Parts of Speech Refresher

How many parts of speech are there in English?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 1

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

a word used to identify people, places, things, or ideas

• noun

• adjective

• verb

• pronoun

• adverb

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

a word that modifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

• conjunction

• adjective

• interjection

• preposition

• adverb

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

CCSS.L.11-12.4

a word that substitutes for a noun or a noun phrase

• adverb

• adjective

• interjection

• pronoun

• noun

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

• noun

• pronoun

• verb

• adjective

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

What did she ask you to do?

• noun

• adjective

• pronoun

• verb

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

I left my shoes under the kitchen

table.

• noun

• adjective

• conjunction

• preposition

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

I'm sure I've met your parents before.

• adjective

• verb

• preposition

• interjection

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

What word typically modifies a verb and ends in -ly?

"Quickly" is an example of this part of speech....

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Noun

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

A word that connects other words in a sentence is considered a.....

• Noun

• Conjunction

• Interjection

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CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3