Parts of Speech Flashcards
pronouns
a word used in place of one or more nouns or pronouns
noun
a word used to name a person, place, thing, or idea
antecedent
the noun coming before a pronoun that the pronoun is referring to
ex: Julia closed HER book and put IT down.
- pronouns: her, it
- antecedent: Julia, book
adjective
a word used to modify a noun or pronoun
verb
a word used to express action or state of being
adverb
a word used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb
preposition
a word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence
conjunction
a word used to join words or groups of words
interjection
a word used to express emotion
intransitive verb
expresses action (or tells something about the subject) without passing the action from a doer to a reciever
ex: …stayed inside - stayed = intransitive verb
transitive verb
an action verb that expresses an action directed toward a person or thing
ex: …mailed the package - mailed = transitive verb
coordinating conjunction
connect items of the same kind
FANBOYS
correlative conjunction
connect items of the same kind but used in pairs
both. ..and
either. ..or
neither. ..nor
articles
most frequently used adjectives
a, an, the
a, an: indefinite articles; indicate that the noun refers to one of a general group
the: definite article; indicates that a noun refers to someone or something in particular
linking verb
connects subject to a word that identifies or describes it
ex: feel, look, seem, stay, is
