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Parts of Speech

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Adjective — A word that modifies a noun. That means, it describes a quality of a person, place, or thing.

a stinky sock or the prettiest princess


Adverb — A word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb; often ends in "ly."

dance wildly


Conjunction — A word like "but" or "and" that joins together groups of words and sentences.

lemon and lime


Interjection — An exclamation, usually a short part of speech that shows emotion or emphasis. Usually it's an introductory word.

Whoa , that's hot salsa!


Noun — A word or words that names a person, place, thing, feeling, idea, or act.

a movie star
the attic
Democracy


Proper nouns name a particular person (someone's name), place, or thing and begin with a capital letter.

Jim, Tim, and Slim (they're triplets!)
Baja , California
the Washington Monument


Singular nouns refer to one person, place, or thing.

a monkey
the library
your friend

Plural nouns refer to two or more people, places, or things.

lots of monkeys
the painters
many beaches


Preposition — A word that shows the relationship between one noun and a different noun, verb, or adverb, like "in" or "through."

Lots of monkeys chase the movie star through the attic.


Pronoun — A word that replaces a noun, such as "he," "they," or "it."

Lots of monkeys chase him through the attic.


Verb — A word that describes action.

Lots of monkeys chase him through the attic. Yikes! ( Yikes! is an interjection)



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