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    English Grammar

    Parts of Speech

    Capital Community College

    Eight Parts of Speech

    Nouns

    Interjections

    Adjectives

    Conjunctions

    Word that names


    A

    Person

    Place
    A Thing
    An Idea

    Kinds of Nouns
    Common Nouns
    boy
    girl

    Singular Nouns
    boy
    girl

    Singular Possessive
    boys
    girls

    Proper Nouns
    John
    Mary
    Plural Nouns
    boys
    girls
    Plural Possessive
    boys
    girls

    A word that expresses action or


    otherwise helps to make a
    statement
    be verbs
    &
    taste
    feel
    sound
    look
    appear
    become
    seem
    grow
    remain
    stay

    Every sentence must have

    a
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    Kinds of Verbs

    Action verbs express


    mental or physical
    action.

    He rode the horse to


    victory.

    Linking verbs make a


    statement by
    connecting the
    subject with a word
    that describes or
    explains it.

    He has been sick.

    The pronoun is a word used in place of one or more nouns.


    It may stand for a person, place, thing, or idea.
    Indefinite Pronouns
    anybody
    each
    either
    none
    someone, one, etc.

    Modifies or describes a
    noun or pronoun.

    Did you lose your address


    book?
    Is that a wool sweater?
    Just give me five minutes.

    Answers these questions:

    Modifies or describes
    a verb, an adjective,
    or another adverb.

    Answers the questions:

    He ran quickly.
    She left yesterday.
    We went there.
    It was too hot!

    To what degree or how much?

    Interrogative
    Adverbs
    introduce questions

    How did you break your


    leg?

    How often do
    you run?
    Where did you put the
    mouse trap?

    A preposition introduces a noun or pronoun


    or a phrase or clause functioning in the sentence
    as a noun. The word or word group that the
    preposition introduces is its object.

    They received a postcard from Bobby telling


    about his trip to Canada.

    The preposition

    never stands alone!


    object of
    preposition
    preposition

    object

    You can press those leaves under glass.


    can have more than
    one object

    Her telegram to Nina and Ralph brought good news.


    object can have modifiers
    It happened during the last examination.

    Some Common Prepositions


    aboard
    about
    above
    across
    after
    against
    along
    among
    around
    at
    before

    behind
    below
    beneath
    beside
    between
    beyond
    by
    down
    during
    except
    for

    from
    in
    into
    like
    of
    off
    on
    over
    past
    since
    through

    throughout
    to
    toward
    under
    underneath
    until
    up
    upon
    with
    within
    without

    The conjunction
    A conjunction is a word that joins words
    or groups of words.

    or

    but

    The interjection
    is an exclamatory word that expresses
    emotion
    Goodness! What a cute baby!

    Wow! Look at that


    sunset!

    Thats all for now. . .

    More Later
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