Parts of Speech

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Person, Place, Thing.

Question 2

Pronoun

Answer 2

Pronoun takes the place of a noun.

Question 3

Verb

Answer 3

A word that gives a sentence action.

Question 4

Adverb

Answer 4

Adverb describes an adjective and verb.

Question 5

Adjective

Answer 5

An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.

Question 6

Conjunction

Answer 6

A conjunction is a word or words that connect words, phrases or clauses.

Question 7

Preposition

Answer 7

Tells time, place or position.

Question 8

Interjection

Answer 8

Expresses strong emotion.

Question 9

Common Nouns

Answer 9

Common nouns are never capitalized. They name something general, not specific.

Question 10

Proper Nouns

Answer 10

Proper Nouns are always capitalized. They name something specific.

Question 11

Abstract Nouns

Answer 11

A noun that you cannot see, hear, taste, or touch.

Question 12

Concrete Nouns

Answer 12

Concrete Nouns describe things that can be seen or touched.

Question 13

Action Verbs

Answer 13

Tell what the subject is doing

Question 14

Linking Verbs ( to be )

Answer 14

Connect (or link) a subject to a noun or and adjective.

Question 15

Helping Verbs

Answer 15

Help the main verb express tense and voice.

Question 16

Indefinite Pronoun

Answer 16

pronouns that do not refer to any specific person, place or amount.

Question 17

Reflexive Pronoun

Answer 17

pronouns that reflect on the original pronoun/subject in the sentence, but then use a new term that ends in “-self” or “-selves.”