Parts of Speech Flashcards
1
Q
Name the parts of speech
A
Noun, Pronoun, Verb, Adjective. Adverb, Preposition, Conjunction, Interjection
2
Q
Define a noun
A
A person, place, animal thing, idea
3
Q
Define a pronoun
A
A word used in place of a noun
4
Q
Define a verb
A
An action word or state of being
5
Q
Define an adjective
A
A word used to describe a noun
6
Q
Define an adverb
A
Can be added to a verb to modify its
meaning
Tells you when, where, how, in what
manner or to what extent an action is
performed
Many end in “ly” , but some do not
7
Q
Define a prepostion
A
a word placed before a noun or pronoun to show
its relationship to some other word in the
sentence
8
Q
Define a conjunction
A
a word used to connect
other words
