Parts of Speech Review

takes the place of a noun and agrees in number and gender

Yikes, MR. JOHNSON was shocked because they danced wildly in CLASS.

Yikes, Mr. Johnson was shocked because THEY danced wildly in class.

a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion

YIKES, Mr. Johnson was shocked because they danced wildly in class.

expresses an action or state of being

a connecting word (i.e. but, however, because)

a person, place, thing, or abstract idea

Yikes, Mr. Johnson was SHOCKED because they danced wildly in class.

Yikes, Mr. Johnson was shocked because they danced WILDLY in class.

modifies or describes a noun or pronoun

shows the relationship, or position, to a person, place, thing, or big idea.

Yikes, Mr. Johnson was shocked because they danced wildly IN class.

Yikes, Mr. Johnson WAS shocked because they DANCED wildly in class.

Yikes, Mr. Johnson was shocked BECAUSE they danced wildly in class.

modifies the verb and tells where, when, how, or to what extent