Parts Of Speech Flashcards
What is a Pronoun?
A word used in place of a noun
Examples: I, her, him, it, that, these, she, he
What is a noun?
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples: finesse, education, school, New York, teacher
What is an Adjective?
A word that describes or gives information about a noun or pronoun.
Example: colorful, odious, incessant, joyful, loud
What is a Verb?
A word that shows action or state of being
Examples: talk, jump, scream, run, is, am, are
What is an Adverb?
A word that describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb and tells where, when, how, or to what extent.
Examples: slowly, carefully incessantly
What is a Preposition?
Shoes the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word
Example: to, over, under, at, between, in
What is a Conjunction?
A word that connects words, groups of words, and sentences.
Example: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What is an Interjection?
A word that expresses surprise or strong feeling. Separate from the sentence.
Example: wow!, hey!
