Learning the Eight Parts of Speech
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| Elizabeth, I love this! I'm directing my students to review the basic parts of speech here. Keep up the great work. -Natalie, Classroom Teacher |
1. Nouns
Words that name people, places, things, or ideasThere are many different types of nouns for you to learn about. A few of them include: proper nouns, common nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, and many more!
2. Pronouns
Words that take the place of nounsJust like nouns, there are many different types of pronouns. Here are a few of them: reflexive pronouns, indefinite pronouns, and relative pronouns.
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3. Verbs
Words that show action or a state of being.Linking verbs and helping verbs are describe on the page above. Modals are described here
4. Adjectives
Words that describe or modify nouns or pronouns.
5. Adverbs
Words that describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
6. Prepositions
Words that show the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and some other word in the rest of the sentence.
7. Conjunctions
Words that join two or more words, phrases, or clauses
8. Interjections
Interjections are words that show excitement or emotion. They are not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence.
You must remember these eight parts of speech and their jobs.
Focus on remembering their names, the brief definitions given here, and a couple of examples.
Take your time and understand each of these. Knowing these eight will help you in the long-run. You can do it. I know you can.
Know Your Parts of Speech?
Now that you've got these down (I knew you could do it!), click here to move on to the next step. Diagramming sentences begins!
Or, see more examples of the parts of speech on the "word lists" page.
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