Parts of Speech Review USE CORNELL NOTES AS WE REVIEW THE PARTS OF SPEECH. Nouns Names a person, place, thing or idea Common/proper Concrete/abstract Collective Singular/plural Possessive Compound Pronouns A word used in place of a noun or another pronoun. Personal Pronouns Subject/Predicate Pronouns Object Pronouns Possessive Pronouns Interrogative/Demonstrative Pronouns Verbs A word used to express an action, a condition, or state of being. Action Linking Helping Verb Phrases Regular/Irregular Tenses Adjectives/Adverbs Adjective: a word that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun. Adverb: a word that modifies a verb , an adjective, or another adverb. Tell how, where, when, or to what extent Making comparisons Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections Prepositions: a word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. Conjunction: a word used to join words or groups of words. Coordinating Correlative Interjection: a word or phrase used to express emotion. Assignment for Tomorrow Write 10 sentences that demonstrate your general understanding of all of the parts of speech. Sentences should contain at least 10 words each. Be creative!