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PARTS OF SPEECH noun pronoun verb adjective adverb preposition conjunction interjection! PARTS OF SPEECH noun pronoun verb adjective adverb preposition conjunction interjection! Ouch! I hurt my foot on that darn trap. NOUN The name of a person, place, thing, or idea common proper NOUN The name of a person, place, thing, or idea common proper Mary was reading a green book. NOUN The name of a person, place, thing, quality, or idea common - girl proper - Madeline a noun can be a subject, direct object, object of preposition, indirect object, apposition, or predicate nominative Mary was reading a green book. PRONOUN takes the place of a noun Jack - he, him girl - she, her tree - it My favorite tree is in our front yard; it provides shade for many. VERB shows action - climb state of being - is, am, was, were, are has tense climb, climbed, will climb, etc. VERB shows action - climb state of being - is, am, was, were, are has tense climb, climbed, will climb, etc. I climb mountains because I am tough! ADJECTIVE describes a noun or a pronoun tells which, what kind, how many, and whose a, an, the are always adjectives four books red books ADVERB describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb tells when, where, how, and how much often ends in -ly ADVERB He cautiously counted his money. describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb tells when, where, how, and how much often ends in -ly PREPOSITION starts a prepositional phrase in, on, over, under, by, through, beside a prepositional phrase ends with a noun or pronoun anything a squirrel can do to two or more trees PREPOSITION starts a prepositional phrase in, on, over, under, by, through, beside a prepositional phrase ends with a noun or pronoun know as the object anything a squirrel can do to two or more trees The man in the blue suit talked on the telephone. CONJUNCTION joins words or sentences Hortence told Sam’s fortune, and he believed all she said. Hortence placed her hands on the ball and told Sam’s fortune. INTERJECTION shows strong feeling Help! The rope broke. Verbs - Active Voice If the subject DOES the action, the sentence is in the active voice. John looked in the mirror. Verbs - Passive Voice If the subject is acted upon, the sentence is in the passive voice. The money was held by Kent. Parallelism Parallel construction means to give the same structure to two or more parts of a sentence. The activities section on my resume says I like swimming, boating, and to run. WRONG The activities section on my resume says I like swimming, boating, and running. RIGHT Dangling Modifiers When a verbal phrase begins the sentence and modifies the subject of the sentence, the subject should follow it immediately. Walking down the street, the building came into sight. WRONG Walking down the street, the building was seen by Holly. WRONG Walking down the street, Holly saw the building.