Parts Of Speech

Question 1

What is a noun?

Answer 1

A person, place, thing, or idea.
Ex. Boy, table, bus.

Question 2

What is an adjective?

Answer 2

Describes a noun.
Ex. Big, small, large.

Question 3

What is a verb?

Answer 3

An action word or state of being.
Ex. Run, talk, walk.

Question 4

What is an adverb?

Answer 4

Describes a verb or adjective.
Ex. Extremely, very, instantly

Question 5

What is a conjunction?

Answer 5

A connecting word.
Ex. For, and, nor, but, or, yet

Question 6

What is an interjection?

Answer 6

Something that shows emotion.
Ex. Wow! Oh no!

Question 7

What is a pronoun?

Answer 7

Takes the place of a noun.
Ex. She, her, him, his, it.

Question 8

What is a preposition?

Answer 8

Something that shows position or direction.
Ex. Above, under, left, right.

Question 9

BONUS: What is a common noun?

Answer 9

A noun that is not specific or capitalized.
Ex. Park, table, school.

Question 10

BONUS: What is a proper noun?

Answer 10

A specific or capitalized noun.
Ex. Hartney School, Souris River.