Parts of Speech

In this sentence the word "beautiful" is...

I bought a beautiful dress at the mall.

• Preposition
• Adjective

• Noun

In this sentence the word "under" is...

I left my shoes under the kitchen table.

• Preposition

• Adjective

• Pronoun

In this sentence the word "quickly" is...

She ran quickly to catch the bus.

• Adverb

• Noun

• Verb

In this sentence the word "happily" is...

They danced happily at the party.

• Adverb

• Adjective

• Conjunction

In this sentence the word "tall" is...

He is a tall basketball player.

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

What is a noun?

• A noun is a word that can be used as a subject.

• A noun is a word that modifies an adjective.

• A noun is a word that names a person, place, concept, or object.

What is an adjective?

• An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

• An adjective is a word that shows action.

• An adjective is a word that connects clauses.

What is a verb?

• A verb is a word that shows action or state of being.

• A verb is a word that describes a noun.

• A verb is a word that connects clauses.

What is a preposition?

• A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun and another word.

• A preposition is a word that describes a verb.

• A preposition is a word that connects two independent clauses.

What is an adverb?

• An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.

• An adverb is a word that names a person, place, or thing.

• An adverb is a word that connects sentences.