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Grammar Rules: Parts of Speech
Words are classed into eight categories according to their uses in a sentence.
1. Noun
Name for a person, animal, thing, place, idea, activity.
John, cat, box, desert, liberty, golf
2. Pronoun
Alternate name for a noun.
he, she, it
3. Adjective
Modifies a noun or pronoun.
big, good, full
4. Verb
Expresses action or existence.
went, purred, is
5. Adverb
Modifies a verb, adverb, or adjective.
quickly, loudly, here
6. Conjunction
Connects words, phrases, or clauses.
and, or, but
7. Preposition
Precedes phrase that acts as a modifier or noun.
with, for, at
8. Interjection
Expresses emotion.
Gosh! Wow! Super!
N
That’s my Pa!
N PA VAC PI
Noun-Pronoun-Adjective
Verb-Adverb-Conjunction
Preposition-Interjection
BrainAid
Amazingly, only eight
parts of speech are
used to classify
hundreds of thousands
of words. The
challenge is that many
words can be used for
more than one part of
speech.
Select yes on the
ballot. (noun)
Cast a yes vote.
(adjective)
He voted yes.
(adverb)
Yes! (Interjection)
Additionally, phrases
and clauses can act as
nouns, adjectives, or
adverbs.
To memorize the 8 parts
of speech, imagine that
N’s PA VACuums PIe!
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1. Noun = Name
Compound Noun: Made of two or more words: ice water, notebook, brother-in-law
Appositive: Noun or noun phrase that identifies a nearby noun or pronoun. My son Bill is happy.
2. Pronoun = Pro-Name
Professional or alternate names used by nouns to enhance their careers.
Types of Pronouns
Personal: I, me, mine, my / you, your / he, him, his / she, her / we, our, us / they, them, their / it...
Indefinite (not specific): all, any, anyone, both, each, either, everyone, few, many...
Interrogative (ask questions): what?, which?, who?, whom?, whose?...
Demonstrative (point out): this, that, these, those...
Reflexive (reflect back): myself, yourself, himself, herself, themselves...
Relative (link dependent clauses): that, which, who, whoever, whom, whose...
Antecedent: The noun or noun phrase a pronoun refers to. John made his bed.
Ante means “before.” Cede means “to go.” An antecedent in a sense “goes before” or existed
before the pronoun, although it can occur afterwards in a sentence. It was John’s bed.
My noun-
name is John.
One of my
pro-names is
he.
My noun-
name is cat.
My noun-
name is liberty.
One of my
pro-names is
she.
One of my
pro-names is
it.
John
Proper noun
cat
common noun
liberty
abstract noun
he she it
liberty
liberty
Pro
means
“for.”
Pronoun
means
“for a noun.”
When used to
show
possession,
pronouns
behave like
adjectives and
are called
determiners.
their car.
Grammar Rules * MaxLearning.Net © 2008 * Parts of Speech p. 3 of 7
3. Adjective Advertises
Advertises details about a noun or pronoun
by telling what kind, which one, how many....
Articles (the, a, an) are also adjectives.
Proper Adjectives are Proper Nouns used as adjectives: Boston bank, French fries.
4. Verb = moVement or being
Describes a noun’s movement (action) or being (existence).
Phrasal Verbs generally consist of a verb plus a preposition: Turn up the music.
5. Adverb Adds to verb
Adds to the meaning of a verb (or an adjective or another adverb)
by telling what, when, where, why, how....
Adverbial Conjunctives connect independent clauses in a compound sentence:
consequently, hence, however, moreover, nevertheless, otherwise, therefore...
Big John good cat full liberty
Big John
went
good cat
purred
Purr!
Purr!
Big John
went quickly
good cat
purred loudly
I exist!
I’m going.
I’m fast!
I’ve arrived!
I’m tall!
I behave! I’m total!
full liberty
is
liberty
liberty
liberty
full liberty
is here
Only an adverb
can modify an
adjective
(very good)
or another
adverb
(very loudly).
