Parts of Speech
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hmoser on June 7, 2011
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ELLLab, ELLInt.1213, Grade 5 CP
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 noun | Person, Place, Thing, or Idea |
| pronoun | a word that takes the place of a noun |
| subject | who or what the sentence is about |
| verb | expresses action or state of being |
| adjective | describes a noun |
| adverb | modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb |
| interjection | A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion or surprise |
| conjunction | a word that connects individual words or groups of words |
| preposition | a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word |
| Identify the subject in the following sentence: The bird flew into the sky. | Bird |
| Identify the preposition: The bird flew into the sky. | into |
| Identify the predicate: The man walked slowly down the street. | walked |
| Identify the adverb: The man walked slowly down the street. | slowly |
| What part of speech is "down" in the sentence: The man walked slowly down the street. | preposition |
| What part of speech is "her" in the sentence: Tom liked her very much. | pronoun |
| What part of speech is "very" in the sentence: Tom liked her very much. | adverb |
| Man! I wish I didn't have to clean my room. Identify the interjection. | Man |
| Identify the conjunction. She waited and finally Tom came over to her house. | and |
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