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Parts of Speech: Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Quizzes of English Language

Definitions for the seven main parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Each term comes with an explanation and examples.

What you will learn

  • What is a pronoun and what are some examples?
  • What is a conjunction and what are some examples?
  • What is an interjection and what are some examples?
  • What is a noun and what are some examples?
  • What is an adverb and how does it modify a verb, adjective, or other adverb?
  • What is a preposition and what are some examples?

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TERM 1
Noun
DEFINITION 1
A noun is the part of speech that names a person, place,
thing, or idea.Ex.) child, town, granite, kindness,
government, elephant, and Taiwan
TERM 2
Pronoun
DEFINITION 2
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.Ex.) I, me,
he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each, few, many, who,
whoever, whose, someone, everybody
TERM 3
Adjective
DEFINITION 3
An adjective describes or modifies a noun.Ex.) What is it?
How Many? Which One?
TERM 4
Adverb
DEFINITION 4
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, another
adverb, determiner, noun phrase, clause, or sentence.Ex.)
gently, quite, then, there
TERM 5
Preposition
DEFINITION 5
A preposition is where something takes place (such as 'at' the
store), when or why something takes place (such as 'before'
dinner), or general descriptive information (such as the girl
'with' the cool tattoo).
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TERM 1

Noun

DEFINITION 1 A noun is the part of speech that names a person, place, thing, or idea.Ex.) child, town, granite, kindness, government, elephant, and Taiwan TERM 2

Pronoun

DEFINITION 2 A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.Ex.) I, me, he, she, herself, you, it, that, they, each, few, many, who, whoever, whose, someone, everybody TERM 3

Adjective

DEFINITION 3 An adjective describes or modifies a noun.Ex.) What is it? How Many? Which One? TERM 4

Adverb

DEFINITION 4 An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, determiner, noun phrase, clause, or sentence.Ex.) gently, quite, then, there TERM 5

Preposition

DEFINITION 5 A preposition is where something takes place (such as 'at' the store), when or why something takes place (such as 'before' dinner), or general descriptive information (such as the girl 'with' the cool tattoo).

TERM 6

Conjunction

DEFINITION 6 A conjunction is used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause.Ex.) and, but, if TERM 7

Interjection

DEFINITION 7 An interjection or exclamation is a word used to express a particular emotion or sentiment on the part of the speaker.Ex.) uh, er, um, Ahem, Ugh