parts of speech Flashcards
Nouns
Person, place, thing, animal, idea= ball, desk store
Verbs
Action words= jump, talk, sing
Adverbs
Tell when, where, or how an action takes place= slowly, soon, quickly
Adjectives
Describes nouns or pronoun= big, gorgeous, red
Pronouns
Takes the place of a noun= they, him, she
Conjunctions
Brings words, phrases, or clauses together= for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Interjections
Show strong emotion= hey! stop! yay!
Preposition
Tells the time or position of something= on, above, around, during
Common Nouns
Not capitalized an not specific= ball, desk, store
Proper Nouns
Capitalized and specific= Ms. Dulaney, walmart, nike
Abstract Nouns
A noun that you can’t see, touch, taste, hear, or smell= love, hunger, fear
Concrete Nouns
A noun that you can touch and see= food, dog, desk
Compound Nouns
Made up of more than one word= grocery store, teacher desk, shopping cart