NounAdjectivePronounArticlePrepositionInterjectionConjunctionPrepositionAdverbVerb Each part of speech explains not what the word is, but how the word is used. In fact, the same word can be a noun in one sentence and a verb or adjective in the next. Brittany Klaahsen

A noun is a person, place, thing, and idea. II went to the store. TThe dog sleeps in a kennel. AAccording to the newspaper, the fire was accidental. idea place thing person

MMrs. Morison painted her green walls. TThe refrigerator is cold and white. MMany stores have good sales this weekend. An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun.

AAfter many days, they returned home. JJudy threw it away. TThe calculator is mine. TThe boy wanted these instead. WWho wrote this paper? WWe donated everything we could find. MMark was going to rent a car, but we ended up doing it ourselves. A pronoun replaces a noun or pronoun. Common pronouns: I, you she, he, it, we, they, me, her, him, us, them, mine, that, these, whom, who, which, whoever, whichever, everything

TThe dog ran fast. WWe watched the television. II will eat spaghetti tonight for supper. The verb expresses actions, events, or a state of being.

TThe janitor quickly mopped the gym floor. HHe did not have all the ingredients the recipe called for; therefore, he decided to make something else. An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, a phrase, or a clause.

II made supper with oregano. WWe went canoeing down the river. RRob just bought a new pair of shoes. A preposition links nouns, verbs, and phrases. Common prepositions: about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, but, by, despite, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, since, through, throughout, till, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, and without

TThe dress and veil are white. AAfter dinner, we went to a movie. BBoth my mother and grandmother work at a school. Common conjunctions: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet, after, although, as, because, before, how, if, once, since, than, that, though, till, until, when, where, whether, while, both...and, either...or, neither...nor, not only...but also, so...as, whether...or A conjunction links words, phrases and clauses.

OOuch, that hurts! OOh no! I forgot the appointment! MMy goodness, that tastes awful! An interjection is a word or phrase that conveys emotion.

II sat on the chair. BBilly ate an apple. AA picture is worth a thousand words. An article is a word that introduces, limits, or clarifies the noun. There are only three: a, an, the. Parts of Speech poem- Parts of Speech poem-