Parts of Speech, in brief

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Parts of Speech, in brief

• Mr. Cleon M. McLean
• Department of English
• Ontario High School

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Nouns

• Concrete nounsthese are nouns which you can
  observe by using your senses, which are smelling,
  tasting, seeing, hearing, and touching. E.g.,
  desk, eggs, florescent light.
• Abstract nounsthese are nouns which you CANNOT
  observe with your senses. E.g, capitalism, love,
  justice, hate, friendship

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Prepositions

• Definition-a preposition is a word that shows a
  relationship between one object and another.
  E.g.,
• The ball is under the table.
• The jet flew over Mexico.
• (objects are in blue prepositions are in green)
• Another way to remember prepositions is to think
  that a preposition comes before a noun.

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Prepositions
about above at before but by inside into out outside under until
across after behind below down during like near over past up upon
against along beneath beside except for of off since through with within
among around between beyond from in on onto to toward without
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Interjections

• Definitionan interjection is a word or short
  group of words used to express a strong feeling.
  Typically, if the feeling is one of surprise,
  then an exclamation mark (!) is used. If the
  feeling is not so surprising, then a comma (,) is
  used. E.g.,
• No way! Im not singing by myself
• Ouch! That hurts.
• No, I didnt complete my homework.
• Yes! I did complete my homework. ?

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Adjectives

• Definitionan adjective is a word used to
  describe a noun or a pronoun. E.g.,
• Jennifer wore a red dress to school.
• Jose was terrified when the eggs hatched.
• Guadalupe has gorgeous eyes

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Adjectives, contd

• Adjectives tell what kind
• Huge, small, wild, brown, warm, furry, friendly,
  lovable, playful, restless
• Adjectives tell how many
• Six eggs, many cats, few dogs, several elephants,
  more Chihuahua are in the pound
• Adjectives tell which ones
• This team, that field, these children, those rats

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Adverbs

• Definitionan adverb is a word that
  modifies/changes a verb, an adjective, or another
  adverb.
• Adverbs tend to end with ly.
• very means truly

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Adverbs, contd

• Adverb modifying a verb
• The baby crawled. (How?) quickly, slowly, etc
• The baby crawled. (Where?) everywhere
• The baby crawled. (When?) sometimes

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Adverbs, contd

• Adverbs modifying adjectives
• The box is heavy.
• How heavy? Terribly heavy
• This is an interesting book.
• How interesting? Extremely interesting

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Adverbs, contd

• Adverbs modifying other adverbs-
• Caesar eats hamburgers often.
• How often? Very often
• Melissa never eats pizza
• To what extent? Almost never