Parts of Speech — Quick Revision

The 8 Parts at a Glance

Part	Key Question	Example
Noun	What/Who?	honesty, Dhaka, book
Pronoun	Replaces what?	he, they, whom
Verb	What action/state?	run, is, think
Adjective	What kind/how many?	tall, five, blue
Adverb	How/when/where?	quickly, often, here
Preposition	What relation?	in, on, between
Conjunction	What connects?	and, but, because
Interjection	What emotion?	Alas!, Hurrah!

Suffix Cheat Code

• Noun: -tion, -sion, -ment, -ness, -ity, -ance, -ence
• Adjective: -ful, -less, -ous, -able, -ible, -ive, -al
• Verb: -ize, -fy, -en
• Adverb: -ly (usually)

-ly Words That Are ADJECTIVES

friendly, lovely, lonely, costly, cowardly, lively

Collective Nouns

pride→lions, flock→birds, fleet→ships, swarm→bees, school→fish, bouquet→flowers, pack→wolves, litter→puppies

Adjective Order: OSASCOMP

Opinion → Size → Age → Shape → Color → Origin → Material → Purpose

Critical Rules

• After linking verb (is/am/are/feel/look/smell) → Adjective (not adverb)
• senior/junior/superior/inferior → "to" (never "than")
• Same word can be different parts of speech depending on position