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