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: cat, school, happiness.

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What is a verb?

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

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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 part of speech is 'caring'?

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Adjective - It describes the noun 'mom' in the sentence 'The caring mom hugged her child.'

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What part of speech is 'carefully'?

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Adverb - It describes how the action of hanging the picture is done in the sentence 'I carefully hung the picture.'

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What part of speech is 'wonder' in 'The sky was an amazing wonder'?

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Noun - It names something that is amazing.

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What part of speech is 'lovingly'?

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Adverb - It describes how the action of hugging is done in the sentence 'I lovingly hug my pets.'

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What part of speech is 'wonder' in 'I wonder what the answer is'?

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Verb - It shows the action of thinking or questioning.

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What is the function of a noun in a sentence?

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A noun serves as the subject or object in a sentence.