Parts Of Speech
Parts of speech vocabulary project.
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PARTS OF SPEECH
Nouns
Definition: a noun is any
person, place, or thing
Sentence: The SUNFLOWER is yellow.
The sunflower is the noun in the sentence above
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Pronouns
Function: pronouns take the place of a noun
Sentence: Jonathan is doing HIS homework. HE wants to get a good grade in all of his classes
"He" and "his" are the pronouns in the sentence above
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Verbs
Function: show action or state of being
Sentence: The dog RAN to go get the ball.
"Ran" is the verb in the sentence above
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Adjectives
Function: adjectives describe nouns
Sentence: The MASSIVE whale smacked its tail on the water, and soaked the nearby fisherman.
"Massive" is the adjective in the sentence above
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Adverbs
Function: adverbs describe verbs, nouns, or other adverbs
Sentence: The cat QUIETLY stalked its prey before it pounced.
"Quietly" is the adverb in the sentence above
Prepositions
Function: prepositions show the relationship between words in a sentence
Sentence: There is a spider web right ABOVE your head!
"Above" is the preposition in the sentence above
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Conjunctions
Function: conjunctions connect words, phrases, clauses, or sentences
Sentence: I didn't think I would like the movie, BUT I actually really liked it.
"But" is the conjunction in the sentence above
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