Parts Of Speech

Question 1

a person, place or thing. Ex. Cat, fish, rain, McDonald’s, Mexico, home.

Answer 1

Noun

Question 2

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence. Ex. Go, want, walk, happen

Answer 2

Verb

Question 3

particular person, place or thing. Ex. Wendy’s, Toronto, Kleenex.

Answer 3

Proper noun

Question 4

general word (person, place or thing) Ex. Resturant, city, tissue.

Answer 4

Common noun

Question 5

a word that describes or modifies a noun (modify = to make its meaning more specific) Ex. Big, green, friendly, my, many.

Answer 5

Adjective

Question 6

a word or group of words that describes or modifies a verb or adjective; gives more information about the time, manner and place in which something happens. Ex. Suddenly, quickly, right away, rarely, almost, just, there.

Answer 6

Adverb

Question 7

a word that takes the place of a noun. Ex. She, I, they, who, him, me.

Answer 7

Pronoun

Question 8

words that function as connectors between words, phrases, or clause. Ex. And, but, for, nor, yet, while, until, although. (The fanboys consist of seven words: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.)

Answer 8

Conjunction

Question 9

a word that sits before a noun or pronoun to show the noun’s relationship to other words in the sentence. Ex. In, on, around, between, above, near, underneath, alongside, of, for.

Answer 9

Preposition