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Barnes - parts of sp
Terms and definitions for the different parts of speech
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Noun | person, place, thing or idea |
| Verb | shows action or state of being |
| adjective | Describes or modifies a noun |
| Adverb | Describes a verb, adjective or another adverb |
| Preposition | Shows the relationship between a nounor pronoun and another word in a sentence |
| Conjunction | Connects words, phrases and clauses |
| Coordinating Conduction | Connects two or more sentences together - For, and, nor, but, or, yet and so |
| Interjection | shows emotion; usually at the beginning of a sentence, but may "interrupt" a sentence |
| Pronoun | Replaces or takes the place of a noun |