Parts Of Speech Flashcards
Noun
Person, place, thing or idea
Verb
Action or state of being
Pronoun
Takes the place of a noun (He, everyone, them, whom you [mean])
Adjective
Modifies noun or pronoun. Names an attribute. Answers the questions which one? What kind? Whose? How many?
Adverb
Modifies verb, adjective or other adverb. Expresses manner, place, time, frequency, degree, level of certainty. Answers the questions where, when, why, how
Conjunction
Joins two words, phrases or clauses. And, while
Preposition
Connect a noun or pronoun with the rest of the sentence and give some relationship such as space time direction or cause ( IN the box, after, toward)
Interjection
Exclamation like wow!
Adjective Questions
Which one?
What kind?
How many?
Whose?
Name the Articles
A
An
The
Articles are what part of speech?
Adjectives
Adverb Answers What Questions
Answers the questions where, when, why, how, to what extent
Helping Verbs List
Be, am, is, are, should
Were, been, being, have, has, had
Could, should, would, may might
Must, shall, can, do, will, did
Does, having
Transitive Active Verb
TRANSfers its action to someone or something called direct object
Question to help spot direct objects of transitive verbs
What/Whom did (the) __subject__ __verb__