Parts of Speech Flashcards
(20 cards)
Noun
Names a person, place or thing
Noun Test
Can I use an article before it?
Can I count it?
Article Adjective
A, An, The
Pronoun & give 5 examples
Replaces a noun in a sentence to avoid repetition.
Examples: he, she, her, him, they, them, his, hers, theirs, it, you, me, we, us…
Adjective
describes a noun or pronoun
Adjective Test
The ______ pen
Preposition
Starts a phrase that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence
Two rules for prepositional phrases?
- Always begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun
- No verbs
What page is the list of prepositions on?
pg 43
Action Verb
Shows action or ownership
Verb test
I ____.
It ____.
A who/which clause must contain:
A subject and a verb
Linking Verb
A linking verb links the subject of the sentence to a noun or an adjective
What page are the linking verbs on?
55
Helping verb
A helping verb helps an action or a linking verb
A helping verb is always followed by
another verb
That clause
a group of words that begins with the word that and contains a subject and a verb.
Conjunction
connects words, phrases or clauses
coordinating conjunction
FANBOYS
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Strong Verb
Always an action verb, not a linking or helping verb