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Parts of Speech
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| noun | person, place, thing, or idea |
| pronoun | replaces a noun (he, she, they, it) |
| adjective | describes a noun |
| verb | action or linking (am, is, are, was, were) |
| adverb | describes a verb or an adjective (often ends in -ly) |
| conjunction | connects words, phrases (groups of words), clauses (sentences) |
| preposition | describes direction and location (anything a squirrel can do to a tree) |
| interjection | shows excitement or emotion (often set off with an !) |
| antecedent | the noun the pronoun is replacing |