Parts of Speech
Noun: Names a person, place, or thing-either abstract (Love is wonderful.) or concrete (The flower bloomed.)
Verb: Expresses action (He jumped.) or state of being (She will be late.)
Pronoun: Replaces a noun or pronoun (Tom found his watch.)
Adjective: Describes or limits nouns or pronouns (She is a pretty girl).
Adverb: Describes or limits verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs (He runs quickly.)
Preposition: Shows relationships between a noun or pronoun and another noun or pronoun (The towel was on the floor.)
Conjunction: Links words, phrases, or clauses (Mary and I went home.)
Tips For Using the Parts of Speech
- Capitalize proper nouns: My uncle was in Desert Storm.
- Make nouns plural by adding -s or -es in most cases: The bears awoke.
- Make nouns possessive by adding -'s to singular nouns (dog's bone) or the apostrophe alone if the noun is plural (the Smiths' home).
- Singular nouns require singular verbs: My sister laughs often.
- Plural nouns require plural verbs: My sisters laugh often.
- A verb tense indicates the action of the verb.