Part of speech discussion

Part of speech discussion

by Allyn Balabat -
Number of replies: 9

Nouns - name of person, place, things or idea

sentence ex. Alexandra is a teacher in Thailand.


Pronouns - take a noun's place

sentence ex. She is a teacher in Thailand.


Adjectives - describe nouns or pronouns

sentence ex. Alexandra's white cat is cute.


Verbs - describe an action(run, eat, sleep) or state (is, feel, seem)

Adverbs - describe verbs, adjectives and adverbs

Proposition - show a relationship of place, time, location or direction between words

ex. in, on, over, at, to


Conjunction - used to connect word between 2 nouns

sentence ex. Alexandra and Alejandro are siblings

In reply to Allyn Balabat

Re: Part of speech discussion

by Nombuso Lindokuhle Jele -

Sentences I Learned Something New From / Share Important Information:

  1. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
  2. "Students should always review their notes before a test."
  3. "The vibrant flowers in the garden smell wonderful."

Parts of Speech Examples:

  • Nouns: fox, dog, students, notes, test, flowers, garden
  • Verbs: jumps, review, smell
  • Adjectives: quick, brown, lazy, vibrant, wonderful
  • Adverbs: always (modifies review), over (preposition acting as part of the phrase)
  • Pronouns: their (possessive pronoun)