Parts of speech

Question 1

noun

Answer 1

names person, place, thing, or idea

Question 2

pronoun

Answer 2

is a word that substitutes for or refers to a noun or another pronoun.

Question 3

a noun or pronoun to which a pronoun refers is called the pronoun’s what?

Answer 3

antecedent

Question 4

verb

Answer 4

express action or state of being

Question 5

adjective

Answer 5

modify nouns and pronouns. An adjective answers the question Which one? eg. The “twisted”, “torn” umbrella was…What kind? eg. The spotted owl…How many?MANY customers waited for FOUR days…

Question 6

Adverbs

Answer 6

Modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or entire sentences or clauses. An adverb awnsers the question How? eg. Cherrel moved awkwardly…

when? eg. I arrived yesterday. Where? They searched everywhere. How often? He telephoned repeatedly. To what extent? Simon was rather slow to awnser his e-mail.

Question 7

Conjunctions

Answer 7

connect words, phrases and clauses.

Question 8

preposition

Answer 8

links and relates its object(a noun or a pronoun) to the rest of the sentence. Prepositions often show relationships of time, place, direction, and manner.

eg. I walked around (preposition)the block(object).
eg. She called during (preposition) our meeting (object).

Question 9

Interjections

Answer 9

are words that express emotion or suprise. They are followed by an exclamation point, comma, or period, depending on whether they stand alone or serve as part or all of a sentence. Interjections are used in speech more than writting.

eg. Wow! What an announcment!

So, was that lost letter ever found?

Well, I’d better be going.