English 1 Notes: Conjuctions
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Parts of Speech
Every word can be classified as at least one part of speech. Below is a list of the parts of speech.
Noun -A noun is a word that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action. It can function as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or an appositive.
Rocky ran quickly through his big yard.
Pronoun -A pronoun is a word that functions as substitute for a noun or noun phrase and designates a person or thing previously specified, or understood from the context. He, she, and it are pronouns.
Rocky and I ran quickly through the big yard.
Verb -A verb is a word that expresses existence, action, or occurrence.
Rocky ran quickly through his big yard.
Adjective -An adjective is a word that modifies a noun.
Rocky ran quickly through his big yard.
Adverb -An adverb is a word that modifies a verb.
Rocky ran quickly through his big yard.
Preposition -A preposition is a word placed before a noun (or noun equivalent) and indicates the relation of that noun (or noun equivalent) to a verb, an adjective, or another noun (or noun equivalent).
Rocky ran quickly through his big yard.
Infinitive -An infinitive consists of the word to plus a verb and acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb. An infinitive is based on a verb and shows action or a state of being. The difference is that the infinitive may act as an adjective, adverb, subject, direct object, or the complement of a subject in a sentence.
To sit seemed wrong since the boy needed help. ("To sit" is the subject) We all wanted to see. ("to see" is the direct object)
Her dream is to play. ("to play" complements the subject)
They didn't have the strength to stop. (adjective)
I must practice to win. (adverb)
Gerund -A gerund ends in -ing and can be used as a noun. A gerund is based on a verb. It shows action or a state of being. However, since a gerund works as a noun, it does the same thing in a sentence that a noun
Parts of Speech
Every word can be classified as at least one part of speech. Below is a list of the parts of speech.
Noun -A noun is a word that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action. It can function as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or an appositive.
Rocky ran quickly through his big yard.
Pronoun -A pronoun is a word that functions as substitute for a noun or noun phrase and designates a person or thing previously specified, or understood from the context. He, she, and it are pronouns.
Rocky and I ran quickly through the big yard.
Verb -A verb is a word that expresses existence, action, or occurrence.
Rocky ran quickly through his big yard.
Adjective -An adjective is a word that modifies a noun.
Rocky ran quickly through his big yard.
Adverb -An adverb is a word that modifies a verb.
Rocky ran quickly through his big yard.
Preposition -A preposition is a word placed before a noun (or noun equivalent) and indicates the relation of that noun (or noun equivalent) to a verb, an adjective, or another noun (or noun equivalent).
Rocky ran quickly through his big yard.
Infinitive -An infinitive consists of the word to plus a verb and acts as a noun, adjective, or adverb. An infinitive is based on a verb and shows action or a state of being. The difference is that the infinitive may act as an adjective, adverb, subject, direct object, or the complement of a subject in a sentence.
To sit seemed wrong since the boy needed help. ("To sit" is the subject) We all wanted to see. ("to see" is the direct object)
Her dream is to play. ("to play" complements the subject)
They didn't have the strength to stop. (adjective)
I must practice to win. (adverb)
Gerund -A gerund ends in -ing and can be used as a noun. A gerund is based on a verb. It shows action or a state of being. However, since a gerund works as a noun, it does the same thing in a sentence that a noun