Las ocho partes del discurso The Eight Parts of Speech
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- 9 ene 2022
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Actualizado: 26 ene 2022
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Every single word we use belongs to one of eight word groups or parts of speech.
Wow! Did you hear that? Just think about that fact for a minute. We use thousands of words, and they can all be separated into just eight groups!
You'll learn about all eight word groups below, and you'll transform yourself into a grammar guru. Everything else that has to do with grammar builds on this information, so soak it all in!
The 8 Parts of Speach
1. What is a Noun
Nouns name people, places, things, or ideas. There are many different types of nouns.
Here are a few: proper nouns, common nouns, collective nouns, possessive nouns, and compound nouns.
A peacock walked through our yard.
The dog howled.
2. What is a pronoun?
Pronouns take the place of nouns. There are many different types of pronouns.
Here are a few of them: reflexive pronouns, indefinite pronouns, possessive pronouns, and relative pronouns.
We walked across the bridge.
It woke the baby.
3. What is a verb?
Pronouns take the place of nouns. There are many different types of pronouns.
Here are a few of them: reflexive pronouns, indefinite pronouns, possessive pronouns, and relative pronouns.
We walked across the bridge.
It woke the baby.
4. What is an adjective?
Adjectives describe, or modify, nouns and pronouns.
The wise, handsome owl had orange eyes.
The caring father rocked the baby.
5. What is an adverb?
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
The extremely cute koala hugged its mom very tightly.
The dog howled loudly.
6. What is a preposition?
Prepositions show the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and some other word in the rest of the sentence.
The frog sat in the flower.
The baby cried for a long time.
7. What is a conjunction?
Conjunctions join two or more words, phrases, or clauses
The hummingbird sat and waited.
The baby gazed at his mother and father.
8. What is an interjection?
Interjections show excitement or emotion. They are not grammatically related to the rest of the sentence.
Wow! That jump was amazing!
Phew, the baby finally fell asleep.
Wait! One More Super Cool Thing
Do you want to hear a little secret that most people don't know? If you understand this, you'll be way ahead of the game, so stick with me!
Most words can function as multiple parts of speech. They only ever do one job per sentence, but they can do different things in different sentences.
My love of grammar inspired me to make this website. (love = noun)
I love you! (love = verb)
Whew! Now I can relax knowing that you've learned this important information about the parts of speech.
It's time for a game!
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Word Invasion is a language arts game that provides practice in parts of speech. Jellyfish with words drift toward the octopus at the bottom of the screen.
Content: Parts of speech
Standards: L.2.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking
Grades: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Players: 1
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