02.03 Parts of Speech

Overview

1. Parts of Speech

1. Pronoun- takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
   1. he, she, it, they, we, I, us
2. Verb- action or state of being word
   1. rides, wants, lives, jumps
3. Adjective- a word that modifies of describes a noun
   1. red, tall, small
4. Adverb- modifies or further describes verbs
   1. wildly, extremely, slowly
5. Interjection- a word that expresses emotion or feeling
   1. gee, oops, aha!
6. Conjunction-word that joins words together
   1. and, or, but, yet
7. Noun- a word that denotes a person, place, or thing.
   1. dog, boy, rug
8. Preposition-words combined with a noun to create phrases that modify verbs, nouns/pronouns, or adjectives
   1. Aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, amid, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, during, except, for, from, in, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, out, over, past, since, through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, unto, up, upon, with, within, without.