Parts of Speech
A person, place or thing
What is a noun?
This part of a word doesn’t change and serves as the foundation for adding prefixes and suffixes.
What is root?
An action
What is a verb?
When adding two or more prefixes to a shared root word, you should do this to each prefix for clarity.
What is a hyphen?
Sometimes ends in "-LY"
What is an adverb?
This punctuation mark is used to show ownership
What is an apostrophe?
A word that describes a noun
What is an adjective?
This possessive pronoun is often confused with a contraction, but it never takes an apostrophe.
What is "its"?
Some folks have "preferred" these. Please respect them!
What are pronouns?
To pluralize a compound noun like “father-in-law,” you apply the plural to this part of the word.
What is "Father"? (Base Noun)