Grammar Rules * MaxLearning.Net © 2008 * Parts of Speech p. 4 of 7
6. Conjunction Conjoins
Connects words, phrases, or clauses “at the hip” like conjoined twins.
Coordinating (equal rank items): for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Subordinating (dependent clauses): after, although, as, as if, because, before, if,
once, since, so that, than, that, unless, until, when, where, while
Correlative (item pairs): both-and, either-or, neither-nor
7. Preposition Positions
Precedes a phrase that acts as a modifier or noun by indicating
a position in time, location, or manner.
Time: before/after, during, past, until
Location: above/below, across, along, around, behind, beside, between,
in/out, into, near/far, on/off, over/under, through, up/down, within
Multipurpose: about, against, as, at, by, of, for, from, to, with, without
8. Interjection Ignites!
Ignites the message with an exclamation of emotion!
Expletives are interjectory words or expressions. There is no one here! Darn it!
John and cat or liberty
and
aare
or
Yes!
Oops! Super!
Purr!
Big John went quickly
with his friend
good cat purred loudly
for several minutes
full liberty is here
at last
liberty
liberty
liberty
Let’s run.
It’s about time!
fanboys
Prepositional
phrases can
be used as
nouns,
adjectives,
or adverbs.
The noun or
pronoun at
the end of the
phrase is the
object of the
preposition.
Interjections
can stand
alone or be
part of a
sentence.
Yes! It’s me.
Oh, is it?
In addition to
conjunctions,
relative pronouns,
adverbial conjunctives,
and prepositions are
called connectives.
Grammar Rules * MaxLearning.Net © 2008 * Parts of Speech p. 5 of 7
Parts-of-Speech Puzzles
Although there are only eight parts of speech, it can be difficult to classify some words.
Some words are easy to classify: “Is it a person, place, or thing?” (noun); “Does it modify
a noun?” (adjective), etc. But many words are less obvious and can be different parts of
speech depending on how they are used.
When in doubt, the best option is to consult a
dictionary, which lists the various parts of speech
for a word in the order of most common usage
along with definitions and examples.
But even a dictionary may not make classifying easy when a word’s
shades of meaning and usage are nearly identical.
For example, looking up “when” in the Random House Webster’s College Dictionary
© 1996 yielded four parts of speech and ten alternate definitions. Here’s a sampling:
Part of Speech First Definition First Example
Adverb at what time or period? When are they to arrive?
Conjunction at what time to know when to be silent.
Pronoun what time Till when is the store open?
Noun the time of anything the when and the where of an act.
The following table lists a dozen words (in alphabetical order) that can be difficult to classify. The parts
of speech are ranked (1, 2, 3...) in the order they are listed in Webster’s dictionary.
Parts-of-Speech Puzzles Chart
Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Conjunction, Preposition, Interjection
Noun Pron Adj Verb Adv Conj Prep Int
1. how 3 1 2
2. not 1 2
3. now 3 4 1 2
4. than 1 2
5. that 1 2 3 4
6. then 3 2 1
7. what 2 1 3 4 6 5
8. when 4 3 1 2
9. where 4 3 1 2
10. which 1 2
11. who 1
12. why 3 1 2 4
What part of
speech is the
word “when”?
when
Of the 12 words listed in the Chart:
• Adverbs have the most #1 rankings (7).
• Pronouns have the 2nd
most #1 rankings (4).
• “What” can be six parts of speech!
• “Who” can be only one part of speech.
• Only “than” can be used as a preposition.
• No words can be verbs.
Grammar Rules * MaxLearning.Net © 2008 * Parts of Speech p. 6 of 7
Your Turn!
Draw a line from the item to the best matching example.
Proper Noun
Common Noun
Abstract Noun
Compound Noun
Appositive
Personal Pronoun
Relative Pronoun
Antecedent
Article
Proper Adjective
Phrasal Verb
Adverbial Conjunctive
Coordinating Conjunction
Subordinating Conjunction
Preposition
Interjection
peach
glory
attorney general
Sparky, the dog, barked
she was happy
the ones who were left behind
it was the best book
an apple
Georgia peach
blow out the candle
however, I did not go
cats and dogs
because he left town
under the bench
Oh my!
