Verbs are used to show actions (walk, talk, see, go) or to describe a condition of existence or state of being (is happy, is tall). Verbs have many attributes such as person, number, voice, mood, and tense.
Tag: parts of speech
Prepositions
Prepositions are used to show the relationship of nouns or pronouns with other words in the sentence.
Nouns
Nouns are words that name a person, place, thing, idea, or concept.
Interjections
Interjections express strong emotion, like anger, excitement, or commitment. Many interjections are “sound” words that have no meaning in themselves other than just expressing an emotion. One example is “Yuck!”, which expresses a feeling of disgust.
Conjunctions
Conjunctions join two or more words, phrases, or clauses. There are two types of conjunctions: coordinate and subordinate.
Adverbs
Adverbs are words that answer any of the questions where/when/why/how/to what degree. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
Adjectives
Adjectives answer any of the questions which/what kind of/how many. Adjectives modify nouns and are generally singular in form.