Parts of Speech

What is a NOUN?

• Person, Place, Thing, verb

• Describes a verb

• Person, Place, Thing or Idea

• Takes the place of a noun

What does a PROnoun do?

• Takes the place of a verb

• Takes the place of an adjective

• Takes the place of a noun

• Nothing

What does an Adverb do? Check all that apply

• Describes a verb

• Describes an adjective

• Describes another adverb

• Describes an noun

True or False: A verb shows NO action

• True

• False

True or False: Some words can be used as a preposition or an adverb. It depends on how it is used in the sentence.

• True

• False

True or False: Conjunctions bring together ONLY two words.

• True

• False

What does an Interjection do?

• Shows Emotion

• Modifies a sentence

• Modifies a verb

• Modifies an adjective

The tazmanian devil swirled around aimlessly. What adverb is in this sentence

• around

• aimlessly

• swirled

• Tazmanian

Which sentence contains a pronoun? Check all that apply.

• The group decided to let her join the club.

• Janie deposited the check.

• Marian left the county jail happily.

• The towns people couldn't believe what they saw.

Which word or words is/are used as preposition(s) in the sentence: The audience quietly and resoundingly voted for the singer from Texas.

• quietly

• resoundlingly

• from

• for