Jane: Parts of Speech

Terms in this set (15)

noun:
example: camera, San Francisco, eggs
a person, place, thing, or idea
verb:
example: run, drive, play, is, seam, appear
shows an action (doing something) or state of being (being something)
adjective:
example: yellow, my, big
describes a noun or pronoun
proper noun:
example: Academy of Art, Anita
San Francisco, Golden Gate Park
a special person, place, or thing that takes a capital letter
subject pronoun:
example: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
shows who or what does something or is being described
article:
example: a, an, the
shows general or specific; goes before a noun
possessive adjective:
example: my, your, his, her, its, our, their
shows possession, goes before a noun
demonstrative adjective:
example: this, that, these, those
shows which one, goes before a noun
preposition:
example: on, under, next to, at, in
describes a time/place/relationship
helping verb:
example: am/is/are, do/does/ have/has
helps the verb
possessive pronoun:
example: mine, hers, his, theirs
shows possession, doesn't go before a noun
adverb:
example: usually, hardly ever, really
describes a verb, adjective, or adverb
conjunction:
example: and, but, so
connects parts of a sentence
determiner:
example: a/an, my, your, this, that
goes before a noun - it can be an article, a possessive adjective, or a demonstrative adjective
object pronoun:
me, you, him, her, it, us, them
shows who or what receives the action
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