parts of speech

Question 1

Verb

Answer 1

expresses an action or state of being

Mr. Hall, lawyer, United States, suffix

Question 2

noun

Answer 2

Names a person place, thing, or idea.

to write, to read, to eat, to play, to be

Question 3

adjective

Answer 3

describes a noun

green, sleepy, hungry, fast, beautiful

Question 4

Adverb

tremendously, very, cautiously, dangerously, sneakily.

Answer 4

tells us: who? what? where? why?
(modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb)

she drove EXTREMELY fast. (how fast did she drive?)

Question 5

Pronoun

Answer 5

Replaces a noun

he, she, they, it, this, I, you.

Question 6

Preposition

Answer 6

Relates a noun or pronoun to another word.

in, on, around, after, under.

Question 7

Conjunction

Answer 7

connects clauses to sentences

and, but, if

Question 8

Interjection

Answer 8

Expresses emotions or feelings.

cool, awesome, holy cow, uh-oh, eek.

Question 9

Pronoun

Answer 9

a word that you use to refer to someone or something when you do not need to use a noun, often because the person or thing has been mentioned earlier

It, she, something, myself.