PARTS OF SPEECH noun pronoun verb adjective adverb

PARTS OF SPEECH § § § § noun pronoun verb adjective adverb preposition conjunction interjection!

PARTS OF SPEECH § § § § noun pronoun verb adjective adverb preposition conjunction interjection! Ouch! I hurt my foot on that darn trap.

NOUN § § § The name of a person, place, thing, or idea common proper

NOUN § § § The name of a person, place, thing, or idea common proper Mary was reading a green book.

NOUN § § The name of a person, place, thing, quality, or idea common - girl proper - Madeline a noun can be a subject, direct object, object of preposition, indirect object, apposition, or predicate nominative Mary was reading a green book.

PRONOUN § § § takes the place of a noun Jack - he, him girl - she, her tree - it My favorite tree is in our front yard; it provides shade for many.

VERB § § shows action - climb state of being - is, am, was, were, are has tense climb, climbed, will climb, etc.

VERB § § shows action - climb state of being - is, am, was, were, are has tense climb, climbed, will climb, etc. I climb mountains because I am tough!

ADJECTIVE § § § describes a noun or a pronoun tells which, what kind, how many, and whose a, an, the are always adjectives four books red books

ADVERB § § § describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb tells when, where, how, and how much often ends in -ly

ADVERB § § § He cautiously counted his money. describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb tells when, where, how, and how much often ends in -ly

PREPOSITION § § starts a prepositional phrase in, over, under, by, through, beside a prepositional phrase ends with a noun or pronoun anything a squirrel can do to two or more trees

PREPOSITION § § starts a prepositional phrase in, over, under, by, through, beside a prepositional phrase ends with a noun or pronoun know as the object anything a squirrel can do to two or more trees The man in the blue suit talked on the telephone.

CONJUNCTION § § § joins words or sentences Hortence told Sam’s fortune, and he believed all she said. Hortence placed her hands on the ball and told Sam’s fortune.

INTERJECTION § § shows strong feeling Help! The rope broke.

Verbs - Active Voice § § If the subject DOES the action, the sentence is in the active voice. John looked in the mirror.

Verbs - Passive Voice § § If the subject is acted upon, the sentence is in the passive voice. The money was held by Kent.

Parallelism § § § Parallel construction means to give the same structure to two or more parts of a sentence. The activities section on my resume says I like swimming, boating, and to run. WRONG The activities section on my resume says I like swimming, boating, and running. RIGHT

Dangling Modifiers § § When a verbal phrase begins the sentence and modifies the subject of the sentence, the subject should follow it immediately. Walking down the street, the building came into sight. WRONG Walking down the street, the building was seen by Holly. WRONG Walking down the street, Holly saw the building.