Parts of Speech
Keywords
- Noun
- Verb
- Adjective
- Interjection
- Preposition
- Conjunction
We will use this sentence to illustrate the parts of speech:
The cat in the hat ate delicious food.
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Parts of Speech
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Examples
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Definition
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| Noun
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Cat, hat, food
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Nouns are people, places, or things
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| Preposition
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in
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The preposition shows the relationship between the object and something in the sentence.
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| Adjectives
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the, delicious
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Adjectives modify or describe nouns.
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| Verbs
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ate
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A verb is the action of a sentence.
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Now we will use the following sentence to illustrate other parts of speech. Also see pages 96-97 and 108-110 in Working with Words.
Wow! The cat ate the food loudly but did not enjoy it.
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Parts of Speech Continued
| Parts of Speech
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Examples
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Definition
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| Interjections
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Wow! is an interjection.
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"An interjection expresses an emotional outburst. It may stand alone, modifying an implied sentence, or it may appear a the beginning of a sentence it modifies. The interjection is punctuated with an exclamation point when it stands alone, or with a comma when followed by the sentence it modifies."
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| Adverbs
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Loudly is an adverb.
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An adverb modifies or describes a verb.
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| Conjunctions
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But is a conjunction.
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"A conjunction connects words, phrases or clauses."
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