The Parts Of Speech

Question 1

Pronoun

Answer 1

A word used in place of a noun.

Examples: she, he, it, they, us, I, you, we, them.

Question 2

Adjective

Answer 2

Used to describe a noun or pronoun.

Example: green, blue, fearless, quick, enormous, wonderful.

Question 3

Verb

Answer 3

Tells of an action, a state of being, or an event.

Example: am, is, are, run, jump, play, raining, reading.

Question 4

Adverb

Answer 4

Used to describe everything except nouns and pronouns. It answers questions such as how, when, where or why, and often ends in ‘ly’.

Examples: near, far, today, now, very, easily, quietly.

Question 5

Preposition

Answer 5

Tells the relationship between nouns, pronouns, or other words in a sentence. Most often used before the noun.

Examples:

He jumped over the fence.

I sat beside the fire.

We went into the store.

Question 6

Conjunction

Answer 6

Joins words, phrases or sentences together. Some are used in pairs. Some are adverbs, being used as conjunctions.

Examples: and, but, so, either, or, neither, nor, because, finally, still, yet, however.

Question 7

Interjection

Answer 7

A word expressing emotion. Strong interjections are followed by exclamation points. Mild interjections are followed by commas.

Examples: Hey! Wow! Ouch! Oh, I think I’ve got it.

Question 8

Noun

Answer 8

Describes a person, place, thing, event, idea, etc.

Examples: Mom, couch, Edmonton, book, party, storm, moment.

Question 9

Copulative conjunction

Answer 9

Copulative conjunctions are coordinating conjunctions used to denote addition. The conjunction indicates that the second word, phrase, clause, or sentence contains an additional fact that is related to the earlier word, phrase, clause, or sentence. Some of the most common copulative conjunctions are and, also, as well as, moreover, no less, and plus.

Example:

“We ate lunch, and then took a nap.”