Read & Watch: Introduction to Parts of Speech
OVERVIEW
On this page, you will be introduced to parts of speech.
- First, read the text.
- Then, watch the video to learn more about parts of speech.
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In this section, you will learn about parts of speech. Parts of speech are words that do different jobs in a sentence. Watch the video for an introduction to parts of speech.
| PART OF SPEECH | DEFINITION | EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|
| noun | person, place, or thing |
student college book |
| pronoun | a word used in the place of a noun |
she my them |
| article | a word used in front of a noun |
a an the |
| verb | a word that tells the action or state |
is study write |
| adjective | a word that describes a noun |
intelligent good fun |
| adverb | a word that describes a verb or adjective, or tells how, where, when, and how often |
carefully very often |
| preposition | a word that gives information about a time or place |
in at on |
| conjunction | a word that joins two or more words or sentences |
and or but |
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