Parts+of+Speech

Parts of Speech Noun || A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea || Govenor Corsine, Oregon Hospital Hunterdon Central Jail || If it has an actual name, then it is a __proper__ noun. If it has a general name, like “hospital” it is a __common__ noun. || Pronoun || A word used in place of a noun || I You She/he Her/him Everyone || || Verb || A word that expresses an action or a state of being || Float Sniff Run Were Was Is To be || || Adjective || A word that describes a noun or pronoun || Young Big Grim Canadian Longer || Ask yourself “how” the noun/pronoun __looked__ and you will have found the adjective || Adverb || A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb || Briefly Forward Regally Slowly Better || Ask yourself “how” an action was done and you will have found the adverb. || Preposition || The first word or words in a prepositional phrase, often reflects the relationship between objects || Away from Under Before With For Out of || Ask yourself “from here to where?” and you will identify the first word in the prepositional phrase. || Conjunction || A word that connects other words or groups of words || And But Although Because Either,or So || There are also combinations: Injection || A word that shows strong emotion or surprise || Oh no! Wow! Well || ||
 * ** Part ** || ** Definition ** || ** Examples ** || ** Hints to remember ** ||
 * both . . .and **
 * either . . . or**
 * neither . . . nor**
 * not only . . . but also** ||