Parts of Speech

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What is a noun?

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A part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is a pronoun?

Back

A part of speech that takes the place of a noun.

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What is an adjective?

Back

A part of speech that describes a noun.

Front

What is an adverb?

Back

A part of speech that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

Front

What is a verb?

Back

A part of speech that expresses an action or state of being.

Front

What is a preposition?

Back

A part of speech that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence.

Front

Give an example of a noun.

Back

Examples include 'dog', 'city', 'happiness'.

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Give an example of a pronoun.

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Examples include 'he', 'she', 'they', 'it'.

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Give an example of an adjective.

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Examples include 'happy', 'blue', 'tall'.

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Give an example of an adverb.

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Examples include 'quickly', 'very', 'well'.