Parts of speech Flashcards
Verb
a word that changes according to the time it occured
subject
a word or group of words that performs the action of the verb or controls the link with the verb
object
after some verbs the object answers the question what
Subject complement
after a linking verb a subject complement may appear, it will be a noun or pronoun that restates the subject
adjective
a word or group of words that define a noun or pronoun. Adjectives answer the following questions about a noun or pronoun:which one?what kind of? how many?
adverb
a word or group of words that answer these questions:When? WHere? How? Why?
Nouns
a noun names something: people, places, things, ideas, etc
If there can be more than one of them