Parts of Speech

Names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Takes the place of a noun.

The words or word that a pronoun replaces.

Express action, occurrence, or state of being.

Are verb parts functioning as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs.

Verbals: to + verb

Verbals: -ed

Verbals: -ing

Modify nouns or pronouns that is they describe or limit.

Modify verbs, adjectives, adverbs and clauses.

• 1. most/most, less/least
• 2. adjective + -ly
• 3. very, always, not, well

Introduce adjective clause: where, why, when

Modify by creating creating logical connections to give words meaning.

Are words that convey relationships, usually in time or space.

Preposition and words it modifies.

Connects words, phrases, clauses.

Join two or more grammatically equal words, phrases, or clauses.

Introduce dependent clauses

Noun, pronoun or group of words acting as a noun that receives the action of a transitive verb

When an object is necessary to complete the verb's meaning. Has an "direct object".

Noun, pronoun, or group of words actings as a noun that tells "to whom" or "for whom" that action expressed by a transitive verb was done.

Renames or describes a subject or an object. Appears only at "predicate" sentence.

Noun, pronoun or adjective that follows a linking verb.

Follows a direct object and either describes or renames the direct object.

Word or group of words that describes or limits other words. Appear on subject and predicate of a sentence.

Word or group of words that renames the noun or pronoun preceding it.

Group of words that does not contain both a subject and a predicate.