How Many Parts of Speech Are in the English Language

A part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea is called 

• noun
• verb
• preposition
• adjective

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A part of speech that takes a place of a noun is called 

• verb
• pronoun
• adjective
• adverb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

A part of speech that describes a noun or pronoun is called 

• verb
• conjunction
• adjective
• adverb

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CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.K.5B

A part of speech that shows action or state of being is called

• pronoun
• noun
• verb
• adverb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

 A, AN, and THE are always 

• verbs
• articles
• adjectives
• prepositions

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CCSS.L.1.1H

The words is, was, were, be, will are 

• linking verbs
• action verbs
• adverbs
• prepositions

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CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

A part of speech that shows emotions is called 

• conjunction
• preposition
• interjection
• verb

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CCSS.L.5.1A

The words AND, BUT, YET, SO are called 

• conjunctions
• prepositions
• adjectives
• adverbs

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Aww! That's so cute.

• Conjunction
• Interjection

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CCSS.L.5.1A

What part of speech is the blue word?
The frog can breathe through its smooth moist skin.

• noun
• verb
• adverb
• adjective

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CCSS.L.3.1A