Parts of Speech

Which part of speech names a person, place, or thing?

• noun

• adjective

• Preposition

• Verb

Which part of speech replaces a noun?

• Conjunction

• Pronoun

• Adverb

• Preposition

Which part of speech joins/combines words?

• Conjunction

• Pronoun

• Preposition

• Verb

Define: Verb

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A word that gives more details about verbs

• A word that gives more detail about nouns

• An action

Define: Noun

• An action

• A word that gives more details about verbs

• A word that gives more detail about nouns

• A person, place, thing, or idea

Define: Adverb

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• An action

• A word that gives more detail about nouns

• A word that modifies another adverb, adjective, or verb

Define: Adjective

• A word that gives more detail about nouns

• A word that gives more details about verbs

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• An action

Amanda ate a slice of cheesecake. Which word is the noun?

• Amanda

• Amanda and Cheesecake

• Ate

• Cheesecake

Elizabeth climbed the tree really fast. Which word is the verb?

• Elizabeth

• Climbed

• Really

• Fast

Jill jumped on top of her bed with joy! How many prepositions are in this sentence?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 10