Parts of Speech

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What is a verb?

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

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What is an antonym?

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An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word. Example: hot is an antonym of cold.

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Example: The red apple (red is the adjective).

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. Example: dog, city, happiness.

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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 adverb?

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An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Example: She runs quickly (quickly is the adverb).

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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. Example: 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! Oh! Yay!

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What is a plural noun?

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A plural noun is a noun that indicates more than one person, place, thing, or idea. Example: cats (more than one cat).