Parts of speech Flashcards
Noun
person, place, thing, animal, and idea= ball , desk, store.
Verbs
action words= jump, talk, see.
Adverbs
Tell when where or how actions take place= slowly, soon, quickly.
Adjectives
Describes nouns or pronouns= big, gorgeous, red.
Pronouns
takes the place of a noun= they, them, she.
conjunction
words phrases or clauses together= for, and, no, but, yet, so.
interjection
shows strong emotion= hey! stop! yay!
preposition
tells the time or position of something= on, above, around, during.
common nouns
Not capitalized and not specific= ball, desk, store
Proper nouns
Capitalized and specific= Mrs. Dulaney, Walmart, Nike.
abstract nouns
a noun that you cant touch, taste, hear, or smell== love, hunger, fear
concreate nouns
a noun that you can touch and see=food dog desk
compound nouns
made up of more than one word= grocery store, teacher desk, shopping desk.