Grammar Notes

Grammar Notes

Parts of Speech

-Noun-names a person, place or thing

-Pronoun-a word that replaces a noun (pro means "for)

-Verb-tells what is being done and/or a helping verb

-Helping Verbs:

Is Be Has Do Shall May Can

An Been Have Does Will Might Could

Are Being Had Did Should Must

Was Would

Were

-Adjective-describes a noun (answers which one, what kind, how many, or whose about the noun it modifies)

-Articles-a, an, the-specifically they are adjectives that show definite or indefinite forms of nouns

-Adverbs-a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. (it tells how, how, where, or how much the word it modifies)

-Conjunction-connects words, phrases, and clauses (FANBOYS)Fan An Neither/Nor But Or Yet So

-Subordinating Conjunctions-begins a subordinate clause (AWHITEBUS) Although While If That Even though Because Until Since

*When trying to determine parts of speech of any word in a sentence, you must consider the form and the function of the particular word.

Verbs and Subjects

-The word or words that tell what is done is the verb.

-The word that tells who or what does the verb is the subject

Adjectives

-An adjective modifies a noun; it tells which one, what kind, how many or whose about the noun or pronoun it modifies

Adverbs

-An adverb tells how, when, and where about verbs and how much about adjectives and other adverbs.

Pronoun

-A pronoun is a word used to take the place of a noun. Pro means "for"; a pronoun stands for a noun. When you use a pronoun, it should refer clearly to a noun you used earlier.

Subjective Objective

I Me

You You

He Him

She Her

It It

They Them

We Be

-Remember, polite order in using pronouns in compound subjects:

First: