Parts of Speech - Video Notes

Vocabulary flashcards covering nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, interjections, and conjunctions as presented in the video notes.

noun

A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

pronoun

A pronoun replaces a noun.

Peter

A proper noun; a specific person's name.

Him

A pronoun used as the object referring to a male.

verb

A verb shows action or a state of being.

adjective

An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun.

adverb

An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

below

Below — a preposition indicating a position lower than something.

quickly

Quickly — an adverb describing how something is done; modifies a verb.

preposition

A preposition shows the relationship between a noun and another word.

under

Under — a preposition showing location relative to something (e.g., under the table).

Wow

Wow — an interjection expressing surprise or strong emotion.

Ouch

Ouch — an interjection expressing pain or sudden emotion.

interjection

An interjection is a word or phrase used to express emotion.

conjunctions

A conjunction connects words, phrases, or clauses.

FANBOYS

FANBOYS is a mnemonic for the coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

but

But — a coordinating conjunction used to connect two clauses.