Parts of Speech & Punctuation Marks

Front

Takes the place of a noun (e.g., she, he, it, they)

Back

Pronoun

Front

Describes a noun/pronoun (e.g., big, red, cool)

Back

Adjective

Front

A word or phrase describing the action, state, or condition of a person, place, or thing (e.g., run, is, talk).

Back

Verb

Front

Describes a verb, adjective, or adverb (e.g., quickly, late, now).

Back

Adverb

Front

Connects a noun/pronoun to form a phrase (e.g., to, from, for); "anywhere or anyhow a bird can fly"

Back

Preposition

Front

Joins words, phrases, or clauses (e.g., and, but, so).

Back

Conjunction

Front

Expresses surprise or strong feeling (e.g., Oh! Help!)

Back

Interjection

Front

A punctuation mark that signals the end of a sentence or abbreviation, used after numbers or letters in a list.

Back

period

Front

A punctuation mark used after a direct question and each part in a series of questions.

Back

question mark

Front

An __________ is a punctuation mark that shows strong emotion.

Back

exclamation mark