PARTS OF SPEECH

NOUN

• The function: a noun is a person, place or thing.
• The sentence: the DOG ran HOME to get its new BONE.

VERB

• The function: a verb shows action/being.
• The sentence: I had to RUN to school because I was almost LATE.

PRONOUN

• The function: it replaces a nouns.
• The sentence: SAM was bored, so she went and played SOCCER outside.

ADVERB

• The function: an adverb describes either a verb, adjective or other adverbs.
• The sentence: the man yells LOUD and talks QUIET.

ARTICLE

• The function: when a nouns follows after a single.
• The sentence: A CUP, A BOWL.

PREPOSITION

• The function: the relationship between two words in the sentence
• The sentence: she's GOING TO her soccer game.

CONJUNCTION

• The function: it connects things like words, phrases, clauses or sentences.
• The sentence: she had so much FUN AT THE FAIR so she went AGAIN.

INTERJECTION

• The function: it's exclamations that express strong feelings.
• The sentence: "GREAT!" The teacher said when she gave me my test back.