grammar

Question 1

nouns

Answer 1

These are names of people, places, things, or ideas. Remember them as the “who,” “what,” or “where” in a sentence.

ex: cat, city, happiness

Question 2

verbs

Answer 2

These show actions or states of being. Think of them as the “doing” or “being” part of a sentence.

ex: run, eat, think

Question 3

adjectives

Answer 3

These describe or modify nouns. Picture them as adding details to the nouns.

ex: happy, tall, blue

Question 4

adverbs

Answer 4

These describe or modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. They often end in “-ly” and tell you how, when, where, or to what extent.

ex: quickly, softly, very

Question 5

pronouns

Answer 5

These replace nouns to avoid repetition.

ex: he, she, it, they, etc.

Question 6

prepositions

Answer 6

These show relationships in time or space. Think of them as words that link nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence.

ex: in, on, under, beside

Question 7

conjunctions

Answer 7

These connect words, phrases, or clauses.

ex: and, but, or, so.

Question 8

articles

Answer 8

These are words like “a,” “an,” and “the” that define a noun as specific or unspecific

ex: a, an, the

Question 9

interjections

Answer 9

These are words or phrases that express strong emotions. They often stand alone and are followed by an exclamation mark

ex: Wow!, Ouch!, Yay!