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Parts of Speech. How Words Function. Parts of Speech. Common Noun Person, place, or thing Proper noun The specific name of a person or place Article Identifies a noun as a noun Definite: the Indefinite: a, an. More Parts of Speech. Verb Action or state of being Adjective
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Parts of Speech How Words Function
Parts of Speech • Common Noun • Person, place, or thing • Proper noun • The specific name of a person or place • Article • Identifies a noun as a noun • Definite: the • Indefinite: a, an
More Parts of Speech • Verb • Action or state of being • Adjective • Describes a noun • Adverb • Describes an action • Pronoun • Replaces a noun
Yet More Parts of Speech • Preposition • Indicates location • Conjunction • Connects phrases and clauses • Interjection • Shows emotion
Example Sentence Mignon’s red bike and her old basketball rolled quietly down the road.
“quietly” is an adjective an adverb a verb
“road” is a noun preposition verb
“down” is a noun definite article preposition
“her” is a pronoun common noun proper noun
Match the word to the correctpart of speech before time runs out. • Jack • to • ran • with • singing • dad • his • and • verb • pronoun • preposition • verb • proper noun • conjunction • preposition • common noun
Answers: Match the word to the part of speech • Jack • To • ran • with • singing • dad • his • and • verb • pronoun • preposition • verb • proper noun • conjunction • preposition • common noun