Parts of Speech

A noun is a...

• person, place, thing, or idea

• action or state of being

• word that describes a noun

• word that describes a verb or adjective

A verb is a...

• person, place, thing, or idea

• action or state of being

• word that describes a noun

• word that describes a verb or adjective

An adjective is a...

• person, place, thing, or idea

• action or state of being

• word that describes a noun

• word that describes a verb or adjective

An adverb is a...

• person, place, thing, or idea

• action or state of being

• word that describes a noun

• word that describes a verb or adjective

An pronoun is a...

• person, place, thing, or idea

• word that takes the place of person, place, thing, or idea

• word that combines two phrases

• word that shows location

An interjection is a...

• short word or exclamation

• word that takes the place of person, place, thing, or idea

• action or state of being

• word that shows location

A preposition is a...

• short word or exclamation

• word that combines two phrases

• a word that takes the place of a noun

• connects a phrase to a noun, shows position

A conjunction is a...

• short word or exclamation

• word that combines two phrases, sentences, or words

• a word that takes the place of a noun

• connects a phrase to a noun, shows position

Which is the adjective in the sentence:

School is a place where students learn new things every day.

• school

• learn

• new

• where

Which is the conjunction in the sentence:

In the classroom, teachers help us understand subjects like math, science, and history.

• and

• in

• like

• teachers