Parts of Speech

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

a person, place, thing, or idea
ex.-son
The son did his chores.

Question 2

Pronoun

Answer 2

a word used in place of a noun
ex.-he
He did his chores.

Question 3

Adjective

Answer 3

a word that describes or gives information about a noun or a pronoun
ex.-tall
She was very tall.

Question 4

Verb

Answer 4

a word that shows action or state of being
ex.-talk; is
She was talking with her friends.; He is happy.

Question 5

Adverb

Answer 5

a word that describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb and tell where, when, how, or to what extent
ex.-carefully
I carefully listened to the instructions.

Question 6

Preposition

Answer 6

shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word
ex.-under
The dog was under the bed.

Question 7

Conjunction

Answer 7

a word that connects words, groups of words and sentences
ex.-and
She joined the chess club and the math team.

Question 8

Interjection

Answer 8

a word that expresses surprise or strong feeling; separate from the sentence
ex.-Wow!