Parts of Speech Flashcards
nouns
person, place, thing, animal, idea=ball, desk, store.
verbs
actions word=jump, talk, sing
adverb
tell when, where, or how action takes place= slowly, soon, quickly
adjectives
describes nouns or pronouns=big, gorgeous, red
pronouns
takes place of a noun=they, he, she
conjunctions
brings words, phrases, or clauses together=for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
interjections
shows strong emotions=hay! stop! yay!
prepositions
tells the time or position of something=on, above, around, during
common nouns
not capitalized and not specific=ball, desk, store
proper nouns
capitalized and specific=
mis. Dulaney, Walmart, Nike
abstract nouns
a noun that you can not see, touch, taste, hear, or smell=love, hunger, smell
concrete nouns
a noun that you can touch and see=food, dog, desk
compound noun
made up of more then one word=grocery store, teacher desk, shopping desk