Identifying Parts of Speech in a Sentence

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 shows a mental or physical action?

• adjective
• noun
• verb
• interjection

Which part of speech describes a noun (person, place, or thing)?

• 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 a position in time or space?

• interjection
• preposition
• conjunction
• verb

Which part of speech shows emotion?

• pronoun
• conjunction
• adjective
• interjection

WHAT PART OF SPEECH IS THE RED WORD? The Broncos beat the Mavericks!

• verb

• adjective

• noun

• pronoun

The Broncos beat the Mavericks!

• verb

• adverb

• conjunction

• interjection