Part of Speech PDF

[Part of Speech] Part of Speech: a class of words (as adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, interjections, nouns, prepositions, pronouns, or verbs) identified according to the kinds of ideas they express and the way they work in a sentence. - Each part of speech plays a specific role. Once you unde...

[Part of Speech] Part of Speech: a class of words (as adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, interjections, nouns, prepositions, pronouns, or verbs) identified according to the kinds of ideas they express and the way they work in a sentence. - Each part of speech plays a specific role. Once you understand the role of every word in a sentence, you can use grammar correctly, avoid mistakes, and understand how ideas fit together. - Learning the parts of speech also unlocks more advanced grammar and writing concepts. - For instance, as we move into a little bit more advanced English lessons about sentence structure, we will start to discuss the different types of sentences, like complex sentences, simple sentences, and compound sentences. - We\'ll also discuss how to identify the direct object and indirect object of a sentence. Then we\'ll talk about the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause. - You\'ll also need to know the difference between a main verb and a helping verb when we learn things like English word order. - Without knowing parts of speech, it\'s easy to use grammar the wrong way and make sentences sound awkward. You might use adjectives instead of adverbs, or put verbs in the wrong form, or mix up prepositions. This grammar confusion makes writing hard to understand. What are the parts of speech? The main parts of speech in English are: Nouns:  People, places, things, and ideas. For example: teacher, Miami, pencil, education. Comprised of proper nouns and common nouns. Nouns can also be used in a noun phrase which can serve as the subject of a sentence. Pronouns:  Words used in place of nouns. For example: she, we, them. These can be either a personal pronoun, possessive pronoun, reflexive pronoun, indefinite pronoun, or relative pronoun. Verbs:  Action words, linking words, and auxiliary verbs (helping verbs). For example: run, speak, read, is. Adjectives:  Words that describe or modify nouns. For example: tall, boring, expensive. Adverbs:  Words that describe verbs, adjectives or other adverbs. Some examples of an adverb are: quickly, very, politely. Prepositions:  Words that link nouns to other words in a sentence. For example: on, by, with, into. Commonly used in a prepositional phrase. A preposition is commonly known as \"anywhere a rabbit can go.\" Conjunctions:  Words that join phrases, clauses, and sentences together. For example: and, but, so, because. These are broken down into coordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions, subordinating conjunctions, and others. Interjections:  Short exclamations to express emotion. For example: ouch, wow, uh-oh.