8 Parts of Speech

A noun is ....

• a person, place, thing, or idea.

• an action.

• describes something.

• combines words.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1B

What is an adjective?

• A person, place, thing, or idea.

• Describes a noun.

• An action.

• Combines words.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

A verb is...

• a person, place, thing, or idea.

• describes a noun.

• is an action.

• combines words.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

CCSS.L.1.1E

What is an adverb?

• A person, place, thing, or idea.

• Describes a verb.

• An action.

• Combines words.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a preposition?

• A word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence. Example: by; with; above; behind

• Combines words.

• A person, place, thing, or idea.

• Describes nouns.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.K.1E

What is a conjunction?

• It combines words or phrases.

• It describes a verb.

• It describes a noun.

• It is a word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is a pronoun?

• A word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase modifying another word in the sentence.

• Replaces a noun. For example: I, you, he, she, it.

• Describes a verb.

• Describes a noun.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

An interjection is...

• a word used to express emotion.

• is an action.

• describes a noun.

• describes a verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

What is a subject?

• An action in the sentence.

• The noun or pronoun doing the action.

• A word before a noun modifying it.

• A word expressing emotion.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I