Parts of Speech

Sentence Parts

Words in the English language are classified as one of eight different parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, and interjection. Grammar is the study of how words and their components come together to form sentences.

A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.

Multiple Choice

Which is a complete sentence?

• Under the desk.

• The book is under the desk.

Multiple Choice

Which is a complete sentence?

• I was late to class.

• Late to class again.

Multiple Choice

Which is a complete sentence?

• My childhood friend, who lives in Houston.

• Yara was my childhood friend.

NOUN

A word naming a person, place, thing or idea.

Examples: teacher, Mr. Martinez, park, Carter-Riverside High School, pencil, bravery.

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Options (10)

bird

running

sadness

pretty

sleep

school

principal

Jose

listen

phone

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Noun

Not a Noun

PRONOUN

A word taking the place of a noun.

Examples: he, she, they

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Options (9)

we

she

it

an

for

they

you

with

he

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Pronoun

Not a Pronoun

VERB

A word showing action or a state of being.

Examples: run, singing, is

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were

man

fly

frowning

jump

hair

became

sleep

giraffe

are

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Verb

Not a Verb

ADJECTIVE

A word describing a noun or pronoun.

Examples: tall, young, round

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Options (10)

car

old

delicious

careful

decide

prefer

happy

spicy

purple

beautiful

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Adjective

Not an Adjective

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Add an adjective to add meaning to the noun:



I sat in the ​

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chair.

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Add an adjective to add meaning to the noun:



Paula ate a ​

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sandwich.

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We love the

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flowers.

ADVERB

A word describing a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

Examples: quickly, very, nearby

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Options (10)

slowly

often

only

sleeping

wildly

rarely

hello

always

recently

makes

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Adverb

Not an Adverb

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Add an adverb to add meaning to the verb:



Lena ran ​

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.

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Add an adverb to add meaning to the verb:



He dances ​

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.

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onto

please

orange

badly

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I was speaking ​

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.

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quietly

many

oval

therefore

CONJUNCTION

A word that connects words, phrases, or sentences.

Examples: and, but, or

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Options (8)

and

together

but

nor

boy

unless

personality

yet

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Conjunctions

Not Conjunctions

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Add a conjunction to combine thoughts:



My brother hates MCU movies, ​

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he loves DCU.

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but

with

can

over

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I worked out a lot, ​

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I was preparing for a marathon.

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because

why

makeover

exercise

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She hates fish, ​

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she loves beef.

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yet

through

water

running

PREPOSITION

A word showing the relation between nouns/pronouns to other words in a sentence.

Examples: under, to, for

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under

around

reacts

beside

across

yarn

over

in

month

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Prepositions

Not Prepositions

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Add a preposition to show the relationship between two words:



The ship is ​

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the ocean.

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on

open

bird

waving

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The worm is ​

Placeholder

the ground.

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in

wiggle

gross

dirt

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They are ​

Placeholder

the tree.

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under

leaves

sit

bark

INTERJECTION

A word expressing strong emotion.

Examples: wow, oh, hey

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Options (9)

yikes

lately

oh no

desk

wow

oops

hurray

whoa

quickly

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lately, yikes, oh no, ay, desk, congratulations, okay, excuse me, laugh, yay

Interjection

Not an Interjection