Parts of Speech & Figurative Language

An adjective describes or modifies a noun

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Nouns name people, animals, places, things, or ideas.

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Adverbs answer the questions how, where, or when.

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Verbs show action or a state of being.

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Adjectives show action or a state of being.

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Pronouns stand in for verbs in a sentence.

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Prepositions can be used to describe a location, time or place.

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An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, usually ends in "ly".

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Conjunctions join words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence.

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Conjunctions are expressions that can stand on their own or be contained within sentences.

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