Chapter 3 - Parts of Speech
Adverbs
A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb An adverb makes the meaning of a verb, an adjective, or another adverb more definite Many adverbs in ly but not all words that end in ly are adverbs
Prepositions
A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word
Linking verbs - Forms of be
Is, am, are, was, were, been, being, has been, have been, had been, will be, shall be, may be, might be, can be, should be, would have been, must have been
Coordinating conjunctions
A single conjunction or pair of conjunctions that join words or word groups that are used in the same way And, but, for, nor, or, so, yet
Intransitive verb
A verb that expresses action ( or tells something about the subject) without action passing to a receiver, or object
Interjections
A word that expresses emotion Aha, hey, hurray, my, oh, oops, ouch, rats, wow, yikes, yipee
Conjunctions
A word that joins words or word groups
Transitive verbs
An action verb that is directed toward a person, place, thing, or idea
Linking verbs of condition
Appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, taste, sound, stay, turn
Common helping verbs
Forms of be - be, is, am, are was, were, been, being Forms of do - do, does, did Forms of have - have, had, has Others - could, would, should, may, might , must, can, shall, will
Prepositional phrase
Includes a preposition, a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of that object Some words may be used as either prepositions or adverbs. Remember, a preposition always has an object. An adverb never does.
Linking verbs
Links the subject to a word in the predicate. The most common linking verbs are the forms of be.
Correlative conjunctions
Pairs of conjunctions that join words or word groups Both...and, either...or, neither...nor, Not only...but also
Action verbs
Tells what the subject does. The action can either be physical or mental.
Helping verb or auxiliary verb
Verbs that help main verbs express precise shades of meaning
Adverbs answer these questions
Where? away, here, inside, there, up When? Later, now, soon, then, tomorrow How? Clearly, easily, quietly, slowly How often? or How long? always, usually, never, forever, continuously, briefly To what extent? or How much? Almost, so, too, more, very, not, extremely, least, quite
Verbs
Words used to express action, condition, or stste of being