Transcript English Grammar - Old Tappan Public Schools

8 PARTS OF SPEECH
PACVIN
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Eight Parts of Speech
Nouns
Interjections
Adjectives
Conjunctions
Word that names
• A Person
• A Place
• A Thing
• An Idea
Word that expresses
• An
Action
He hits the ball.
• A State of Being
She is sick.
Word that can be used as
a substitute for a noun
They are playing
volleyball.
Examples: he, him, they, her,
someone
Modifies a noun
or pronoun
Adjectives answer
the questions:
Lauren has a
new book.
•Which one(s)? those, hers, Sue’s
•How many? some, none, two, ten
•What kind? new, blue, smart
•How do they compare? older, smarter
Modifies
a verb, an adjective,
or another adverb
Answers the questions:
He ran quickly.
She left yesterday.
We went there.
It was too hot!
To what extent?
A word used to connect a noun
or pronoun to some other
word in the sentence.
Under
Above
Down
Between
A word which connects
one sentence element to
another.
Yet
And
Or
The interjection
is an exclamatory word that expresses
emotion
Goodness! What a cute baby!
Wow! Look at that
sunset!