Parts of Speech 2 (Adj., Adv., Conj., and Prep.)

Today was a good day, but tomorrow will be even better!

• Preposition

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Conjunction

Answer explanation

Words like "good," "better," and "best" are adjectives that are used to offer comparisons. They are adjectives because they modify nouns.

Today was a good day, but tomorrow will be even better!

• Conjunction

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Preposition

Answer explanation

"But" is a coordinating conjunction. To remember which words are coordinating conjunctions, use the acronym FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Today was a good day, but tomorrow will be even better!

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Conjunction

• Preposition

Answer explanation

In this sentence, the word "even" modifies the adjective "better" and tells us how much better tomorrow will be. Remember that even though adverb has the word "verb" in it, adverbs can modify, verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.

Jade quickly filled in her answer sheet for her Spanish test, but she ran out of time.

• Adjective

• Conjunction

• Adverb

• Preposition

Answer explanation

"Quickly" is an adverb-- it describes how the action of the sentence was done. There are many different adverbs, but some of the most common ones end in "ly": slowly, dreamily, absent-mindedly, bravely, boldly, compassionately, etc.

Jade quickly filled in her answer sheet for her Spanish test, but she ran out of time.

• Conjunction

• Preposition

• Adverb

• Adjective

Answer explanation

"Spanish" is a proper adjective-- it should be capitalized in the sentence, and it modifies a noun. The word "answer" in this sentence is also acting as an adjective because it is modifying the word "sheet" and telling us what kind of sheet is being used.

Jade quickly filled in her answer sheet for her Spanish test, but she ran out of time.

• Conjunction

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Preposition

Answer explanation

"But" is a coordinating conjunction. To remember the other coordinating conjunctions, use the acronym FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Jade quickly filled in her answer sheet for her Spanish test, but she ran out of time.

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Conjunction

• Preposition

Answer explanation

Prepositions are tricky words. Their role in the sentence is to show the relationship between different a noun/pronoun and other words in the sentence. The most common ones show the position of things: The cat is on the desk. In this sentence, "of" tells us the relationship between the word "time" and the rest of the sentence.

When the silly cat climbed on our house, we had to call for help.

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Adjective

• Adverb

Answer explanation

"When" is a subordinating conjunction-- there are a list of them in the slides. It is called a subordinating conjunction because when one of these words is added to a sentence, that sentence is now subordinate/dependent-- it cannot stand on its own.

The silly cat climbed on our house. (Complete sentence)

When the silly cat climbed on our house. (Incomplete sentence-- this no longer makes sense by itself and must be attached to another sentence in order to make sense.)

When the silly cat climbed on our house, we had to call for help.

• Adverb

• Conjunction

• Adjective

• Preposition

Answer explanation

"Silly" is describing the word "cat," which is a noun. That makes "silly" an adjective. This word is an example of how you shouldn't assume that a word is an adverb just because it ends in "ly." Always check how the word is being used in the sentence.

When the silly cat climbed on our house, we had to call for help.

• Conjunction

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Preposition

Answer explanation

Prepositions show the relationship between different words (usually nouns). How is the cat connected to the house? The cat is on the house. The most common prepositions show the position of something, but that's not always the case.