Parts of

Speech

Melanie Morales-VanHecke

April 20, 2023

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Maria and Kobe spent a wonderful day exploring the sandy beach

near Malibu.

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sun

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crab

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NounA noun is a naming word. It names a

person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action.

cowboy, theatre, box, thought, tree, kindness, arrival

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big small happy sad

red

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Adjective

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun.

Examples: big, yellow, thin, amazing, beautiful, quick, important

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swimmingjumping running

talking

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VerbA verb is a word which describes an

action (doing something) or a state (being something).

Examples: walk, talk, think, believe, live, like, want

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Article

An article is used to introduce a noun.

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under through

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PrepositionThe PREPOSITION stands beforeA preposition usually comes before a

noun, pronoun or noun phrase. It joins the noun to some other part of the sentence.

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Conjunction

A conjunction joins two words, phrases or sentences together.

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An article is used to introduce a noun. A preposition usually comes before a noun, pronoun or

noun phrase. It joins the noun to some other part of the sentence.

A conjunction joins two words, phrases or sentences together.

A verb is a word which describes an action (doing something) or a state (being something).

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. It tells you something about the noun.

A noun is a naming word. It names a person, place, thing, idea, living creature, quality, or action.