Parts of Speech, Parts of Speech – Flashcards
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A sentence
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Contains a subject, predicate and is a complete thought. Starts with a capital and ends with some end punctuation.
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nouns
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person, place, thing, or idea
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proper nouns
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used to name a specific person, place, or thing. These begin with a capital letter. Examples: Sarah, Los Angelas, Mars, Cafe Río
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common nouns
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used to name non-specific people, places, or things. Examples: house, dog, broom, happy
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concrete nouns
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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
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abstract nouns
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These have no physical existence. They refer to ideas, emotions and concepts you cannot see, touch, hear, smell, or taste. Example: love, time, fear, freedom
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plural nouns
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More than one of a noun. Examples: wombats, candies, mice
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possessive nouns
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Expresses ownership. Examples: Blake's notebook, Alan's sock, Makayla's fruit roll-up
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pronouns
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Replaces a noun. Examples: I, he, she, they, it, his
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adjectives
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Tells us more about a noun. Describes the noun. Examples: green slow, five, stinky, tall, round
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prepositions
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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)
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comparative adjectives
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Shows comparisons. Examples: older, safer, louder, more beautiful
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superlative adjectives
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Shows comparisons. Examples: oldest, safest, loudest, most beautiful
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verbs
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Words that show action or a state of being. One of these is required in a sentence
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linking verbs
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Verbs that don't show action. They link the subject to words or groups of words that identify or describe the subject. Examples: grew (large), tasted (delicious)
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helping verbs
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Helps the main verb express an action or a state of being. Examples: have (laughed), been (doing), were (lost)
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adverbs
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Tells more about a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Tells how, how many, when.
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conjunctions
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Connects words and phrases; always followed by a comma Remember FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
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interjections
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Expresses strong emotions. Followed by an exclamation point or a comma depending on the strength of emotion. Examples: Wow!, Yuck!, Yes, Holy cow!
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subject
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What or who the sentence is mainly about. Every sentence must have one of these. Ex. The dog...
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predicate
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What the subject is doing or being in a sentence. Every sentence must have one of these. Ex. ...bit the mailman.
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Noun
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a word that names a person, a place, or a thing
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Common noun
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Names a general person, place, or thing
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Proper noun
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names a particular/specific person, place, or thing
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Singular noun
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names only one person, place, or thing
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Plural noun
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names more than one person, place, or thing
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Possessive noun
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a noun that shows ownership
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Verb
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a word that can show action
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Action verb
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a word in a sentence that can show action
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Main verb
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the most important verb
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Helping Verb Linking Verb
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a verb that comes before the main verb
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Present tense
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shows action that is happening now
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Past tense
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shows action that has already happened
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Future tense
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shows action that will happen
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Irregular verbs
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verbs that do not add -ed to show past tense
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Verb 'be'
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does not show action, but tells what someone or something is or is like
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Adjective
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a word that gives information about a noun
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Article
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type of adjective that modifies a noun
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Pronoun
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a word that replaces one or more nouns
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Adverb
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a word that tells how, when, or where something happens; tells information about a verb, adjective, or another adverb
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Preposition
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a word that shows the relationship of one word in a sentence to another word; tells location, direction, time, and relationship
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Prepositional phrase
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a group of two or more words that begin with a preposition
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Conjunction
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words that join other words or parts of sentences together
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Interjection
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expresses emotions or sudden bursts of feelings
