Parts of Speech and Punctuation

What is a noun?

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that describes or gives more information about a noun

• A word that shows and action or state of being

• A word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb

• A word that connects words or groups of words in a sentence.

What is an adjective?

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that describes or gives more information about a noun

• A word that shows and action or state of being

• A word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb

• A word that connects words or groups of words in a sentence.

What is verb?

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that describes or gives more information about a noun

• A word that shows and action or state of being

• A word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb

• A word that connects words or groups of words in a sentence.

What is an adverb?

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that describes or gives more information about a noun

• A word that shows and action or state of being

• A word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb

• A word that connects words or groups of words in a sentence.

What is a conjunction?

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that describes or gives more information about a noun

• A word that shows and action or state of being

• A word that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb

• A word that connects words or groups of words in a sentence.

What is a pronoun?

• A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence

• A word or phrase that expresses an emotion or strong feeling

• A word that links a noun or pronoun with other words in a sentence. It tells time, location, or direction.

• A word that shows action or a state of being

• A word that describes or gives more information about a noun

What is an interjection?

• A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence

• A word or phrase that expresses an emotion or strong feeling

• A word that links a noun or pronoun with other words in a sentence. It tells time, location, or direction.

• A word that shows action or a state of being

• A word that describes or gives more information about a noun

What is a preposition?

• A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence

• A word or phrase that expresses an emotion or strong feeling

• A word that links a noun or pronoun with other words in a sentence. It tells time, location, or direction.

• A word that shows action or a state of being

• A word that describes or gives more information about a noun

When should you capitalize a word?

• When it is at the beginning of a sentence

• When it describes something

• When it a proper noun

• When it is a verb

What does a period at the end of sentence tell you?

• The sentence is a statement (or declarative sentence).

• The statement is a question (or interrogative sentence).

• The statement is shows strong emotion or shouting. It ends an exclamatory sentence.