Parts of Speech

A complete sentence

• Contains a subject, predicate and is a complete thought. Starts with a capital and ends with some end punctuation.

• person, place, thing, or idea

• used to name a specific person, place, or thing. These begin with a capital letter. Examples: Sarah, Los Angelas, Mars, Cafe Río

• These refer to people or things that exist physically and that at least one of the senses can detect. You can touch, smell, see, or hear them. Examples: cat, desk, baby, bike

noun

• person, place, thing, or idea

• used to name a specific person, place, or thing. These begin with a capital letter. Examples: Sarah, Los Angelas, Mars, Cafe Río

• More than one of a noun. Examples: wombats, candies, mice

• Replaces a noun. Examples: I, he, she, they, it, his

plural nouns

• More than one of a noun. Examples: wombats, candies, mice

• Expresses ownership. Examples: Blake's notebook, Alan's sock, Makayla's fruit roll-up

• Replaces a noun. Examples: I, he, she, they, it, his

• Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple Street), down (the stairs)

prepositions

• Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple Street), down (the stairs)

• These refer to people or things that exist physically and that at least one of the senses can detect. You can touch, smell, see, or hear them. Examples: cat, desk, baby, bike

• Expresses ownership. Examples: Blake's notebook, Alan's sock, Makayla's fruit roll-up

• Tells us more about a noun. Describes the noun. Examples: green slow, five, stinky, tall, round

possessive nouns

• Expresses ownership. Examples: Blake's notebook, Alan's sock, Makayla's fruit roll-up

• Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple Street), down (the stairs)

• Shows comparisons. Examples: older, safer, louder, more beautiful

adjectives

• Tells us more about a noun. Describes the noun. Examples: green, slow, five, stinky, tall, round

• Words we use before nouns or pronouns to show their relationship with other words in the sentence. Example: behind (the tree), across (Maple Street), down (the stairs)

• Words that show action or a state of being. One of these is required in a sentence

• Tells more about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Tells how, how many, when.

verbs

• Words that show action or a state of being. One of these is required in a sentence

• Tells more about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Tells how, how many, when.

• Connects words and phrases; always followed by a comma. Remember FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• Expresses strong emotions. Followed by an exclamation point or a comma depending on the strength of emotion. Examples: Wow!, Yuck!, Yes, Holy cow!

adverbs

• Tells more about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Tells how, how many, when.

• Connects words and phrases; always followed by a comma. Remember FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• What or who the sentence is mainly about. Every sentence must have one of these. Ex. The dog...

• What the subject is doing or being in a sentence. Every sentence must have one of these. Ex. ...bit the mailman.

coordinating conjunctions

• Connects words and phrases; always followed by a comma. Remember FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• What or who the sentence is mainly about. Every sentence must have one of these. Ex. The dog...

• What the subject is doing or being in a sentence. Every sentence must have one of these. Ex. ...bit the mailman.

• a word that names a person, a place, or a thing

interjections

• Expresses strong emotions. Followed by an exclamation point or a comma depending on the strength of emotion. Examples: Wow!, Yuck!, Yes, Holy cow!

• What or who the sentence is mainly about. Every sentence must have one of these. Ex. The dog...

• What the subject is doing or being in a sentence. Every sentence must have one of these. Ex. ...bit the mailman.

• names a particular/specific person, place, or thing