Parts of speech

Parts of speech

by Akini Keshala -
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From the Parts of Speech lesson, I learned that every word in a sentence has a specific role. One important sentence was:

“A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.”

This sentence helped me clearly understand the function of nouns.


Another useful sentence was:

“A verb shows an action or a state of being.”

This helped me identify verbs more easily in sentences.


Examples of Parts of Speech from these sentences:


Nouns: noun, person, place, thing, idea, verb, action, state


Verbs: names, shows


Adjectives: specific


Prepositions: of


Articles (Determiners): a, an



This lesson was important because it helped me understand how sentences are formed and how to identify different parts of speech while reading and writing. I look forward to seeing what my classmates found important in this lesson