Parts of Speech

The main purpose of Adjectives is to

• Persuade

• Describe

• Represent an action

Nouns are

• Person, place, thing, or idea

• A descriptive word

• An action

Concrete nouns are

• Things you can see with your eyes and touch with your hands

• Things you cannot see with your eyes or touch with your hands

• None of the above

Abstract nouns are

• Things you can see with your eyes and touch with your hands

• Things you cannot see with your eyes or touch with your hands

• None of the above

A common noun

• Is a name of a person, place, thing, or idea and must be capitalized

• Is not a name of a person, place, thing, or idea and is not capitalized

• None of the above

A proper noun

• Is a name of a person, place, thing, or idea and must be capitalized

• Is not a name of a person, place, thing, or idea and is not capitalized

• None of the above

A verbs is

• An action

• A person, place, thing, or idea

• A descriptive word

Adverbs describe

• A noun

• Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs

• None of the above

An interrogative sentence is a

• Question; it asks you something

• Statement; a regular old sentence

• Command; it tells you to do something

• Exclamation; it conveys emotion

An imperative sentence is a

• Question; it asks you something

• Statement; a regular old sentence

• Command; it tells you to do something

• Exclamation; it conveys emotion