Parts of Speech

What parts of speech can "total" be?

• noun

• preposition

• conjunction

• verb

• adjective

What 2 parts of speech can numbers be?

• noun

• verb

• preposition

• adverb

• adjective

What is the purpose of a conjunction?

• describes a noun

• connects words, phrases, or clauses

• expresses an action of state of being

• establishes a relationship between a noun and the rest of the sentence

I want to go to a university in the United States.

• adjective

• verb

• preposition

• noun

I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

• noun

• pronoun

• verb

• adjective

If we finish our work quickly we can go to the movies.

• adverb

• verb

• noun

• adjective

What are proper nouns?

• they express action or a state of being

• a specific person, place, thing, or idea

• they describe or modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb

• they help define nouns

What are examples of prepositions?

• and, but, or, so, because

• a, an, the

• over, around, during, above

• he, she, it, you, we

What are examples of interjections?

• Oh! Ouch! Hooray! Whoa!

• and, but, or, so, because

• a, an, the

• over, around, during, above

Well, I don't think I'll be home before 6.

• noun

• interjection

• conjunction

• preposition