Parts of Speech Recognizing the Different Word Types

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Every sentence should have a subject and a predicate and express a complete thought. “The girl walked home. ” But what does that mean, exactly? In this sentence, “girl” is the subject, and “walked” is the predicate. The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. The predicate is the part of a sentence which tells us what the subject does or is. © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

There are 8 different Parts of Speech Is there a 9 th part of speech? Articles like a, an and the are sometimes considered to be adjectives; while other authorities identify articles as a separate part of speech. © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. ● ● ● ● Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Pronoun Conjunction Preposition Interjection www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

A noun is a naming word. A noun names all sorts of things: © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. • • • a person a place an object an idea a quality an animal www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

Some examples of nouns: © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. • • • person: doctor a place: doctor’s office an object: stethoscope an idea: healing a quality: compassion www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

A special kind of noun is a proper noun. Common nouns name general places, things, ideas, or people (e. g. man, mountain, day). Proper nouns name specific places, things, ideas, or people (e. g. John, Mt. Fuji, Monday). © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

A verb describes what you are doing (action) or how you are being or feeling (state). Action verbs: jump, run, sing, laugh, eat, fall, cook, remember, believe, think Abstract verbs: am, want, own, seem, like, fear, owe, mind, need, belong, love Notice that action words are not always acts that a physical body or object does. Your mind can also perform some actions, like thinking. What matters about verbs (both types) is that they tell you what is happening! © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

An adjective describes or modifies a noun. They can also tell what kind, what color, or how many. Example: “the tall teacher” Example: “the slow computer” The adjective (tall) tells you something about the noun (teacher). The adjective (slow) tells you something about the noun (computer). © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

Some examples of adjectives: • • green healthy fast windy delicious set smelly You can use many different adjectives to describe almost every noun. © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

An adverb describes or modifies a verb. You could say that some adverbs tells you how something happens. Example: “He spoke clearly. ” Example: “She sang well. ” The adverb (clearly) tells you the way he spoke (verb). The adverb (well) tells you the way she sang (verb). © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

Adverbs can also describe where or when something happens. Example: “She left yesterday. ” Example: “It rained everywhere. ” The adverb (yesterday) tells you when she left (verb). The adverb (everywhere) tells you where it rained (verb). © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

Adverbs can also tell to what extent or to what degree. Example: “Extremely excited, the boy jumped up and down. ” Example: “The house was completely covered in water. ” The adverb (extremely) tells you to what degree the boy is excited (verb). The adverb (completely) tells you to what extent the house is covered (verb). © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

Some examples of adverbs: Notice that most adverbs describe how rather than where or when or to what extent. They also very often end in -ly. © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. • • quickly patiently thoroughly angrily thickly now here very www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

A pronoun acts like a noun, but stands in place of it. Example: “I love my bike. I ride it all the time. ” “Bike” is the noun. “It” is the pronoun taking the place of the noun (bike). We use pronouns to avoid constant repetition of the same noun in a sentence. That would get boring! © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

You always need to know what the noun in the sentence is before using a pronoun. Incorrect: “I love it and always use it. ” Correct: “I brought my lunch and ate it. ” The reader doesn’t know what “it” refers to in the sentence. “Lunch” is the noun, so “it” (pronoun) refers back to the noun. © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

A conjunction joins two words, phrases, or sentences together. Two sentences: “I love my bike. I ride it all the time. ” Two sentences joined with a conjunction: “I love my bike, and I ride it all the time. ” © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

Other examples and uses of conjunctions: But - “I love running, but I hurt my foot. ” So - “I read quickly, so I finished early. ” Because - “I'm late because I slept in. ” Or - “You can write the paper with a pencil or pen. ” And - “I enjoy watching basketball and football. ” © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

A preposition joins a noun, pronoun, or phrase to another part of the sentence. The preposition almost always comes before the noun it refers to. The noun is called the object of the preposition. In the example sentence, “over” is the preposition, and “fence” is the object. Example: “The dog jumped over the fence. ” “Over the fence” is called a prepositional phrase. © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

Prepositions often show location or position in the room across the table under the water on the fence However, prepositions aren’t always location words. They can link parts of a sentence in other ways and for other reasons. © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

Examples of non-positional prepositions: “The garden benefited from the rain. ” (cause) “We met at midnight. ” (time) “The dog’s fur was as soft as cotton. ” (comparison) “That is the property of the teacher. ” (possession) Prepositions show the way in which their objects connect to the rest of the sentence. © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

An interjection expresses emotion! It is often one word standing alone It is often followed by an exclamation mark © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. Sometimes an interjection may introduce a sentence, but it is not really connected in meaning to the events in the sentence. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

Examples of interjections: “Wow! That’s wonderful!” “Ah! I see!” “Okay, I believe you. ” “Ouch! That hurt!” “Well, that was interesting. ” Notice there is not always an exclamation mark and that the interjection is not always on its own. © 2016 Time 4 Writing. com. All Rights Reserved. www. time 4 writing. com/free-writing-resources

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