Parts of Speech

how words function when we speak

Names a person, place, or thing

name specific people, places, and things

names something general

Describes a noun

takes the place of nouns

the word the pronoun replaces

shows relationship to something else

shows action or state of being

take direct objects

a verb that does not take a direct object

the subject of the verb both does and receives the action of the verb

describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

adds emotion

small word that connects to a noun to make a phrase that functions as an adjective or adverb

a word that connects words, phrases, and clauses and shows relationship.