Parts of Speech Examples

Which part of speech names a person, place, or thing?

• noun
• adjective
• preposition
• verb

Which part of speech replaces a noun?

• conjunction
• adverb
• pronoun
• preposition

Which part of speech describes a noun or a pronoun?

• adjective
• adverb
• conjunction
• verb

Which part of speech modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb?

• preposition
• verb
• noun
• adverb

Which part of speech joins words or parts of a sentence together?

• preposition
• pronoun
• conjunction
• verb

Which part of speech shows emotion?

• pronoun
• conjunction
• adjective
• interjection

Define:  Verb

• An action
• A word that gives more detail about nouns
• A person, place, thing, or idea
• A word that gives more details about verbs

Define:  Noun

• An action
• A word that gives more detail about nouns
• A person, place, thing, or idea
• A word that gives more details about verbs

Define:  Adverb

• An action
• A word that gives more detail about nouns
• A person, place, thing, or idea
•  A word that modifies another adverb, adjective, or verb 

Define:  Adjective

• An action
• A word that gives more detail about nouns
• A person, place, thing, or idea
• A word that gives more details about verbs