PARTS OF SPEECH

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PARTS OF
DEFINITION WORDS EXAMPLES
SPEECH
1. When my dad was a kid, he had polio.
Used to name a 2. Tom was sitting here an hour ago.
California, man,
NOUN person, place,
park, Tom, etc.
3. Jack used to visit the park daily in the
thing, or idea. morning.

1. Tom is a hard-working boy. He often

Used to replace the
He, she, it, they, does his work on time.
name of person,
PRONOUN place, thing or an
this, these, that, 2. Tina likes cooking. She is a chef also.
those, etc. 3. Bob and Jack work in this office. They
idea.
are good friends.

A verb expresses leave, do, work, 1. She left the room In the meantime.
VERB what the subject put, eat, show, 2. He put it back in the fridge.
does. replace 3. Jackson is eating apples.

Used to describe always, silently, 1. I'm feeling sick now.

ADVERB verb, adverb, or quickly, never, 2. The car rolled down the hill quickly.
adjective. before, very, etc. 3. He walked slowly.

Adjectives are
long, short, tiny, 1. Choose a flattering color.
words that are
ADJECTIVE used to describe
bright, dark, 2. Oh that was a stingy thing to do.
interesting, etc. 3. That dress looks beautiful on you.
qualities or things.
It shows the
1. The top of the mountain was covered
relationship in, on, at, with,
in snow.
PREPOSITION between other by, over, from,
2. It was a nice day for them to have fun.
words in a of
3. He presided over the meeting.
sentence

1. Wow! Look at the size of that truck!

Words that express
Wow!, oh!, ah!, 2. Oh, that's an 18-wheeler! I’ve heard of
INTERJECTION emotions or alas!, yikes!, those, but I've never seen one before.
feelings.
3. Wow! We made a huge purchase!

1. I finished the article and then print it

out.
A conjunction is a
And, but, 2. She was ready to hit the pool because
word that joins
CONJUNCTION words or groups of because, where, she really wanted to swim today.
also 3. I tend to stay up late so this also
words together.
throws off my schedule and ends up
affecting my sleep.

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