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Parts of Speech

By Ms. Walsh

The 8 Parts of Speech…

• Nouns• Adjectives• Pronouns• Verbs• Adverbs• Conjunctions• Prepositions• Interjections

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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

Why Learn Parts of Speech?

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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.

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The 8 Parts of Speech…We will be studying the eight parts of speech so

hold onto your hats!!! Wow!

We = pronounwill be studying = verbthe, eight = adjectives

parts = nounof = prepositionspeech = noun

so = conjunctionhold = verb

onto = prepositionyour = pronoun

hats = nounWow! = interjection Walsh Publishing Co. 2009