The
Parts of Speech
By Ms. Walsh
The 8 Parts of Speech…
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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.
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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 = 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
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