Parts of Speech Diagnostic

Expresses strong feeling or emotion

mountain bike; ice cream; school

have, has, had, do, does, did

Appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain

Expresses action or state of being

Names a person, place, thing, or idea

Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

Joins words, phrases, and clauses

Modifies a noun or pronoun

can, could, shall, should

Barrie North; Canada ; Mrs. Turnbull

before, around, in addition to, under, through

Shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence

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

am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been