8 Parts of Speech

Front

What is an Interjection?

Back

An interjection is a part of speech that expresses strong or mild emotion. Examples include 'Wow!', 'Oh no!', and 'Hooray!'

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

Front

What is a Noun?

Back

A noun is a part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples include 'dog', 'city', and 'happiness'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Front

What is a Verb?

Back

A verb is a part of speech that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Examples include 'run', 'is', and 'think'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Front

What is an Adjective?

Back

An adjective is a part of speech that describes or modifies a noun. Examples include 'happy', 'blue', and 'tall'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Front

What is an Adverb?

Back

An adverb is a part of speech that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. Examples include 'quickly', 'very', and 'well'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Front

What is a Pronoun?

Back

A pronoun is a part of speech that replaces a noun to avoid repetition. Examples include 'he', 'she', 'it', and 'they'.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

Front

What is a Preposition?

Back

A preposition is a part of speech that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. Examples include 'in', 'on', and 'at'.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Front

What is a Conjunction?

Back

A conjunction is a part of speech that joins words, phrases, or sentences. Examples include 'and', 'but', and 'or'.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Front

What are Coordinating Conjunctions?

Back

Coordinating conjunctions are words that connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance. The main coordinating conjunctions are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Front

What is a Compound Sentence?

Back

A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A