Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
Parts of Speech
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What are nouns?
Nouns name a person, place, or thing.
100
What do conjunctions do? What are the most common conjunctions?
Conjunctions join two words or groups of words that are similar. The most common conjunctions are "and", "or", and "but".
100
What are the types of verbs and what do they do?
1. Action verbs tell what something or someone is. 2. Linking verbs connect the subject of the sentence to additional information about the subject which is called a complement. 3. Helping verbs "help" the main verb.
200
What are pronouns?
Pronouns are words that stand for or refer to nouns.
200
Adjectives answer what three questions?
1. Which one? 2. What kind? 2.How many?
200
What are the most common conjunctions?
The most common conjunctions are... "and," "or," and "but."
300
What do adjectives do?
Adjectives describe or point out nouns.
300
Adverbs answer what three questions?
1. When? 2 Where? 3. How? 4. How often?
300
What do interjections do?
Interjections express excitement or strong feelings. They usually are set apart from the sentence by an exclamation point.
400
What do adverbs do? What questions do they answer?
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
400
Most of the adverbs end in... What suffix do most of the adverbs have?
Suffix –ly.
400
How are interjections usually set apart?
They are usually set apart from the sentence by an exclamation point.
500
What are the types of verbs and what do they do?
1. Action verbs tell what something or someone does. 2.Linking verbs connect the subject of the sentence to additional information about the subject which is called a complement. 3. Helping verbs "help" the main verb.
500
What questions do prepositions often answer?
"when" and "where."
500
What do prepositions do?
Prepositions relate nouns and pronouns to other words in the sentence. They often answer the questions "where" and "when."