Parts of Speech definitions

This is a part of speech that links two words, clauses, or phrases.

• conjunction

• adjective

• appositive

• noun

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

This is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun.

• conjunction

• adjective

• appositive

• noun

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

This is a word or phrase that identifies or explains the noun that it follows.

• conjunction

• adjective

• appositive

• noun

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

This is a word that names a person, place, thing, quality or idea.

• conjunction

• adjective

• appositive

• noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.K.1B

This is a word that takes the place of a noun.

• pronoun

• interjection

• adverb

• preposition

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

This is a word, either by itself or within the sentence, that exclaims or commands attention.

• pronoun

• interjection

• adverb

• preposition

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

This is a word that modifies a verb, an adverb or an adjective.

• pronoun

• interjection

• adverb

• preposition

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

This is a word that specifies the place, direction, or time of a noun in relation to another word.

• pronoun

• interjection

• adverb

• preposition

• verb

This is a word that denotes action, occurrence or existence.

• pronoun

• interjection

• adverb

• preposition

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.4.1B

These are the different classes into which words are commonly grouped according to their form, function or meaning.

• conjunction

• adjective

• appositive

• noun

• parts of speech