The parts of speech

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Names for Words

The Parts of Speech

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Names for Words: Parts of Speech

No matter what, words must be put together

That makes a sentence

Nothing is possible without sentences

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Sentence Structure

All sentences must start with a capital letter

All sentences must end with a punctuation

A sentence is not a part of speech; it just the thing that contains the Part of speech

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8 Main Parts Of Speech

Nouns interjections

Verbs

Adjective

Adverbs

Preposition

Conjunctions

Pronouns

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Conjunctions

Join Things

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Conjunctions

Conjunctions are connecting words

Example:

And adds things together in the sentence “I like baseball and soccer.”

Or also joins, but makes an option “What do you like best, dogs or cats?”

Or can also pose a question.

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Using And/Or

Sentence 1: “I am going to play.”

Sentence 2: “I am going to study.”

Using And to join:

“I am going to play, and I’m going to study.”

Using Or to join:

“ I am going to play, or I’m going to study.”

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Using a Comma

Before every joining word, a comma (,) must be used

Example:

“I like soup, and I like sandwiches.”

You also must check that a and/or can be used by taking out the , and/, or and replacing it with a period.

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Different Conjunctions

Conjunctions aren’t only and/or, they are:

So, because, but, then, after,also just a (,), etc.

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More examples

No one came to save him, so he went off to explore.

Alice smiled, and then turned to her rabbit

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Adjectives

Words that describe

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Adjectives

Words that describe

Are used to describe nouns

Used to say:

How something feels, tastes, looks, or sounds