the 8 parts of speech by: cody frazier noun, verb, pronoun, adjective. adverb, preposition,...

The 8 parts of speech

By: Cody Frazier

Noun, Verb, Pronoun, Adjective. Adverb, Preposition, conjunction, and Interjection.

Noun• Definition- A noun is a person, place, thing, or

an idea.

• Example sentence- There was cake at the birthday party

Pronoun

• Definition- A word that replaces a noun or other pronoun and is used as the subject of a sentence.

• Example sentence- I rode my bike with

Marco.

Verb

• Definition- A word that can express actions, events, or states of being.

• Example sentence- Marco was beat up got a black eye, and didn’t even defend himself.

Adjective

• Definition- A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun; it answers questions: which one? What kind? How many?

• Example sentence- Super man is very strong.

Adverb

• Definition- A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.

• Example sentence- We quickly ran to the store to get some bread.

Preposition

• Definition-Connects nouns, and other phrases to other words in the sentence.

• Example sentence-After we got home we ate some of the bread .

Conjunction

• Definition- Connects words, phrases, and sentences in a sentence.

• Example sentence-I would like to have some but burgers aren’t good for you.

Interjection

• Definition-Is a word added to a sentence to convey emotion

• Example sentence-Wow! He’s a fast runner.