English Parts of Speech

Question 1

noun

Answer 1

specific person place or things

Question 2

verb

Answer 2

action

Question 3

adjectives

Answer 3

modify nouns

Question 4

prounouns

Answer 4

can be used in place of a noun and preform the same function

Question 5

adverbs

Answer 5

discription words, usually ending in -ly that discribe how things are done

Question 6

conjunctions

Answer 6

connect two ideas; “and”, “or”, “but”.

Question 7

prepositions

Answer 7

modify/introduce phrases (in, for, into, with)

Question 8

interjections

Answer 8

exclaimations of emotion

Question 9

Complex Sentence

Answer 9

independent/main clause + 1(+) subordinate/dependent clause(s)

Question 10

Simple Sentence

Answer 10

1 subject/noun + 1 predacate/verb

Question 11

Compound Sentence

Answer 11

independent/main clause + conjunction + independent/main clause

Question 12

Independent/Main Clause

Answer 12

subject + verb; can stand alone and still make sense as a simple sentence.

Question 13

Dependent/Subordinate Clause

Answer 13

subject + verb; cannot exist by itself and requires a main clause to make sense in a sentence.