Parts of Speech -- Review #1
All Parts of Speech -- How are these capitalized words used in these following sentences?
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Verbs show action or a state of being. Verb phrases are composed of helping verbs (such as is, am, are, was, were, be, been, will, would, can, could, shall, should, may, might, must, have, has, had, do, did, does) and a main verb. Helping verb always come before the main verb, and there is a maximum of four words in a verb phrase, such as "I may have been sleeping."
Verbs also can link something in the subject with a noun or adjective in the predicate. (ex: We are the teachers. She is the coach. They seem happy. We were ready.) These are called linking verbs.
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs, and answer these questions: how, when, where, to what degree, and why. They often (but not always!) end in -LY. Some nouns that have -LY endings are adjectives, however (such as friendly, motherly, miserly, neighborly), so it's helpful to get to know the questions that adverbs answer.
Conjunctions join words, phrases, and clauses. They can coordinate equal parts. Coordinating conjunctions are often referred to by the acronym "FANBOYS" meaning "for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so."
Conjunctions can also subordinate (make one clause dependent/subordinate and the other independent/main). Subordinating conjunctions can be: before, as, after, when, while, since, once, until, unless, if, because.
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