Parts of Speech - SAT Prep

A PRONOUN can replace a NOUN

Example:

Mary = she; John = he; Mary and John = they

TWO types of verbs

Action Verbs

Linking Verbs

These verbs express action, something that a person, place, thing, or force of nature can do.

Examples: swim, run, jump, dance, play

Do NOT express action

These verbs "connect" the subject of a verb to additional information about the subject.

Any form of the verb "Be"

Examples: Am, were, has been, are being is

Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence

i.e. DESCRIPTIVE words!

Can be DESCRIPTIVE (red, tall, large)

Or, can be LIMITING (high school, elementary teacher)

words that modify a verb, adjective, or other adverbs

Examples:

Describing a verb: He drove SLOWLY

Describing an adjective: He drove a VERY fast car

Describing another adverb: She moved quite slowly down the aisle

*** usually end in "ly" and answer questions, such as: "how", "when", "where", and "how much"

These are "joiners"

They connect parts of a sentence

FANBOYS

A preposition links nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence. Some common prepositions are:

at, under, over, of, to, in, out, beneath, beyond, for, among, etc.

Example: The book is ON the table