Parts of Speech

NOUN

A word that refers to a person,

place, thing, or idea.

dog, house, love, happiness

PRONOUN

A word that takes the place of a

noun.

he, she, it, they

ADJECTIVE

A word that describes or modifies

a noun or pronoun.

blue, tall, delicious, beautiful

VERB

A word that expresses action or a

state of being.

run, jump, sleep, be

ADVERB

A word that describes or modifies

a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

quickly, very, well, really

PREPOSITION

A word that shows the relationship
between a noun or pronoun and another
word in the sentence.

in, on, at, with

CONJUNCTION

A word that connects words, phrases, or
clauses.

and, but, or, because

INTERJECTION

A word or phrase that expresses
strong emotion.

wow, oh no, yay, oops

In your composition book, write a cooperative paragraph that explains and describes the different parts of speech.

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Explain and Describe