2. Parts of Speech

Question 1

Parts of Speech

Answer 1

the primary category of words according to their function in a sentence 10

Question 2

Nouns

Answer 2

identify person, place, or thing - can be found as the subject of a clause or sentence, or an object of a verb or preposition 10

Question 3

Pronouns

Answer 3

words that represent nouns (people, place, or thing) - can be a subject or an object 10

Question 4

Verbs

Answer 4

words that describe action or states of being of people, animals, places, or things. Verbs function as the root of the predicate which is required along with the subject to form a complete sentence 10

Question 5

Adjectives

Answer 5

words that modify (add description to) nouns and occasionally pronouns - can be part of subject or predicate 10

Question 6

Adverbs

Answer 6

words that modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or even entire clauses - can appear anywhere in a sentence - commonly formed by added “ly” to an adjective 10

Question 7

Prepositions

Answer 7

words that express a relationship between noun or pronoun (known as the object of the preposition) and another part of the sentence prep. phrases can function as adjectives or adverbs in a sentence 10

Question 8

Conjuctions

Answer 8

words that connect other words, phrases, or clauses, expressing a specific kind of relationship between two or more elements. Coordinating conjunctions are most common: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet 10

Question 9

5 Other Parts of Speech

Answer 9

Participles
Articles
Determiners
Gerunds
Interjections 10