The Parts of The Parts of SpeechSpeech

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The 8 Parts of SpeechThe 8 Parts of Speech NounNoun VerbVerb AdjectiveAdjective AdverbAdverb PronounPronoun PrepositionPreposition InterjectionInterjection ConjunctionConjunction

NounNoun

Names a person, Names a person, place, thing or ideaplace, thing or idea

Forms of NounsForms of Nouns

Common/ProperCommon/ProperSingular/PluralSingular/PluralConcrete/AbstractConcrete/AbstractDirect Direct Objects of the PrepositionObjects of the PrepositionPredicate NounsPredicate Nouns

VerbVerb

Shows action or a Shows action or a state of beingstate of being

Examples of VerbsExamples of Verbs

Action VerbsAction VerbsLinking VerbsLinking VerbsHelping Verbs Helping Verbs Transitive Verbs Transitive Verbs

AdjectiveAdjective

Describes a noun or Describes a noun or a pronouna pronoun

Adjectives answer…Adjectives answer…

What kind?What kind?Which one?Which one?How many?How many?

AdverbAdverb

Describes a verb, Describes a verb, adjective or adjective or another adverbanother adverb

Adverbs answer…Adverbs answer…

How?How?When?When?Where?Where?

Usually ends in -lyUsually ends in -ly

PronounPronoun

Takes the place of Takes the place of a nouna noun

Pronoun ExamplesPronoun Examples

Subject PronounsSubject PronounsObject PronounsObject Pronouns

PrepositionPrepositionConnects a noun or Connects a noun or pronoun to the rest pronoun to the rest of the sentenceof the sentence

Preposition Preposition Examples…Examples…

The book is The book is onon the table. the table. The book is The book is beneathbeneath the table. the table. The book is leaning The book is leaning againstagainst the the

table. table. The book is The book is besidebeside the table. the table. She held the book She held the book overover the table. the table. She read the book She read the book duringduring class class

InterjectionInterjection

Shows strong Shows strong emotionemotion

Interjections…Interjections…

Interjections are Interjections are usually followed by usually followed by exclamation marksexclamation marks

ConjunctionConjunction

Connects a word or Connects a word or phrasephrase

Conjunction Conjunction Examples…Examples…

FANBOYSFANBOYS

FF A A N N B O Y S B O Y S

ForFor AndAnd NorNor ButBut OrOr YetYet SoSo

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