Georgia
Following the example, mark parts of speech above each word of the sentences that follow.
Consult your dictionary as needed.
Int Pron Verb Adj Adj Conj Adj Noun Adv Prep Adj Noun
Wow! He kicked the red and white ball high into the air.
Sally slowly digested her food.
Mike rudely chewed and talked with his mouth open.
Hey! Do you think we can get some service at this restaurant?
Finally! They had been waiting forever for good food and drink.
What! Why did you not ask when the kids who went into that house returned?
Why? How was I to know more about where they were then than I do now?
[ Answers follow ]
To Do
Grammar Rules * MaxLearning.Net © 2008 * Parts of Speech p. 7 of 7
Answers
Proper Noun
Common Noun
Abstract Noun
Compound Noun
Appositive
Personal Pronoun
Relative Pronoun
Antecedent
Article
Proper Adjective
Phrasal Verb
Adverbial Conjunctive
Coordinating Conjunction
Subordinating Conjunction
Preposition
Interjection
peach
glory
attorney general
Sparky, the dog, barked
she was happy
the ones who were left behind
it was the best book
an apple
Georgia peach
blow out the candle
however, I did not go
cats and dogs
because he left town
under the bench
Oh my!
Georgia
Noun Adv Verb Pron Noun
Sally slowly digested her food.
Noun Adv Verb Conj Verb Prep Pro Noun Adj
Mike rudely chewed and talked with his mouth open.
Int Verb Pro Verb Pro Verb Verb Adj Noun Prep Adj Noun
Hey! Do you think we can get some service at this restaurant?
s Int Pro Verb Verb Verb Adv Prep Adj Noun Conj Noun
Finally! They had been waiting forever for good food and drink.
Int Adv Verb Pron Adv Verb Conj Adj Noun Pron Verb Prep Adj Noun Verb
What! Why did you not ask when the kids who went into that house returned?
Int Adv Verb PronPrep Verb Adv Prep Adv Pron Verb Adv Conj PronVerb Adv
Why? How was I to know more about where they were then than I do now?

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Parts of speech

  • 1. Grammar Rules * MaxLearning.Net © 2008 * Parts of Speech p. 1 of 7 Grammar Rules: Parts of Speech Words are classed into eight categories according to their uses in a sentence. 1. Noun Name for a person, animal, thing, place, idea, activity. John, cat, box, desert, liberty, golf 2. Pronoun Alternate name for a noun. he, she, it 3. Adjective Modifies a noun or pronoun. big, good, full 4. Verb Expresses action or existence. went, purred, is 5. Adverb Modifies a verb, adverb, or adjective. quickly, loudly, here 6. Conjunction Connects words, phrases, or clauses. and, or, but 7. Preposition Precedes phrase that acts as a modifier or noun. with, for, at 8. Interjection Expresses emotion. Gosh! Wow! Super! N That’s my Pa! N PA VAC PI Noun-Pronoun-Adjective Verb-Adverb-Conjunction Preposition-Interjection BrainAid Amazingly, only eight parts of speech are used to classify hundreds of thousands of words. The challenge is that many words can be used for more than one part of speech. Select yes on the ballot. (noun) Cast a yes vote. (adjective) He voted yes. (adverb) Yes! (Interjection) Additionally, phrases and clauses can act as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. To memorize the 8 parts of speech, imagine that N’s PA VACuums PIe!
