Parts Of Speech Flashcards
Whats a pronoun ?
A word used in place of a noun
Examples: i , her , him , it , that, these ,she ,he
Whats a noun ?
A word that names a person place or idea
Examples: finesse,education,school,newyork,teacher
Helpful reminder : The____________
Whats an adjective ?
A word that describes or gives information about a noun or a pronoun
Examples : colorful ,odious, incessant , joyful , loud
Helpful reminder : the _________ truck
Whats a verb ?
A word that describes action or a state of being
Examples : talk , jump , scream , run ,is, am, are
Helpful reminder : verbs change when in the past or present tense
Whats an adverb ?
A word that describes a verb adjective or other adverbs and slowly tells when where how or to what extent
Examples : slowly carefully incesstantly
Helpful reminder : often ends in ly
Whats a preposition ?
Shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word
Examples : to , over , under ,at , between , in
Helpful reminder : the squirrel ran _____ tree
Whats a conjuction ?
A word that connects a word or a group of words or a sentence
Examples : for , and nor , but , or , yet , so
Whats an interjection ?
A word that expresses surprise or a strong feeling
Examples : wow