HEYDAYS ENGLISH

PARTS OF SPEECH
The role a word plays in a sentence.

NOUN PRONOUN
a person, place, thing, idea, or concept. replace a noun to avoid repetition.

Examples: country, doctor, happiness, vehicle, cat, Examples: she, he, they, them, it, us, we, our,
history, sister, music, chocolate, avalanche, pride themselves, ourselves, mine, their, you
The girl felt immense pride after receiving Eleanor loves ice cream. Her favorite
a high grade on her test. flavor is cookie dough.

VERB ADVERB
internal and external actions or states Adverbs modify a verb, adjective, or
of being. another adverb.

Examples: dance, sing, sleep, crouch, tip toe, is Examples: always, very, quickly, proudly, neatly,
scream, cook, am, were, had, being, can, would accordingly, lately, sometimes
The waiter was startled by the dishes He rarely left the library without at least
crashing to the floor. two new books.

ADJECTIVE PREPOSITION
Adjectives describe or modify nouns or Prepositions show a relationship between
pronouns words

Examples: creative, polite, gentle, nice, absurd, odd Examples: on, inside, before, under, beneath, above,
friendly, bittersweet against, below, within
Although the math test was challenging, he Tomorrow, she will ride her bike down the
was happy with his grade. street and through the park in a race.

INTERJECTION CONJUNCTION
Interjections express a strong emotion, Conjunctions join words, phrases, and
feeling, or exclamation clauses to show a connection

Examples: wow, ouch, whoa, hey, um, ahem, yikes, Examples: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, whether,
oh my gosh neither, because
“Whoa! Did you see that lightning?” he Not only is the weather humid, but it is
exclaimed. also rainy and foggy.
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PUNCTUATION
. Use at the end of a sentence.

? Use at the end of a sentence when asking a

question.

! Use at the end of a sentence to express a

strong feeling.

, Use to separate parts in a sentence

or in a list.

" Use around words that are spoken.