  • 2. Grammar Rules * MaxLearning.Net © 2008 * Parts of Speech p. 2 of 7 1. Noun = Name Compound Noun: Made of two or more words: ice water, notebook, brother-in-law Appositive: Noun or noun phrase that identifies a nearby noun or pronoun. My son Bill is happy. 2. Pronoun = Pro-Name Professional or alternate names used by nouns to enhance their careers. Types of Pronouns Personal: I, me, mine, my / you, your / he, him, his / she, her / we, our, us / they, them, their / it... Indefinite (not specific): all, any, anyone, both, each, either, everyone, few, many... Interrogative (ask questions): what?, which?, who?, whom?, whose?... Demonstrative (point out): this, that, these, those... Reflexive (reflect back): myself, yourself, himself, herself, themselves... Relative (link dependent clauses): that, which, who, whoever, whom, whose... Antecedent: The noun or noun phrase a pronoun refers to. John made his bed. Ante means “before.” Cede means “to go.” An antecedent in a sense “goes before” or existed before the pronoun, although it can occur afterwards in a sentence. It was John’s bed. My noun- name is John. One of my pro-names is he. My noun- name is cat. My noun- name is liberty. One of my pro-names is she. One of my pro-names is it. John Proper noun cat common noun liberty abstract noun he she it liberty liberty Pro means “for.” Pronoun means “for a noun.” When used to show possession, pronouns behave like adjectives and are called determiners. their car.
  • 3. Grammar Rules * MaxLearning.Net © 2008 * Parts of Speech p. 3 of 7 3. Adjective Advertises Advertises details about a noun or pronoun by telling what kind, which one, how many.... Articles (the, a, an) are also adjectives. Proper Adjectives are Proper Nouns used as adjectives: Boston bank, French fries. 4. Verb = moVement or being Describes a noun’s movement (action) or being (existence). Phrasal Verbs generally consist of a verb plus a preposition: Turn up the music. 5. Adverb Adds to verb Adds to the meaning of a verb (or an adjective or another adverb) by telling what, when, where, why, how.... Adverbial Conjunctives connect independent clauses in a compound sentence: consequently, hence, however, moreover, nevertheless, otherwise, therefore... Big John good cat full liberty Big John went good cat purred Purr! Purr! Big John went quickly good cat purred loudly I exist! I’m going. I’m fast! I’ve arrived! I’m tall! I behave! I’m total! full liberty is liberty liberty liberty full liberty is here Only an adverb can modify an adjective (very good) or another adverb (very loudly).
  • 4. Grammar Rules * MaxLearning.Net © 2008 * Parts of Speech p. 4 of 7 6. Conjunction Conjoins Connects words, phrases, or clauses “at the hip” like conjoined twins. Coordinating (equal rank items): for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so Subordinating (dependent clauses): after, although, as, as if, because, before, if, once, since, so that, than, that, unless, until, when, where, while Correlative (item pairs): both-and, either-or, neither-nor 7. Preposition Positions Precedes a phrase that acts as a modifier or noun by indicating a position in time, location, or manner. Time: before/after, during, past, until Location: above/below, across, along, around, behind, beside, between, in/out, into, near/far, on/off, over/under, through, up/down, within Multipurpose: about, against, as, at, by, of, for, from, to, with, without 8. Interjection Ignites! Ignites the message with an exclamation of emotion! Expletives are interjectory words or expressions. There is no one here! Darn it! John and cat or liberty and aare or Yes! Oops! Super! Purr! Big John went quickly with his friend good cat purred loudly for several minutes full liberty is here at last liberty liberty liberty Let’s run. It’s about time! fanboys Prepositional phrases can be used as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs. The noun or pronoun at the end of the phrase is the object of the preposition. Interjections can stand alone or be part of a sentence. Yes! It’s me. Oh, is it? In addition to conjunctions, relative pronouns, adverbial conjunctives, and prepositions are called connectives.
