Parts of Speech Grade 10

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a part of speech that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples: dog, city, happiness.

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or organization, always capitalized. Example: Mary, Paris.

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What is a common noun?

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A common noun is a general name for a person, place, or thing. Example: city, dog.

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a part of speech that takes the place of a noun. Examples: he, she, it.

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun. Example: beautiful, tall.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a part of speech that expresses action or being. Examples: run, is.

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Examples: quickly, very.

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What is a conjunction?

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A conjunction is a word that connects clauses or sentences. Examples: and, but, or.

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What is an interjection?

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An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses strong emotion. Examples: wow, ouch.

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Identify the pronoun in this sentence: 'She loves to read books.'

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The pronoun is 'She'.