Grammar: The Eight Parts Of Speech

Question 1

Pronoun

Answer 1

It takes the place of a noun.
An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun stands for.

Question 2

Verb

Answer 2

It expresses action (action verb) or links the subject to another word in the sentence (linking verb).
Predicate nominative and predicate adjective.

Question 3

Adjective

Answer 3

It modifies a noun or a pronoun.
Which one, how many, what kind.

Question 4

Adverb

Answer 4

It modifies a verb, an adjective, or another a adverb.
Tells how, to what extend, when, or where.

Question 5

Preposition

Answer 5

It relates a noun or pronoun (its object) to some other part of the sentences.
An object may be compound.
The preposition, its object, and any modifiers make up a prepositional phrase.
Anything a plane can do to a cloud.

Question 6

Conjunction

Answer 6

It connects words or word groups.
The coordinating conjunctions are and, but, or, nor, for, and yet.
1. Coordinating
2. Subordinating
3. Adverbial (Conjunctive Adverbs)

Question 7

Interjection

Answer 7

It shows sudden, usually strong, feeling.
Can be followed by a comma or an exclamation point.

Question 8

Prepositional Phrase

Answer 8

Acts like adjectives and adverbs.
Begins with a preposition and ends with an object.

Question 9

Noun

Answer 9

It names a person, place, thing, animal, or idea.
Proper nouns name particular persons, places, etc., and are capitalized.