3.0 Parts of Speach

Question 1

What are the parts of speech? (9 parts)

Define them briefly

Answer 1

Determiners- go with a noun or noun phrase to shape its meaning (the, a, my, many, some, that)

Adjectives- Describe a noun (usually answer the question “which one?” “what kind?”) (green, tall, friendly
Nouns- people, place, things, ideas, or concepts. (Elvis, studio, fame)
Pronouns- stand-in for a noun so you don’t have to keep repeating it (you, them, he, she)

Verbs- indicate an action or state of being (walk, become, assemble)
Adverbs- Describe a verb (usually answer questions “why?” “how?” “where?” “when?”) (quietly, totally, very, too, immediately)

Prepositions- tie nouns and other information in the sentence. (in, on,m by, over, after)
Where or when
Direction: Look TO the left and you’ll see our destination.
Time: We’ve been working SINCE this morning.
Location: We saw a movie AT the theater.
Space: The dog hid UNDER the table.

Conjunctions- join words phrases or clauses in a sentence (and, but, either, or, whenever)

Interjections- outbursts or reactions (ouch, awesome, oh no)

Question 2

go with a noun or noun phrase to shape its meaning (the, a, my, many, some, that)

Answer 2

Determiners

Question 3

indicate an action or state of being (walk, become, assemble)

Answer 3

Verbs

Question 4

people, place, things, ideas, or concepts. (Elvis, studio, fame)

Answer 4

Nouns

Question 5

stand-in for a noun so you don’t have to keep repeating it (you, them, he, she)

Answer 5

Pronouns

Question 6

Describe a noun (usually answer the question “which one?” “what kind?”) (green, tall, friendly

Answer 6

Adjectives

Question 7

Describe a verb (usually answer questions “why?” “how?” “where?” “when?”) (quietly, totally, very, too, immediately)

Answer 7

Adverbs

Question 8

tie nouns and other information in the sentence. (in, on, by, over, after). Often where something is or when something happened

Answer 8

Prepositions

Question 9

join words phrases or clauses in a sentence (and, but, either, or, whenever)

Answer 9

Conjunctions

Question 10

outbursts or reactions (ouch, awesome, oh no)

Answer 10

Interjections

Question 11

Determiners

give examples

Answer 11

go with a noun or noun phrase to shape its meaning (the, a, my, many, some, that)

Question 12

Verbs

give examples

Answer 12

indicate an action or state of being (walk, become, assemble)

Question 13

Nouns

give examples

Answer 13

people, place, things, ideas, or concepts. (Elvis, studio, fame)

Question 14

Pronouns

give examples

Answer 14

stand-in for a noun so you don’t have to keep repeating it (you, them, he, she)

Question 15

Adjectives

give examples

Answer 15

Describe a noun (usually answer the question “what kind?”) (green, tall, friendly)

Question 16

Adverbs

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Answer 16

Describe a verb (usually answer questions “why?” “how?” “where?” “when?”) (quietly, totally, very, too, immediately)

Question 17

Prepositions

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Answer 17

tie nouns and other information in the sentence. (in, on,m by, over, after)

Question 18

Conjunctions

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Answer 18

join words phrases or clauses in a sentence (and, but, either, or, whenever)

Question 19

Interjections

give examples

Answer 19

outbursts or reactions (ouch, awesome, oh no, hey)

Question 20

Easy way to remember the parts of speech

6 steps of language

Answer 20

1. A specific and/or specific number of….A, The, Some, Many, That (determiner)
2. … something of a certain kind… (noun, adjective, pro nouns)
3. … can do or be something in a certain way.. (verbs, adverbs)
4. … somewhere and at a certain time… (prepositions)
5. Then, And, But, Because, Or, Whenever (conjunctions)
6. and this information can cause word-based reactions or lead to word-based actions (interjection)