Parts of Speech

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What is a noun?

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A noun is a person, place, or thing (e.g., teacher, restaurant, chair, cat).

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What is a verb?

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A verb is an action word (e.g., run, jump, breathe, scoot).

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What is an adjective?

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., slimy, blue, tall).

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What is an adverb?

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An adverb is a word that describes a verb or an adjective (e.g., quickly, bravely, happily).

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What is a plural noun?

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A plural noun is more than one person, place, or thing; add -s or -es to the word (e.g., cats, apples, doctors).

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun (e.g., he, she, it, they).

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What is an interjection?

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An interjection is a word that expresses strong emotion (e.g., wow, ouch, hooray).

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What is a conjunction?

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A conjunction is a word that connects words or groups of words (e.g., and, but, or).

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.