Lesson 3: Parts of Speech
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The parts of speech explain not what a word means but how it is used with other words. The parts of speech are what help you understand the true meaning of why certain words are used. They can be divided into 8 different classifications which are noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, proposition, conjunction, and interjection.
The parts of speech explain not what a word means but how it is used with other words. The parts of speech are what help you understand the true meaning of why certain words are used. They can be divided into 8 different classifications which are noun, verb, pronoun, adjective, adverb, proposition, conjunction, and interjection.
noun - A noun is a type of word that represents a person, thing, or place, like mother, apple, or valley.
verb - A verb is a type of word that describes an action or a state of being, like wiggle, walk, run, jump, be, do, have, or think.
pronoun - A pronoun is a substitute for a noun. Some pronouns are: I, me, she, hers, he, him, it, you, they, them, etc.
adjective - An adjective is a word that describes something (a noun). Some adjectives are: big, cold, blue, and silly.
adverb - An adverb is a word that tells "how," "when," "where," or "how much".
preposition - A preposition shows how something is related to another word. It shows the spatial (space), temporal (time), or logical relationship of an object to the rest of the sentence.
conjunction - A conjunction is a word that joins other words, phrases, clauses or sentences. Some conjunctions are: and, as, because,but, or, since, so, until, and while.
interjection - An interjection is a word that expresses emotion. An interjection often starts a sentence but it can be contained within a sentence or can stand alone. Some interjections are oh, wow, ugh, hurray, eh, and ah.
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verb - A verb is a type of word that describes an action or a state of being, like wiggle, walk, run, jump, be, do, have, or think.
pronoun - A pronoun is a substitute for a noun. Some pronouns are: I, me, she, hers, he, him, it, you, they, them, etc.
adjective - An adjective is a word that describes something (a noun). Some adjectives are: big, cold, blue, and silly.
adverb - An adverb is a word that tells "how," "when," "where," or "how much".
preposition - A preposition shows how something is related to another word. It shows the spatial (space), temporal (time), or logical relationship of an object to the rest of the sentence.
conjunction - A conjunction is a word that joins other words, phrases, clauses or sentences. Some conjunctions are: and, as, because,but, or, since, so, until, and while.
interjection - An interjection is a word that expresses emotion. An interjection often starts a sentence but it can be contained within a sentence or can stand alone. Some interjections are oh, wow, ugh, hurray, eh, and ah.
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