Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech
A noun is a word, phrase, or clause that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun.
A verb is the action word in the sentence.
An adjective is a word, phrase, or clause that describes, limits, or modifies a noun or pronoun. It tells what kind, which one, how many, or whose about the word being modified.
An adverb is a word, phrase, or clause that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It tells how, when, where, why, to what extent, or under what condition about the word being modified.
A preposition is a word that connects the noun or pronoun that follows it to some other word in the clause or sentence.
A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, or clauses together.
The subject of the sentence is who or what the sentence is about.
The predicate nominative is a noun that follows a linking verb and identifies the subject.
The direct object is a noun that follows action verbs and receives the action of that verb. It tells whom, or what,after an action verb.
The indirect object is a noun that always comes between the action verb and the direct object. It tells to whom, to what, for whom, or for what after the action verb.
The object of the preposition is the noun in the prepositional phrase.
The appositive is a noun located next to another noun and identifies it in some way.
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Parts of Speech

NOUN

a person, place, or thing. Can be the subject or object of a sentence. Ex: cat, horse, mother, Denmark

PRONOUN

a word that replaces or stands for ("pro" = for) a noun. Ex: he, she, it

VERB

an action word. Ex: sit, laugh, screw

ADJECTIVE

a word that describes or modifies a noun. Answers the questions "how many," "what kind," etc. Ex: happy, suicidal, red, dangerous

ADVERB

a word that describes or modifies a verb. Ex: carefully, quickly, wisely. Also sometimes modifies an adjective. ("She was very tall." 'Very' is an adverb modifying 'tall,' which in turn is an adjective modifying 'she'.) Adverbs usually, but not always, end in "-ly". (However, not every word ending in "ly" is an adverb: "friendly," for example, is an adjective.)

PREPOSITION

(literally "pre-position") a word that indicates the relationship of a noun (or noun phrase) to another word. Examples of prepositions are to, at, with, for, against, across.

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