Parts of Speech Terms Flashcards | StudBudParts of Speech Terms
Parts of Speech Terms
1phrase
- includes both a subject and a verb
- missing either the subject, the verb, or both
- missing only the subject
- missing only the verb
2clause
- missing just the subject
- missing just the verb
- includes both a subject and a verb
- missing the subject, verb, or both
3linking verbs
- excitedly, calmly, readily
- am, is, are, was, were
- blue, red, yellow, green
- run, walk, bike, swim
4conjunctions
- connects punctuation
- modifies a noun
- show action
- connects words or sentences
5adjective
- modifies a verb
- modifies a noun
- shows possession
- modifies another adjective
6pronoun
- modifies a noun
- takes the place of a noun
- takes the place of a verb
- modifies a verb
7noun
- shows action
- shows time, location, or direction
- person, place, thing, or idea
- describes a verb
8preposition
- shows action
- shows time, location, direction
- describes an adjective
- describes a noun
10action verb
- describes a verb
- describes a noun
- connects subject to predicate
- person, place thing, or idea
11adverb
- modifies an article
- modifies a verb
- modifies a noun
- modifies a preposition
12subject of a sentence
- identifies the action of the sentence
- identifies who or what the sentence is about
- identifies what the noun is doing