  • 5. Grammar Rules * MaxLearning.Net © 2008 * Parts of Speech p. 5 of 7 Parts-of-Speech Puzzles Although there are only eight parts of speech, it can be difficult to classify some words. Some words are easy to classify: “Is it a person, place, or thing?” (noun); “Does it modify a noun?” (adjective), etc. But many words are less obvious and can be different parts of speech depending on how they are used. When in doubt, the best option is to consult a dictionary, which lists the various parts of speech for a word in the order of most common usage along with definitions and examples. But even a dictionary may not make classifying easy when a word’s shades of meaning and usage are nearly identical. For example, looking up “when” in the Random House Webster’s College Dictionary © 1996 yielded four parts of speech and ten alternate definitions. Here’s a sampling: Part of Speech First Definition First Example Adverb at what time or period? When are they to arrive? Conjunction at what time to know when to be silent. Pronoun what time Till when is the store open? Noun the time of anything the when and the where of an act. The following table lists a dozen words (in alphabetical order) that can be difficult to classify. The parts of speech are ranked (1, 2, 3...) in the order they are listed in Webster’s dictionary. Parts-of-Speech Puzzles Chart Noun, Pronoun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Conjunction, Preposition, Interjection Noun Pron Adj Verb Adv Conj Prep Int 1. how 3 1 2 2. not 1 2 3. now 3 4 1 2 4. than 1 2 5. that 1 2 3 4 6. then 3 2 1 7. what 2 1 3 4 6 5 8. when 4 3 1 2 9. where 4 3 1 2 10. which 1 2 11. who 1 12. why 3 1 2 4 What part of speech is the word “when”? when Of the 12 words listed in the Chart: • Adverbs have the most #1 rankings (7). • Pronouns have the 2nd most #1 rankings (4). • “What” can be six parts of speech! • “Who” can be only one part of speech. • Only “than” can be used as a preposition. • No words can be verbs.
  • 6. Grammar Rules * MaxLearning.Net © 2008 * Parts of Speech p. 6 of 7 Your Turn! Draw a line from the item to the best matching example. Proper Noun Common Noun Abstract Noun Compound Noun Appositive Personal Pronoun Relative Pronoun Antecedent Article Proper Adjective Phrasal Verb Adverbial Conjunctive Coordinating Conjunction Subordinating Conjunction Preposition Interjection peach glory attorney general Sparky, the dog, barked she was happy the ones who were left behind it was the best book an apple Georgia peach blow out the candle however, I did not go cats and dogs because he left town under the bench Oh my! Georgia Following the example, mark parts of speech above each word of the sentences that follow. Consult your dictionary as needed. Int Pron Verb Adj Adj Conj Adj Noun Adv Prep Adj Noun Wow! He kicked the red and white ball high into the air. Sally slowly digested her food. Mike rudely chewed and talked with his mouth open. Hey! Do you think we can get some service at this restaurant? Finally! They had been waiting forever for good food and drink. What! Why did you not ask when the kids who went into that house returned? Why? How was I to know more about where they were then than I do now? [ Answers follow ] To Do
  • 7. Grammar Rules * MaxLearning.Net © 2008 * Parts of Speech p. 7 of 7 Answers Proper Noun Common Noun Abstract Noun Compound Noun Appositive Personal Pronoun Relative Pronoun Antecedent Article Proper Adjective Phrasal Verb Adverbial Conjunctive Coordinating Conjunction Subordinating Conjunction Preposition Interjection peach glory attorney general Sparky, the dog, barked she was happy the ones who were left behind it was the best book an apple Georgia peach blow out the candle however, I did not go cats and dogs because he left town under the bench Oh my! Georgia Noun Adv Verb Pron Noun Sally slowly digested her food. Noun Adv Verb Conj Verb Prep Pro Noun Adj Mike rudely chewed and talked with his mouth open. Int Verb Pro Verb Pro Verb Verb Adj Noun Prep Adj Noun Hey! Do you think we can get some service at this restaurant? s Int Pro Verb Verb Verb Adv Prep Adj Noun Conj Noun Finally! They had been waiting forever for good food and drink. Int Adv Verb Pron Adv Verb Conj Adj Noun Pron Verb Prep Adj Noun Verb What! Why did you not ask when the kids who went into that house returned? Int Adv Verb PronPrep Verb Adv Prep Adv Pron Verb Adv Conj PronVerb Adv Why? How was I to know more about where they were then than I do now?