Parts of Speech Definitions

Expresses action or state of being

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

person, place, thing, or idea

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Preposition

Modifies (describes) a verb, adjective, or adverb

• Verb

• Conjunction

• Adjective

• Adverb

Expresses emotion, feeling

• conjunction

• verb

• preposition

• interjection

Joins words or word groups

• interjection

• preposition

• conjunction

• verb

A word that is used in place of a noun

• verb

• pronoun

• preposition

• adverb

Word that modifies (describes) a noun or pronoun

• adjective

• noun

• verb

• adverb

shows the relationship of a noun to another word

• adverb

• conjunction

• preposition

• interjection

Noun

• action or state of being

• person, place, thing, or idea

• modifies (describes) a verb, adjective, or adverb

Verb

• a word that is used in place of a noun

• modifies a noun

• an action or state of being