Monday, January 7, 2019

Parts of Speech


Part of Speech
Function or Job/Definition
Examples
Verb
describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something).
walk, talk, think, believe, live, like, want, is
Adverb
usually describes a verb. It tells you how something is done. It may also tell you when or where something happened.   (Adverbs also describe adjectives or other adverbs.)
slowly, intelligently, well, yesterday, tomorrow, here, everywhere
Noun
a naming word. It names a person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action.
cowboy, theater, box, thought, tree, kindness, arrival
Pronoun
used instead of a noun, to avoid repeating the noun.
I, you, he, she, it, we, they, anyone, yourself
Adjective
describes a noun.  It tells you something about the noun.
big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick, important
Preposition
usually comes before a noun, pronoun or noun phrase. It joins the noun to some other part of the sentence.
on, in, by, with, under, through, at
Conjunction
joins two words, phrases or sentences together.
but, so, and, because, or, although
Interjection
an unusual kind of word, because it often stands alone. Interjections are words which express emotion or surprise, and they are usually followed by exclamation marks.
Ouch!, Hello!, Hurray!, Oh no!, Ha!
Thank you to http://www.education.com/activity/article/play_word_bags_third/  


Can you identify the parts of speech here?