Parts of speech test Flashcards
Nouns
Person, place, thing, idea
How many type of nouns?
5
Common, Proper, Collective, Concrete, & Abstract
Common noun
noun that doesn’t name a specific person, place, or thing
Proper noun
noun that names a specific person, place, or thing
Collective noun
group of person place or thing
concrete noun
nouns that are tangible, or can be detected with one of the 5 senses
Abstract noun
nouns that refer to an idea, not tangible
pronoun
word that takes the place of a noun
idefinite pronoun
used for non-specific things
(Ex. Either, several, one)
Interrogative pronouns
used in questions
(Ex. who, how, what)
Personal pronouns
replace people nouns
1st person prnoun
I, Me, We
2nd person pronoun
You, Your, Yours
3rd person pronoun
He, She, Them
Ajectives
words that describe nouns and pronouns; specifies what kind, how many, or which one.
Action verbs
Shows a action being performed by a subject
(Ex. Run, Jump, Swim)
Linking verbs
verbs that link one subject to its information
(Ex. are, become, is
Helping verbs
Verbs used with another in a verb phrase and helps the main the verb.
(Ex. may, will, can)
Adverbs
Words that can describe a adjective, verb, or different adverb. Tell how much, how often, when, and where
(Ex. Always, Slowly, Not)
Linking verb
Connects the subject to a word/ word group that identifies or describes the subjects. Connects the subject to a Noun, Adjective, or Pronoun.
(Ex. Be, Look. Should be, Remain)
Helping verb
Helps the main verb express action or state of being.
(Ex. Might, Could, Is)
Interjection
Abrupt remark, made as a a side or interruption that expresses strong emotions. Usually starts at the beginning of a sentence. Most often followed by a comma or exclamation mark.
(Ex. Well, Rats, Whoops)
Conjunction
Word that join words/word groups together.
Coordinating Conjunction
placed between words, phrases etc, or equal rank.
(FANBOYS,
F.for, A.and,N.nor,B.but.O.or,Y. yet, S. so.)
Correlative conjunction
Illustrates how 2 words/phrase within a sentence relate to each other.
Always come in pairs.
(Ex. Not only/But, either/or.)
Subordinating conjunction
word/phrase that links a dependent clause to an independent clause.
(Ex. While, Although)
Conjunction adverbs
Indicates a connection between 2 independent clauses in one sentence.
(Ex. Therefore However)
Preposition
word that shows a position or direction and shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the rest of the sentence.
(Ex. On, For, Between)
