IVAN CAPP

The 8 Parts of Speech

Interjection

• An interjection is a word or phrase used to express EMOTION.

VERBS

• A verb is a word used to express an action, a condition, or a state of being.

• There are 3 types of Verbs.– Action Verbs– Linking Verbs– Helping Verbs

Action Verbs• An ACTION VERB tells what the subject

does.

Physical Action: Run, Jump, swim

Mental Action: wish, hope, dream

Linking Verbs• A LINKING VERB links its subject to a

word in the predicate.

• FORMS OF BE: am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, have, has, had

Helping Verbs• HELPING VERBS help main verbs

express action or precise shades of meaning.

Helping Verbs23 (But really 24) Helping Verbs (song)

Helping verbs, helping verbs, there are 23am is arewas werebeing been be

has have haddo does didshall should will would

There are 5 more helping verbsmay might must can could * seemDefinition – Helping verb is a word that helps an action verb or “be” verb in a

sentence. hv mv

Ex. Simon is helping Brittney with lunch. hv mv Ex. Main ideas were used for this example.

Adjectives• An ADJECTIVE is a word that modifies, or

describes, a noun or pronoun.

• Adjectives answer 3 questions:

• What Kind?

• Which one or ones?

• How many or How much?

Nouns• A NOUN is a word that names a

PERSON, PLACE, THING, or IDEA.

• Common Nouns:– The general name for a person, place, thing,

or idea.

• Proper Nouns:– The name of a particular person, place, thing,

or idea. – Proper nouns are ALWAYS Capitalized.

Conjunctions• A CONJUNCTION is a word used to join

words or groups of words. CONNECTORS

What is FANBOYS?

•For•And

•Nor

•But

•Or

•Yet

•So

Adverb• An ADVERB is a word that modifies a

verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

• Adverbs answer 4 questions:– How? Suddenly, carefully, sadly– When? Now, later, soon– Where? There, up, ahead– To What Extent? Completely, totally, fully

Pronoun• A PRONOUN is a word that is used in

place of a noun.

• EXAMPLES: I, you, he, she, it, me, we, they, him, his, hers, my, mine, your, yours, its, us, our, ours, their, theirs

Preposition• A PREPOSITION is a word that shows a

relationship between a noun or a pronoun to other words in the sentence.

• About, above, across, against, among, around…

• Behind, beside, below, between, during, except, by, down…

• Over, under, of, off, on…

• Through, beneath, to, after,

• Toward, up, onto, unto, into, in

Website

• Teacher Videos, Grammar rock, parts of speech, etc.

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