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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

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

    Singular Nouns
    boy girl

    Singular 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.

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

    He rode the horse to victory.

    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.

    Answers these questions:

    Did you lose your address book?


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

    Modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. He ran quickly.

    Answers the questions:

    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. Her telegram to Nina and Ralph brought good news.
    can have more than one object

    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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