Parts of Speech

pronoun that asks a question; such as: who, whom, whose, what, which

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

indicate possession of a noun (mine, hers, yours, theirs)

acts as adjective or adverb; consists of the preposition, its object, and any modifiers of the object (like adjectives)

begin a relative (adjective) clause, such as who, which, or that

pairs of conjunctions that join word groups used the same way (both/and, either/or, neither/nor, whether/or)

Pronouns used as direct or indirect objects or as the object of a preposition

the way a word operates to make meaning

An action verb that has a direct object

relates a noun or a pronoun to some other word in a sentence; can express time or condition

words that introduce noun phrases

intangible things (justice, love)

A word that takes the place of a noun

a word that modifies a noun or pronoun; answers "which one"; "how many"; or "what kind"

the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition

connects the subject to a word or word group that identifies or describes the subject; can be replaced by "be" verb

A word used to join words, phrases, or clauses

verb that shows an action performed by the subject of the sentence

indicate reciprocity, or a mutual action (each other, one another)

An action verb that does not have a direct object

person, place, thing, or idea

points out a specific noun (like this, these, that, those)

modal + have + be + main verb. (Only the main verb is necessary).

refers to a noun or another pronoun (that is, an antecedent)

indicate person and number

tangible entities (house, tree, computer)

the way a word looks or can be changed to look

pronouns that can be used as the subject or subjective complement of a sentence

take the place of a noun which cannot be named specifically

shall, should, will, would, can, could, may, might, must, have to, had to, ought to

helping verbs, such as have & be

expresses emotion and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence

a conjunction that introduces a dependent or subordinate clause, linking it to a main clause

An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject; also called a subjective complement

A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or adverb; tells "how", "when", "where", "why", "for what purpose?"

use be plus the past participle; indicate the subject is not performing an action