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The Parts of Speech

The Parts of Speech. By Ms. Walsh. The 8 Parts of Speech…. Nouns Adjectives Pronouns Verbs Adverbs Conjunctions Prepositions Interjections. Walsh Publishing Co. 2009. The 8 Parts of Speech…. A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.

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The Parts of Speech

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  1. The Parts of Speech By Ms. Walsh

  2. The 8 Parts of Speech… • Nouns • Adjectives • Pronouns • Verbs • Adverbs • Conjunctions • Prepositions • Interjections Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

  3. The 8 Parts of Speech… • A noun is a person, place, thing or idea. • An adjective describes a noun. It tells how many, which one and what kind. • A pronoun takes the place of a noun. • A verb shows action or state of being. • An adverb describes verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. An adverb answers how, when, where, why and under what condition. • Conjunctions “hook” together words, phrases and/or clauses. • Prepositions are words that relate its object to another word in the sentence. • Interjections are words that show emotion. Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

  4. Why Learn Parts of Speech? Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

  5. Why Learn Parts of Speech? • Parts of speech are the building blocks of English grammar. • Learning correct grammar is the foundation to improving your writing skills. Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

  6. The 8 Parts of Speech… We will be studying the eight parts of speech so hold onto your hats!!! Wow! We = pronoun will be studying = verb the, eight = adjectives parts = noun of = preposition speech = noun so = conjunction hold = verb onto = preposition your = pronoun hats = noun Wow! = interjection Walsh Publishing Co. 2009

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