8 Parts of Speech

Front

What are the FANBOYS?

Back

The FANBOYS are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Front

What part of speech shows excitement or emotion?

Back

Interjection.

Front

In the sentence 'Mike quickly jumped over the tall hurdle and broke his knee. Ouch!', which word is the verb?

Back

Broke.

Front

What part of speech describes a noun?

Back

Adjective.

Front

What is a person, place, or thing called?

Back

Noun.

Front

What part of speech connects words or groups of words?

Back

Conjunction.

Front

What part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb?

Back

Adverb.

Front

What is a word that takes the place of a noun?

Back

Pronoun.

Front

What part of speech expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a verb?

Back

Sentence.

Front

What is the function of a preposition?

Back

A preposition shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.