Parts of Speech

A word that describes a particular quality of a noun. "Fast," "sweet," "thirsty" and "many" are examples.

• interjection

• conjunction

• adverb

• adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

a word that adds description to verbs, adjectives and other adverbs, often describing place, time, degree, number, cause, etc. "Very," "gently," "slowly" and "too" are all examples.

• adverb

• modify

• noun

• part of speech

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

a word that connects clauses, sentences, phrases or words.

• interjection

• conjunction

• modify

• noun

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

a sudden exclamation that expresses emotion, usually an aside or interruption.

• part of speech

• adverb

• interjection

• modify

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

in grammar, to restrict the meaning of a word or describe it further.

• noun

• part of speech

• preposition

• modify

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea.

• noun

• part of speech

• preposition

• pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

one of the categories of words that is defined by what those words express or their function in a sentence.

• pronoun

• verb

• part of speech

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.K.1E

a word such as "in," "on" or "through." It is usually used before a noun and shows the relationship between the noun and another part of the clause, such as place, position or time.

• pronoun

• verb

• interjection

• preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.K.1E

a word that can be used instead of a noun or noun phrase. "She," "it," "our," and "they" are examples.

• pronoun

• verb

• pronoun

• noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

a word belonging to the part of speech that expresses an action, event or state of being.

• part of speech

• verb

• adjective

• pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D