Parts of speech

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What is a noun?

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A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

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What is a pronoun?

Back

A word that replaces a noun.

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What is an adjective?

Back

A word that describes nouns and pronouns.

Front

What is a verb?

Back

An action word that describes what someone or something does.

Front

What is an adverb?

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A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

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What is a conjunction?

Back

A word that connects phrases or clauses.

Front

What is a preposition?

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

Front

Give an example of a noun.

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

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Give an example of a pronoun.

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

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Give an example of an adjective.

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