Parts Of Speech Flashcards
the article
indicates nouns
definite article
the. indicates a specific noun
indefinite article
a/an. indicate non-specific nouns
common noun
it names something physical
noun agent
a noun specifically referring to a person ( teacher, drummer, idealist… )
proper noun
used to name a particular person, place or thing
abstract noun
a noun that names a less concrete thing. does not have a physical element. ( a quality, an emotion, a condition, an action … )
collective noun
names a group or collection of things that form a whole ( colony of ants, a choir of singers… )
compound noun
a noun that is made up of joining two or more words using hyphens.
pronoun
it replaces a whole noun, a noun substitute
subjective pronouns
i you he she it they we
objective pronouns
me you him her it them us
possessive pronouns
mine yours his hers theirs ours
reflexive pronouns
myself yourself himself herself themselves ourselves
adjective
describes a noun
proper adjective
formed from proper nouns
possessive adjectives
not the same as a pronoun. it shows to whom or what the verb belongs. (its)
compound adjective
an adjective that is a compound
degrees of comparison
positive- fluffy
comparitive- fluffier
superlative- fluffiest
preposition
links words and can suggest relative positioning. they come at the beginning of a phrase and between related objects ( and is not a preposition )
conjunction
joins phrases and main clauses
co-ordinating conjunctions
joins main clauses ( for, and, nor, but, or, yet , so)
subordinating conjunctions
joins subordinate clauses to main clauses ( since, when, if, even, though, unless, after, whether, although, before, while, because )
adverb
modfies/qualifies a verb or adjective, or even another adverb. it can show how, when, wher, why or to what degree ( most, but not all adverbs end with ‘ly’)
