Parts of Speech

Front

What is a noun?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is an adjective?

Back

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Examples: blue, tall, interesting.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Front

What is a verb?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is an adverb?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Front

What is the role of adjectives in a sentence?

Back

Adjectives describe the qualities or characteristics of nouns.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Front

What is the role of verbs in a sentence?

Back

Verbs indicate the action or state of being of the subject.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is the relationship between nouns and verbs?

Back

Nouns are often the subjects of verbs, indicating who or what is performing the action.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Front

What is a pronoun?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Front

What is a preposition?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Front

What is a conjunction?

Back

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E