Parts of Speech Notes

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Parts of Speech Notes
QUESTIONS

• There are 8 parts of speech
• Noun
• Verb
• Adjective
• Adverb
• Pronoun
• Preposition
• Interjection
• Conjunction

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NOUN

• A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
• Amy is a noun
• state is a noun
• clock is a noun
• courage is a noun

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VERB

• A verb is an action word or a state of being.
• sit, run, sleep, behave are all action verbs
• is, was, were, am, are all state of being verbs

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ADJECTIVE

• An adjective is a descriptive word, they are only
  used to describe nouns.
• smart, cowardly, stained, and quiet are all
  adjectives.

SAD
HAPPY
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ADVERB

• An adverb is a word that describes an action, or
  an adjective,
• or another adverb
• The boy ran QUICKLY.
• That girl is REALLY smart.

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PRONOUN

• A pronoun is a word that is used to replace a
  noun.
• he, she, it, and them are all pronouns.

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PREPOSITION

• A preposition is a word used to show direction,
  location, or time.
• through and toward are prepositions
• here and in are prepositions
• during and after are prepositions

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INTERJECTION

• An interjection is a word that is used to show
  emotion.
• Wow is an interjection
• Well is an interjection
• Oops is an interjection

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CONJUNCTION

• A conjunction is a word that is used to join
  longer sentences together.
• and, or, but are all conjunctions
• also, therefore, and furthermore are all
  conjunctions.