There are EIGHT parts of speech.
1. A NOUN is a word that NAMES a person, place, thing or idea.
A noun will answer the question Who? or What?
2 types: A. PROPER NOUN names a SPECIFIC person, place, thing or idea
B. A COMMON NOUN names a general person, place, thing or idea.
a desk a room a school a dog
2. A PRONOUN is a word that takes the place of a noun.
4 types: A. A PERSONAL PRONOUN takes the place of a person.
THREE CASES OF PERSONAL PRONOUNS
NOMINATIVE OBJECTIVE POSSESSIVE
CASE CASE CASE
(used in the subject) (used in the object) (shows ownership)
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
1st person I We me us my, mine our, ours
2nd person You You you you your, yours your, yours
3rd person he, she, it They him, her. them his, her, their, theirs
it hers, its
B. A DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUN POINTS SOMETHING OUT.
This, That, These and Those
C. AN INTERROGATIVE PRONOUN asks a question.
Who? Which? What? Where? When? Why?
D. AN INDEFINITE PRONOUN names an indefinite or unclear group.
Everybody, everyone, everything, someone, something, someone
No one, nothing, nobody, anyone, anything, anybody, both, each
3. AN ADJECTIVE is a word that describes or modifies a noun or a pronoun.
An adjective will answer the questions What kind? Which one? How many?
EXAMPLE: The beautiful, young girl saw a dog. Which girl? The beautiful and young one
4. A VERB is a word that shows action (either visible or mental) or state of being.
5. AN ADVERB is a word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.
An adverb will answer Why? When? How? or Where? in relation to the word it modifies
EXAMPLE: The dog walked slowly down the street. How did the dog walk? slowly
6. AN INTERJECTION is a word that shows emotion.
EXAMPLE: Hey! What are you doing?
7. A PREPOSTION is a word that relates its object (which will always be a noun or a pronoun) to another word in the sentence.
EXAMPLE: Sally went into the store. INTO is the preposition; STORE is its object; INTO is relating its object STORE to the verb WENT. Where did Sally go? She went into the store. SEE TEXTBOOK FOR A LISTING OF ALL PREPPOSITIONS.
8. A CONJUNCTION is a word that joins two words.
EXAMPLE: Suzi AND Joe played tag in the backyard.