Parts Of Speech

Front 1

Noun

Back 1

Definition- names a person, place, thing, or idea singular (one) or plural (more the one)
Kinds-common and proper (capitalized)
Clue-noun markers are a, an, the
Jobs- subject, direct object, object of the preposition, proper adjective

Front 2

Verb

Back 2

Definition-Shows action or a state of being
Kinds-action or linking
Verb phrases-helping verb+main verb

Front 3

Adjective

Back 3

Definition-describes nouns and pronouns
Questions-what kind? how many? which one
Clues-look for descriptive words
a, an, and the are articles as adjectives

Front 4

Preposition

Back 4

Definition-shows location or relationship; connects a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence
Clues-you can never have a subject or a verb in a prepositional phrase, whiter you can do to a log, a preposition has to have an object

Front 5

Adverb

Back 5

Definition-decribes verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
Questions-how? when? where?

Front 6

Pronouns

Back 6

Definition-takes the place of a noun
Kinds-subject pronouns (i, we, he, she, it, they, you)
object pronouns (me, us, him, it, them, you)
possessive pronouns (act as adjectives) (my, our, his, her, its, their, your)

Front 7

Conjunction

Back 7

Definition-connects words, phrases, and clauses
Examples-and, but, or,
FANBOYS
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

Front 8

Interjection

Back 8

Definition-expresses feelings
Location-usually at the beginning of a sentence
Punctuation-! (for strong feeling)
, (for mild feeling)