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, city, happiness.

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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, interesting.

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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 pronoun?

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

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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, at, from.

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What is an interjection?

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

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What is an article?

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An article is a word that defines a noun as specific or unspecific. Examples: a, an, the.

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Identify the part of speech: 'quickly' in 'She runs quickly.'

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Adverb.

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Identify the part of speech: 'happy' in 'He is happy.'

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Adjective.