8 Parts of Speech

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a person, place, or thing. Examples: man, house, brush.

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What is a proper noun?

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A proper noun is a specific person, place, or thing that must be capitalized. Examples: President, White House, Washington Monument.

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What is an appositive?

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An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. Examples: The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is an action or a state of being. Examples: to climb, to jump, to run.

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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: I, he, she, we, they.

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What is an adjective?

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

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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 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 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 an interjection?

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