Definitions Of The Eight Parts Of Speech

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

Question 2

Pronoun

Answer 2

Is a word that takes the place of a noun

Question 3

Adjective

Answer 3

Is a word that modifies a noun or a pronoun. It answers the questions what kinds, which one, how many, how much, or whose

Question 4

Adverb

Answer 4

Is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. It answers the questions where, when, how, how often, to what extent

Question 5

Preposition

Answer 5

Is a word that shows how a noun or a pronoun is related to some other word in the sentence

Question 6

Conjunction

Answer 6

Is a word that joins words or groups of words

Question 7

Interjection

Answer 7

Is an exclamatory word that is not related to the other words in a sentence

Question 8

Verb

Answer 8

Is a word that shows action, links a word to the subject, helps another verb, or merely indicates existence