Parts of Speech

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Examples: girl, park, dog.

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Identify a noun in the sentence: 'The girl walked in the very beautiful park.'

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The noun is 'girl'.

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What is a verb?

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A verb is a word that describes an action or a state of being. Examples: run, is, jump.

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Identify a state of being verb.

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A state of being verb is 'will be'.

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What are adjectives?

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Adjectives are words that describe nouns. Examples: beautiful, huge, lucky.

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Identify an adjective in the sentence: 'The girl walked in the very beautiful park.'

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The adjective is 'beautiful'.

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Examples: he, she, it, you.

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Identify a pronoun in the sentence: 'You are extremely lucky that the huge dog didn’t bite or hurt you.'

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The pronoun is 'you'.

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What are articles?

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Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific. Examples: a, an, the.

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What do articles do to a noun?

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Articles precede a noun.