Parts of Speech- 5th Grade Review

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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, school, happiness.

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What is a verb?

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

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Examples: beautiful, tall, quick.

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. 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.

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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 is an interjection?

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

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Identify the proper nouns in this sentence: 'Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Lester are my favorite teachers.'

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Proper nouns are specific names of people or places. In this sentence, 'Mrs. Thomas' and 'Mrs. Lester' are proper nouns.

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How many proper nouns are in the sentence: 'Crockett Elementary is a great school.'?

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There is 1 proper noun: 'Crockett Elementary'.