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The Eight Parts of Speech with Examples

Part of Speech and DefinitionExamples
Noun: a person, place, thing, or ideateacher, Mr. Clark, school, desk, love
Pronoun: a word that takes the place of a nounhe, she, it, I, you, them, they, her, him, us
Adjective: a word that describes a nounsad, large, grateful, clever, intelligent, blue
Verb: an action word or a word that links the subject  to the predicaterun, sniff, sing, talk, is, am, are, was, were
Adverb: a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverbcarefully, suddenly, quicly, really, slowly
Preposition: position and relationship wordsunder, over, inside, outside, on, in, beyond, during
Conjunction: connecting wordsand, or, because, so, if, but, however, in addition, for
Interjection: emotional expressions used in isolationOh! You're kidding! Ouch! Ugh! My heavens! Oh my gosh!

Transition Words and Linking Phrases

Transitions to [show location] [show time] [compare two things] [contrast two things] [emphasize a point] [conclude or summarize] [add information]

Transitions to show location:
above around between near across
awayfrom offbeyondunder
against backofbyonto
alongbehinddownbeside on top of
amidbelowin front ofoutside into
amongbeneathinsideoverthroughout
Transitions to show time:
about secondtodayafterwardafter
thirdtomorrowtomorrowimmediatelyat
prior to yesterdayas soon asbeforetill
next weekthenduring untilsoon
next firstmeanwhilelaterin the meantime
Transitions to compare two things:
in the same waylikewiseasalsolike
similarly    
Transitions to contrast two things:
butalthoughotherwiseon the other handhowever
converselyneverthelesseven socounter toon the contrary
yeteven thoughas opposed  
Transitions to emphasize a point:
againindeed for this reasontrulyto repeat
in factwith this in mindto emphasize  
Transitions to conclude or summarize:
as a resultconsequentlyaccordinglyin shortfinally
thusdue to to sum upthereforein conclusion
in summaryall in all   
Transitions used to add information:
againand furthermorealong withalso
besidesnextfinallyas welllikewise
for exampleadditionallyin additionfor instancemoreover
together withanother further  

Falcon Skills & Style Handbook: Language Arts Across the Curriculum
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Edited by Dawn Hogue