Parts of Speech Flashcards
Noun
Person, place, thing, animal, idea=
ball, desk, store
Verbs
Action words=
jump, talk, sing
Adverbs
Tell when, where, or how action takes place=
slowly, soon, quickly
Adjetives
Describes nouns or pronouns=
big, gorgeous, red
Pronouns
Takes place of a noun=
they, him, she
Conjunction
Brings, words, phrase, or clauses together=
for, and, nor, but, or, 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=
Ms. Dulaney, Walmart, Nike
Abstract Nouns
A noun you cannot see, touch, taste, hear, or smell=
Love, hunger, fear
Concrete Nouns
I noun you can touch and see=
food, dog, desk
Compound Noun
Made up of more than one word=
grocery store, teacher desk, shopping cr=art