Parts of Speech

A person, place, thing, or idea

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• preposition

Takes the place of a noun

• interjection

• adverb

• pronoun

• conjunction

expresses an action or state of being

• preposition

• noun

• adverb

• verb

Describes a noun or a pronoun

• adjective

• adverb

• interjection

• preposition

The words A, AN, and THE are ____________.

• pronouns

• conjunctions

• prepositions

• articles

Describes a verb, adjective, or adverb

• interjection

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

Joins single words or groups of words within a sentence

• preposition

• conjunction

• interjection

• article

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so are all examples of _____________.

• coordinating conjunctions

• subordinating conjunctions

• linking verbs

• prepositions

Although, because, since, and where are all examples of __________.

• coordinating conjunctions

• subordinating conjunctions

• prepositions

• linking verbs

Works as part of a phrase to show a relationship between two nouns

• preposition

• conjunction

• adjective

• interjection