Parts Of Speech Cheat Sheet Page 2
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B) Linking – link the subject of the sentence to the rest of it
- Top 5: am, is, are, was, were
- Also: be, being, been, become
- BOTH LINKING and/or ACTION
(depending on how used in the sentence)
looks, appears, feels, tastes, seems, smells, sounds, remains, grows
C) Main – last verb of a verb phrase
- name an action, an occurrence, or a state of being
d) Helping (auxiliary) – combine the main verb to make a verb phrase
Commonly Used Helping Verbs
Forms of BE
- am
- was
- be
- is
- were
- being
- are
- been
Forms of DO
- do
- does
- did
- had
- has
- have
Forms of HAVE
OTHER helping verbs
- can
- may
- shall
- will
- could
- might
- should
- would
- must
hv
hv
hv
MV
hv
MV
hv
MV
Examples: - must have been going
- have stayed
- should go
V Adverbs
– modify/describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs
- tell…
- how?
how often?
- where?
- when?
- to what extent?
swiftly ran
weekly
started here
coming today
quite proud
VI Conjunctions
For
And
- words that join words or word groups
Nor
- TWO TYPES:
But
A) Coordinating
– and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet
Or
B) Correlative -
both… and, either… or, not only… but also, whether… or, neither… nor
Yet
So
VII Prepositions
- begin prepositional phrases (anywhere a rabbit can go… except the exceptions)
at
aboard
from
onto
underneath
above
before
in
on top of
unto
EXCEPTION WORDS:
behind
across
in addition to
out
up
about
-since
below
after
in front of
out of
upon
according to
-throughout
beneath
against
inside
outside
with
as of
- until
beside
along
instead of
over
within
during
along with
besides
into
past
without
except
between
amid
near
through
in spite of
by
among
next to
to
like
down
around
off
toward
of
for
aside from
on
under
on account of
in
in addition to
A) Infinitive Phrases: the preposition TO and a VERB: to have, to hold, to run, to walk, etc.
VIII Interjections
– introduction words that express strong emotions/feelings
- Wow!
- Oh
- Ouch!
- Hey!
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