Parts of Speech

A noun...

• is a describing word

• Modifies an adjective

• Is a person, place, or thing

• is an action word

An adjective...

• Is a describing word that modifies a noun

• modifies an adverb

• Is a person, place, or thing

• Is an action word

A verb...

• Is a describing word

• Modifies an adjective

• Is a person, place, or thing

• Is an action word

An adverb...

• modifies a noun

• Modifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

• Is a person, place, or thing

• Is an action word

An example of a pronoun is...

• He

• She

• they

• All of the above

The happy dog quickly ran over the very tall fence. One adverb in the sentence is...

• Happy

• Very

• Dog

• Ran

The happy dog quickly ran over the very tall fence. One adjective in the sentence is...

• Dog

• Very

• Over

• Happy

The happy dog quickly ran over the very tall fence. One verb in the sentence is...

• Ran

• Very

• Tall

• Dog

The happy dog quickly ran over the very tall fence. One noun in the sentence is...

• Quickly

• Ran

• Fence

• happy

The happy dog quickly ran over the very tall fence. Another adverb in the sentence is...

• Happy

• Tall

• Dog

• Quickly