Parts of Speech

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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: dog, Mrs. Wham, desk, justice.

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What is an interjection?

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An interjection is a word that shows strong emotion. Examples: Wow! Ouch! Hooray!

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What is a conjunction?

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A conjunction is a word that joins words, phrases, or sentences. Examples: and, or, but, nor, so, yet.

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What does a conjunction do?

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A conjunction connects words, phrases, or sentences to show relationships between them.

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What is a preposition?

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A preposition is a word that shows direction, time, place, or location. Examples: in, on, at, before, after.

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What does a preposition do?

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A preposition starts a phrase that gives extra information about a noun or pronoun.

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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, are.

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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 an article?

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An article is a word that defines a noun as specific or unspecific. Examples: a, an, the.