PARTS OF SPEECH TIPS:

Think about the FUNCTION of the word within the context of the sentence:

• Nouns NAME a person, place, thing or idea. Remember: articles (a, an, or the) help us locate nouns in a sentence.  For example: teacher, school, pencil, knowledge.

• Verbs show ACTION (mental or physical) in a sentence. Remember: we can identify verbs if you can put "to" in front of it. For example: learn, concentrate, excel.

• Adjectives DESCRIBE people, places, things, or ideas (nouns) in a sentence.

• Adverbs DESCRIBE ACTION in a sentence. Many adverbs end in -ly.