Parts of Speech

a word or words that describe a state of being

number, color, size,...

describes a verb, an adjective, or an adverb

young, handsome, wrinkly, enthusiastic

answers "When?", "Where?", "How?", "How much?"

professor, explanation, psychology, operator

at, on, under, to, for, from, across

talks about location

often ends in -ly

candy, biology, courage

names an idea, such as liberty

describes a noun

seem, feel, believe, sense

because, since, but, yet, if

used to join words, phrases, and clauses

action word

takes the place of a noun

each, him, us, someone