8 Parts of Speech

introduces a noun or pronoun. Anything a bunny can be to a box.

a word used in place of one or more nouns (I, me, my, she, her, he, him, its)

The boy ran down the street.

I crouch down low in the grass to get a closer look at the animal lurching toward me.

The boy ran down the street.

action – something that can be done

a verb that tells what the subject of the sentence is doing.

describes a noun – which one, how many, what kind?

A group of related words that express a complete thought and include a subject and a predicate.

A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky.

A person, place, or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with.

a word used to connect clauses or sentences (and, but, if)

Describes / modifies a verb – when, where, where, how, how often

an abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption. (“Oh, dear me!”)