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What are the types of questions that verbs answer?
What are the types of questions that verbs answer?
When, Where, How, Why, Under what conditions
What is the main function of prepositions in a sentence?
What is the main function of prepositions in a sentence?
Show the relationships of words in a sentence, show the location of an object, link clauses, and connect ideas
What is the purpose of conjuctions in a sentence?
What is the purpose of conjuctions in a sentence?
Connect words, phrases, and clauses
What type of word expresses emotions and surprise?
What type of word expresses emotions and surprise?
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What are the three types of conjunctions?
What are the three types of conjunctions?
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What is the main function of a pronoun in a sentence?
What is the main function of a pronoun in a sentence?
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What type of noun refers to a specific, unique entity, such as a person, place, or organization?
What type of noun refers to a specific, unique entity, such as a person, place, or organization?
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What is the purpose of an adjective in a sentence?
What is the purpose of an adjective in a sentence?
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What type of pronoun shows a mutual relationship between two or more people or things?
What type of pronoun shows a mutual relationship between two or more people or things?
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What part of speech modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs?
What part of speech modifies verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs?
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Study Notes
Parts of Speech
Nouns
- Refer to a person, place, thing, idea, or concept
- Can be classified as:
- Proper nouns (capitalized, specific)
- Common nouns (not capitalized, general)
- Concrete nouns (can be perceived by senses, e.g. dog, cat)
- Abstract nouns (cannot be perceived by senses, e.g. happiness, peace)
Pronouns
- Replace a noun
- Types:
- Personal pronouns (e.g. I, you, he, she, it)
- Possessive pronouns (e.g. yours, mine, hers)
- Possessive pronouns that act as adjectives (e.g. My car needs a wash)
- Intensive and Reflective pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself, itself)
- Relative pronouns (e.g. who, whom, whose, that, which)
- Interrogative pronouns (e.g. who, what, which)
- Demonstrative pronouns (e.g. this, that, these, those)
- Indefinite pronouns (e.g. all, any, anything, both)
- Reciprocal pronouns (e.g. each other, one another)
Adjectives
- Describe or modify nouns or pronouns
- Answer questions like "Which condition?", "How many?", "What kind of?", "Which one?"
- Include articles (a, an, the) and some pronouns (e.g. all, her, his, its, my, their, this, and, your)
Adverbs
- Modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
- Answer questions like "When?", "Where?", "How?", "Why?", "Under what conditions?"
Verbs
- Describe an action
- Helping verbs: am, are, be, being, can, could, will, would, had, has, have, is, may, might, must, shall, was, were
Prepositions
- Show relationships between words in a sentence
- Show direction, time, place, location, and movement
- Examples:
- "I looked in the book." (In modifies the verb "looked")
- "It is good to be among your friends." (Location)
- "It will take around an hour." (Time)
- "She lives with her parents." (Location)
- "We walked through the gate." (Movement)
Conjunctions
- Connect words, phrases, clauses
- Types:
- Coordinating conjunctions
- Subordinating conjunctions
- Conjunctive adverbs
- Examples: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So, After, Although, As, As if, Because, Before, If, Once, Since, Than, That, Though, Unless, Until, When, Where, Whether, While, Finally, Furthermore, However, Moreover, Nevertheless, Similarly, Then, Therefore, Thus
Interjections
- Express emotions and surprise
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Test your understanding of parts of speech, including nouns, concrete nouns, abstract nouns, and more in this grammar quiz.
