ELD Parts of Speech

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples: cat, school, happiness.

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is a specific name for a person, place, or organization, and it is always capitalized. Examples: Sarah, Paris, Microsoft.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Examples: run, is, think.

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun. Examples: blue, tall, happy.

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, often ending in -ly. Examples: quickly, very, well.

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What is a preposition?

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A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. Examples: in, on, around.

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What is a conjunction?

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

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What is a sentence?

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A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. It must have a subject and a verb.

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something.

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What is the predicate of a sentence?

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The predicate of a sentence tells what the subject does or is. It includes the verb and any objects or modifiers.