Parts of Speech Summary


Parts of Speech  
   
Nouns: 
Definition:
A person, place, thing or idea.
Example:
University, book, or girl
  
Pronoun: 
Definition:
Words used to replace a noun or noun phrase
Example:
He, she, it, they, we, our
  
Adjectives: 
Definition:
Modifies a noun.
Example:
Fast, slow, pretty, ugly, or tall
Verbs: 
Definition:
Action words that talk about something being done.
Example:
To ski, swim, jog, or climb
Adverbs: 
Definition:
Modifies the verb, telling how it is done.
Example:
Quickly, poorly, or well
Conjunctions: 
Definition:
Used to join words, clauses, sentences or phrases.
Example:
and, or
Prepositions: 
Definition:
Words of time or place.
Example:
In, through, or by
Interjections: 
Definition:
Used to show surprise, protest or commands.
Example:
Oh!, Ah! or wow!

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