ALL Parts of Speech Review

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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 nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples: 'dog', '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', 'seem'.

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What is an adjective?

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

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another 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', 'at'.

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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 are coordinating conjunctions?

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Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, or independent clauses of equal importance. The acronym FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) helps remember them.

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What are subordinating conjunctions?

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Subordinating conjunctions connect an independent clause with a dependent clause. Examples: 'because', 'although', 'since'.

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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!', 'Oh no!', 'Hooray!'.