Parts of Speech

What is a noun?

• A word that represents a feeling

• A word that represents a color

• A word that represents an action

• A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

Give an example of a common noun.

• love

• mountain

• car

• banana

Give an example of a proper noun.

• New York City

• happiness

• apple

• running

What is a preposition?

• A type of verb

• A form of punctuation

• A type of conjunction

• A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

Give an example of a preposition.

• on

• in

• walk

• under

Is 'under' a preposition or a conjunction?

• interjection

• adverb

• adjective

• preposition

Identify the noun in the following sentence: The cat is sleeping.

• is

• sleeping

• cat

• the

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: The book is on the table.

• through

• under

• beside

• on

Which part of speech shows the position of a noun or pronoun in a sentence?

• Conjunction

• Adjective

• Interjection

• Preposition

What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?

• Common noun is used for specific names, while a proper noun is used for general names.

• Common noun refers to a specific person, place, or thing, while a proper noun refers to a general, non-specific person, place, or thing and is always capitalized.

• Common noun is always capitalized, while a proper noun is not capitalized.

• Common noun refers to a general, non-specific person, place, or thing, while a proper noun refers to a specific person, place, or thing and is always capitalized.