Parts of Speech

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Identify the nouns in: Devon really wanted to move to Ghana.

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Devon, Ghana

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Identify the verb in: The crab scurried across the sand.

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scurried

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Identify the verb "to be" in: Even though we enjoyed the cruise, we were very homesick.

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were

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Verbs change form based on the subject and tense. Rewrite in past tense: She runs along the beach.

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She ran along the beach.

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An adjective describes a noun or pronoun. Example:

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cute

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A pronoun replaces a noun. Example: "Laura left her mom a message saying that she would be a few minutes late."

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Laura left her mom a message saying that she would be a few minutes late.

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An adverb modifies verbs and other parts of speech (not nouns). Many end in -ly. Example: 'happy' becomes 'happily'. Identify the adverb: The puppy trotted sadly.

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sadly

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Prepositions describe location, time, and direction. Identify the preposition in: 'Yanni went to the mall.'

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to

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A conjunction connects words, phrases, and clauses. Coordinating conjunctions include 'for,' 'and,' 'nor,' 'but,' 'or,' 'yet,' and 'so' (FANBOYS). Identify the conjunction: 'Laylah would have been on time, but she missed her bus.'

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but

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Interjections are interrupting words, often followed by an exclamation point. Nicola dropped her keys in the lake. What might she yell?

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Yikes!