Parts of Speech (Verbs, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections)

linking verb examples

is, are, seem, look, was, become

preposition

A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word

helping verb examples

am, do, has, is, must, was, be, are, does, have, may, shall, were, being, can, did, had, might, should, will, been, could, would

intransitive verb

expresses action (or tells something about the subject) without the action passing to a receiver, or object

coordinating conjunction examples

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

helping verb

helps the main verb express action or a state of being

preposition examples

in, after, before, under, beside, down, through, by, for...

coordinating conjunction

joins words or word groups that are used in the same way

interjection

a word that expresses emotion

conjunction

a word that joins words or groups of words

adverb

a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb

transitive verb

A verb that expresses an action directed toward a person, a place, a thing, or an idea

interjection examples

Hey! Wait for me. Ouch! That hurt. Wow! That's cool. Darn! We lost.

linking verb

a verb that expresses a state of being. A linking verb connects, or links, the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject.

action verb

a verb that expresses either physical or mental activity

prepositional phrase

a group of words that includes a preposition, a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of that object

verb

a word that expresses action or a state of being

correlating conjunction examples

neither...nor, either...or, not only...but also

correlative conjunctions

pairs of conjunctions that join words or word groups that are used in the same way

adverb examples

quickly, slowly, efficiently, tomorrow, often

verb examples

run, breath, swim, see, cry, answer, call, write, grow, do, is, am, was, are, will be, were.

action verb examples

threw, found, created, made