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Speech Parts
Speech Parts & Descriptions
Speech Part | Description of Speech Part | Examples |
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noun | names given to persons, places, or things | Sondra, Fennimore, computer |
pronoun | substitutes for a noun | he, she, it, they, us, we, them, her, him, you |
action verb | shows what subject is doing | thinks, bakes, makes, jumps, climbs, drives, writes, eats |
linking verb | expresses a state of being and links the subject to words that describe it | am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been |
adjective | describes a noun or pronoun | two, a, an, the, black, soft, few, little, old |
adverb | adds to a verb, adverb, or adjective | quickly, here, there, now, rapidly, very, really, basically, actually, definitely |
conjunction | connects other words or groups of words | FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so |
preposition | joins nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence | I can fly _____ a cloud. to, at, by, from, off/on, inside/outside, in, inside/outside, below/above, about, of, according to |
interjections | expresses strong feelings | Wow! Gosh! Oh! Goodness gracious! |