Parts of Speech

What does a conjunction do?

• It joins words, phrases and clauses.

• It describes a noun.

• It lets you know a noun is coming up in the sentence.

• It connects a noun to another noun in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What does a pronoun do?

• It describes adjectives, adverbs and verbs.

• It names a person, place, thing or idea.

• It takes the place of a noun.

• It tells you what nouns do or are.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

A complete sentence must have...

• a subject.

• a verb.

• a capital letter and period.

• a subject, a verb, a capital letter and a period.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

A verb

• tells what the subject does or is.

• describes a noun.

• expresses strong emotion.

• joins words, phrases and clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Adverbs

• tell us what subjects do or are.

• join words, phrases and clauses.

• describe adjectives, adverbs and nouns.

• describes adjectives, adverbs and verbs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Interjections...

• join words, phrases or clauses.

• describe relationships between a noun and another word in the sentence.

• name people, places, things or ideas.

• express emotion.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which one is the helping verb?

• run

• think

• feel

• could

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

A preposition...

• names a person, place, thing or idea.

• tells you a noun is coming up.

• describes a relationship or connection between a noun and another word in the sentence.

• expresses emotion.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

A concrete noun

• names a general person, place, thing or idea.

• names a specific person, place, thing or idea.

• names a person, place or thing you can touch, see, hear, etc.

• Hi!

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C

An abstract noun...

• names a person place, or thing you can touch, see, hear, etc.

• names an idea or emotion.

• names a general person, place, thing or idea.

• names a specific person, place, thing or idea.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C