, house c. Thing-Ipod, cell phone, d. Idea-going to college, plan to go to Montwood 2. Verb- a word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement a. Action verb – doing something i. Example: eating, drinking, crying, laughing b. Linking verb – connects ideas subject to description * Every sentence must have a verb. Kinds of verbs: o - o Action Verbs: express mental or physical action Ex: He rode the horse to victory. Linking verb: makes a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it. Ex: He has been sick. o Ex: can be Ex: Have you been sitting in my chair? Action Do you know Goldilocks? Action Other can be graceful. Linking 3. Pronoun – a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea a. Personal pronouns: I, me, we, us, myself, yourself, yours, hers, ours Summary The Parts of Speech 4. Adjective – modifies or describes a noun or pronoun Example: Did you lose your address book? (Which?) Is that a wool sweater? (What kind?) We went there. (Where?) Just give me five minutes. (How many?) 5. Adverb – modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Examples: Answer the questions He ran quickly. How? She left yesterday. When? We went there. Where? It was too hot! To what degree or how much 6. Some Common Prepositions – location Upon, across, beside, within, under, underneath, around, between, above, off, over Think of a box beside upon Across With in under, underneath Summary The Parts of Speech 7. The conjunction – is a word that joins words or a group of words * Golden (important) Coordinating Conjections F A N B O Y S (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) o n o u r e 0 r d r t t 8. Interjection – is an exclamatory word that expresses emotion (ends with exclamation mark-!) Examples: Goodness! Wow! Oh my goodness! What a beautiful baby! Summary