Parts of Speech & Sentences

What is a noun?

• The main person in the sentence carrying out the action
• A person, place or thing
• A person, place, thing, or idea

What is a verb?

• The main action in a sentence
• An action or being word
• A word that describes or modifies a noun

What is an adjective?

• A word that describes or modifies a noun
• A word that describes or modifies a verb
• A word that describes or modifies a conjunction

What is an adverb?

• A word that describes or modifies a noun
• A word that describes or modifies a verb (and also adjectives and other adverbs)
• A word that describes or modifies a conjunction

What is a pronoun?

• A word that describes or modifies a noun
• A person, place, thing or idea
• A word that takes the place of a noun

What is a conjunction?

• A word that connects parts of a sentence together
• A word that describes the location or direction of objects in a sentence
• An abrupt remark or exclamation that is made as an interruption

What is a preposition?

• A word that connects parts of a sentence together
• A word that describes the location or direction of objects in a sentence
• An abrupt remark or exclamation that is made as an interruption

What is an interjection?

• A word that connects parts of a sentence together
• A word that describes the location or direction of objects in a sentence
• An abrupt remark or exclamation that is made as an interruption

What is a subject?

• The main person in the sentence carrying out the action
• A person, place or thing
• A person, place, thing, or idea

What is a predicate?

• The main action in a sentence
• An action or being word
• A word that describes or modifies a noun