Hopefully this all sounds familiar from elementary school… PARTS OF SPEECH REVIEW Hopefully this all sounds familiar from elementary school…

Eight Parts of Speech Interjections Nouns Verbs Pronouns Adverbs Adjectives Adverbs Prepositions Conjunctions

Note: a noun serves as the simple subject of a sentence A word that names A Person A Place A Thing Note: a noun serves as the simple subject of a sentence An Idea

KINDS of NOUNS

A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement VERBS A word that expresses action or otherwise helps to make a statement “be” verbs & taste feel sound look appear become seem grow remain stay Action Subject Linking predicate

Every sentence must have VERB a Note: this is the simple predicate of a sentence

KINDS of VERBS Action verbs express mental or physical action. Linking verbs make a statement by connecting the subject with a word that describes or explains it. He rode the horse to victory. He has been sick.

KINDS of VERBS PRESENT PAST FUTURE Helping verbs help the action verb show the tense (time) the action occurred. PRESENT PAST I am running. (present) I was running. (past) I will be running. (future) FUTURE

PRONOUNS The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns. It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea. Indefinite Pronouns anybody each either none someone, one, etc. Demonstrative Pronouns this that these those Personal Pronouns I, me, mine you, your, yours she, her, hers, we,us, our, ours it, its they, them, their, theirs myself yourself Interrogative Pronouns who whom what which whose

PRONOUNS Examples: This is certainly fun. Several have turned in their homework. My book was left at his house. Joe and she are going on a date. Please come with Tammy and me to the game. You need to bring it with you. The word the pronoun replaces is called the antecedent. It should (but may not) be established before you use a pronoun.

ADJECTIVES Which? What kind? How many? Answers these questions: Modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Answers these questions: Did you lose your address book? Which? Is that a wool sweater? What kind? Just give me five minutes. How many?

Answers the questions: ADVERBS Modifies or describes a verb. Answers the questions: How? He ran quickly. When? She left yesterday. We went there. Where?

We call these intensifiers. ADVERBS Or… it describes an adjective or another adverb It was too hot! He ran very quickly. It is so nice. To what degree or how much? We call these intensifiers.

PREPOSITIONS They received a postcard from Bobby telling A preposition begins a phrase that helps show relationships to another word in the sentence. The prepositional phrase will end with a noun or pronoun and will answer some of the same questions an adjective or adverb does (just in a phrase). They received a postcard from Bobby telling about his trip to Canada.

The preposition never stands alone! noun Complete the preposition preposition pronoun object You can press those leaves under glass. preposition can have more than one object Her telegram to Nina and Ralph brought good news. object can have modifiers It happened during the last examination.

Some Common Prepositions aboard about above across after against along among around at before behind below beneath beside between beyond by down during except for from in into like of off on over past since through throughout to toward under underneath until up upon with within without

A conjunction is a word that joins words CONJUNCTIONS A conjunction is a word that joins words or groups of words. or and neither/nor either/or but

CONJUNCTIONS Neither Johnny nor Mike Two equal words over the river and through the woods Two equal phrases I fell over the backpack, and I broke my ankle. Two equal sentences You only need a comma if connecting two sentences.

INTERJECTIONS an exclamatory word that expresses emotion Goodness! What a cute baby! Wow, look at that sunset! ***Use an exclamation point for strong emotion or a comma for mild emotion.