Parts Of Speech Flashcards
Noun
Names a person, place, thing or idea.
Pronoun
Is used in place of a noun.
Verb
Expreses action or a state of being.
Adjective
Modifies a noun or pronoun.
Adverb
Modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
Preposition
Shows the relationship between its object and another word in a sentence.
Conjunction
Joins words or group of words.
Interjection
Is a word used to express emotion.
Antecedents
Clarifies the meaning of the meaning of the pronoun.
Action verbs
Express physical action or mental action.
Linking verbs
Links or connects the subject with a word or words group in the predicate that describes the subject.
Helping verbs
Helps the main verb to tell about an actions or state of being.
Transitive verb
Action verb that has a direct object.
Intransitive verbs
An action verb that does not have a direct object