eight parts of speech Flashcards
What is a noun?
a person, place, thing, or idea
person: driver, teacher, student, chef
place: Yellowstone National Park, Australia
thing: iguana, concrete, glue
idea: loyalty, faith, hope, freedom
What is a verb?
an action word or a state-of-being word
action verb: giggle, dream, rush, breathe
state-of-being verb: was, is , are, were
linking verbs are state of being verbs that link the subject of a sentence to another word
Name 10 common linking verbs
is are was were been am look smell taste remain feel appear sound seem become grow stand turn
What’s the difference between an action verb and a linking verb?
Action verb: the puppy tasted the food.
Linking verb: the food tasted yummy. “Tasted links food to “yummy”. (the food didn’t do anything. the food was in a state-of-being yummy
List some pronouns
i, me, you, he, she, it, her, him, us, we, they, them, xe, xem, ze, zie
What are possessive pronouns?
A pronoun that shows ownership
Name some possessive pronouns
my, mine, your, his, hers, its, our, ours, their
What does a demonstrative pronoun do?
It points out a noun (ex. this, that, these, those)
What is an indefinite pronoun?
Pronouns that don’t refer to a specific person or thing.
What are reflexive/intensive pronouns?
Pronouns that end in “self”
What is the definition of a pronoun?
A word that is used instead of a noun/noun phrase
What is a preposition?
A preposition is a word the connects one word to another to show a relationship in time, space, and relationship
A preposition MUST have an object to connect to. If there is no object of the preposition, there is no preposition
What is a adjective
It is a word that describe or modify nouns
What are the three types of adjectives?
1) tells how many nouns
2) tells what kind of nouns
3) tells which nouns
What are adverbs?
Words that describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
