Parts of Speech

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What is a part of speech?

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A part of speech is a category of words that have similar grammatical properties. The main parts of speech are noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a part of speech 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 part of speech that expresses an action or a state of being. Examples: run, jump, is.

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a part of speech that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun. Examples: blue, tall, happy.

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a part of speech that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It often answers questions like how, when, where, and to what extent. Examples: quickly, very, yesterday.

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a part of speech that replaces a noun to avoid repetition. Examples: he, she, it, they.

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What is a preposition?

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

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What is a conjunction?

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

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What is an interjection?

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An interjection is a part of speech that expresses strong emotion or surprise. Examples: wow, ouch, hey.

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What are FANBOYS?

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FANBOYS is an acronym for the coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.