Parts of Speech Facts
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elkoischmitt on February 28, 2011
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English Grammar for Parts of Speech to prepare for Latin.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a person, place, thing, idea or activity | noun |
| who or what the action is about | subject |
| the receiver of the action of the verb | direct object |
| receiver of the direct object, to whom/for whom | indirect object |
| a noun that follows a preposition | object of the preposition |
| renames the subject | predicate noun |
| another term for predicate noun | subject complement |
| shows action or state of being | verb |
| a verb that specifically shows action and can stand alone | active verb |
| a verb that cannot stand alone and used with another verb | helping verb |
| a verb that can stand alone and connects the subject and predicate noun/adjective | linking verb |
| the -ing form of a verb used as a noun | gerund |
| characteristic of a verb that tells when in time an action occurred | tense |
| modifies a noun or pronoun | adjective |
| telling "what kind of" is a function of a(n) | adjective |
| telling "which one" is a function of a(n) | adjective |
| telling "whose" is a function of a(n) | adjective |
| telling "how many" is a function of a(n) | adjective |
| modifies an adverb, verb or adjective | adverb |
| telling "how" is a function of a(an) | adverb |
| telling "when" is a function of a(an) | adverb |
| telling "where" is a function of a(an) | adverb |
| telling "why" is a function of a(an) | adverb |
| telling "how often" is a function of a(an) | adverb |
| telling "how much" is a function of a(an) | adverb |
| telling "to what extent" is a function of a(an) | adverb |
| renames a noun to avoid repetition | pronoun |
| joins 2 or more words, phrases or clauses | conjunction |
| connects 2 or more equal grammatical items | coordinating conjunction |
| FANBOYS are words used as | coordinating conjunctions |
| "for" is used as a(n) | coordinating conjunction |
| "and" is used as a(n) | coordinating conjunction |
| "nor" is used as a(n) | coordinating conjunction |
| "but" is used as a(n) | coordinating conjunction |
| "or" is used as a(n) | coordinating conjunction |
| "yet" is used as a(n) | coordinating conjunction |
| "so" is used as a(n) | coordinating conjunction |
| introduces a dependent clause and shows a causal relationship | subordinating conjunction |
| wwwasiab are words used as | subordinating conjunctions |
| "when" is used as a(n) | subordinating conjunction |
| "where" is used as a(n) | subordinating conjunction |
| "while" is used as a(n) | subordinating conjunction |
| "as" is used as a(n) | subordinating conjunction |
| "if" is used as a(n) | subordinating conjunction |
| "since" is used as a(n) | subordinating conjunction |
| "although" is used as a(n) | subordinating conjunction |
| "because" is used as a(n) | subordinating conjunction |
| shows emotion or excitement | interjection |
| only part of speech not grammatically connected to the sentence | interjection |
| shows a space or time relationship between 2 nouns/pronouns | prepositions |
| a word used as a preposition will always be followed by a | noun |
| prepositional phrase is | preposition + (adjective, modifier) + noun |
| a prepositional phrase can be used as a(n) | adverb |
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