Parts Of Speech

Question 1

Nouns

Answer 1

Noun-a person, place or thing

For example, Sally, Australia, table, happy

Question 2

Adjective

Answer 2

An adjective describes a noun or pronoun. Tells us what kind, how many, or which one.
E.g: kind, one, red

Question 3

Verb

Answer 3

A verb tells us what action someone or something is doing. A verb can also express a state of being.
E.g: was, run, skip

Question 4

Pronoun

Answer 4

A pronoun is used in place of a noun in a sentence. A pronoun may take the place of the name of a person, place or thing.
E.g: I, she, they

Question 5

Article

Answer 5

The words a, an and the belong to a special group of adjectives called articles. An article can be used before a noun in a sentence.
E.g: a, an and the

Question 6

Adverb

Answer 6

An adverb describes a verb, adjective or another adverb. An adverb tells how, when, where or to what degree,.
E.g: quickly, outside, today, barely.

Question 7

Preposition

Answer 7

A preposition combines with a noun or pronoun to form a phrase that tells something about another word in the sentence.
E.g: from, over, to, until.

Question 8

Conjunction

Answer 8

A conjunction joins together single words or groups of words in a sentence. There are correlating [pairs], coordinating [connect equal parts], subordinating [link independent to dependent clause].
E.g: and, so, however, nor, neither.

Question 9

Interjection

Answer 9

An interjection expresses strong feeling or emotion. An interjection can be a single word or a phrase.
E.g: Look out!, Oh!, Ah!, Whew!

Question 10

Abstract Noun

Answer 10

A noun that is an idea, quality or state rather than a concrete object.
E.g truth, happiness, danger

Question 11

Proper Noun

Answer 11

A name used for an individual person, place or organisation. (Uses capital letter).
E.g Sally, London, Fountain Gate

Question 12

Collective Noun

Answer 12

A count noun that denotes a group of individuals.

E.g. Crowd, school, gang, murder:murder of crows

Question 13

Common Noun

Answer 13

A noun used to name general items rather than an individual.

E.g street, bathroom

Question 14

Singular Noun

Answer 14

A noun that names one person, place or thing.

E.g. Skateboard, taco

Question 15

Plural Noun

Answer 15

A noun that indicates that there is more than one person, place or thing.
E.g. Taco-tacos, potato-potatoes

Question 16

Concrete

Answer 16

A noun denoting a material or object rather than an abstract noun.
E.g dog, tree

Question 17

Superlative

Answer 17

The comparison to the highest degree. Normally adding ‘est’
E.g: tall, taller, TALLEST
Short, shorter, SHORTEST

Question 18

Comparative

Answer 18

Used to compare 2 adjectives. Normally adding ‘er.’
E.g. Big, BIGGER, biggest
Fat, FATTER, fattest

Question 19

Subordinating Conjunction

Answer 19

A conjunction that joins an independent and dependent clause together.
E.g although, because and so

Question 20

Coordinating Conjunction

Answer 20

A conjunction that connects to equal parts of a sentence together (2 independent clauses).
E.g. And, but, or

Question 21

Correlating conjunction

Answer 21

Conjunction that connects two grammatically equal parts of a sentence, however they are paired.
E.g neither-nor,either-or