POS flashcards

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

A person place thing or idea. proper=name (capitol)
Ex.) finesse, education, school, New York,teacher
Hint: the_____

Question 2

Pronoun

Answer 2

A word used in place of a noun.

Ex.) I, him, it, that , these, he , she

Question 3

Adjective

Answer 3

a word that describes or gives information about a noun or pronoun.
Ex.) colorful, odious, incessant, joyful, loud
Hint: The ___ truck

Question 4

Verb

Answer 4

A word that shows action or state of being.
Ex.) jump, talk, scream, run, is. i, am, are
Hint: verbs change when in the present, past or future tense.

Question 5

Adverb

Answer 5

A word that describes a verb, adjective or other adverb that tells when, where, how or what extent.
Ex.) slowly, carefully, incessantly.
Hint: often ends with ly

Question 6

Preposition

Answer 6

Shows relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word.
Ex.) to over,under at, between, in
Hint: the squirrel ran ____ the tree.

Question 7

Conjunction

Answer 7

A words that connects words, groups of words and sentences.

Ex.) for, and or, under at, between, in

Question 8

Interjection

Answer 8

A word that express surprise or strong feeling separate from the sentence.
Ex.) wow!, hey!