9 Parts of Speech

9 Parts of Speech
1) Verb-is a word that conveys action
a) Action verbs – Sheryl throws the ball.
b) Being/Linking – Sheryl is an intelligent woman. Max seemed very nervous. Hot chocolate taste good.
c) Helping verb- Margaret did say that we’d leave at 9:30 be, have, do, may, must, can, could, would, should
2) Pronoun-is a pro form that substitutes for a noun
a) I-am, we-are, you(s)-are, you (p)-are, he/she/it-is, they- are
b) Antecedent- the word that the pronoun refers to
The carpenter needs his tools.
Pronouns/antecedent must agree in 3 ways
a) person- If a person wants to succeed in life you have to know all the rules of the game
b) number- If a person wants to succeed in life you have to know all the rules of the game
c) Gender - If a person wants to succeed in life he/she have to know all the rules of the game
3) Noun- describes a person, place, or thing
a) Proper noun- a name/ anything that has a name
b) Common noun- anything that doesn’t have a name
c) Count noun- anything that can be counted with an s or made plural
d) Collective noun- team, group, gang, family any group of people

4) Adjective- Describes nouns or pronoun
a) The huge dog ate my homework
Good, better, best – large, larger, largest

5) Adverb- Describes verbs (+adj +adv) most end in ly
a) He went fast. He went quickly. I watched the cars zip around the track. No adverb in this sentence
6) Preposition- a word that connects a noun, pronoun, or verb with some info about it.
a) For, to, in, by, around, from, over, out of across, beside
7) Conjunction- connect sentences or sentences parts
a) Coordinating - For And Nor But Or Yet So
b) Subordinating – after, although, as, because c) Correlative- not only/ but also both/ and neither 8) Interjection- words used to express an emotion
a) wow, cool
9) Article- Indicates a noun or pronoun
a) definite- the
b) indefinite – a, am