https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1 Parts of speech en-us 2019-09-04 06:19:08 UTC 2025-02-22 20:43:08 UTC hello@padlet.com ingridh_puentesc https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379768248 Nouns name people, places, things or ideas. There are many different types of nouns:
Proper nouns, common nouns, collective nouns, possessive nouns and compound nouns.

Ex: 

• Dogs can be extremely cute
• It is my birthday

]]> 2019-09-04 06:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379768248 ingridh_puentesc https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379770822 A pronoun is a part of a speech which functions as a replacement for a noun. There are many different types of pronouns:
Reflexive pronouns, indefinite pronouns, possessive pronouns and relative pronouns.

Ex:

• We are number one
• The largest slice is mine

]]> 2019-09-04 06:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379770822 ingridh_puentesc https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379774473 This part of  a speech is used to describe a noun or a pronoun. Adjectives can specify the quality, the size, and the number of nouns or pronouns.

Ex:

• I have two hamsters
• This video game is hilarious

]]> 2019-09-04 06:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379774473 ingridh_puentesc https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379775687 This is the most important part of a speech, for without a verb, a sentence would not exist. Simply put, this is a word that shows an action or state of being of the subject in a sentence.

Ex:

• The loving mother comforted the baby
• They are always prepared in emergencies

]]> 2019-09-04 06:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379775687 ingridh_puentesc https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379776870 Just like adjectives, adverbs are also used to describe words, but the difference is that adverbs describe adjectives, verbs, or another adverb.

Ex:

• Adverb of time: She came yesterday
• Adverb of place: I looked everywhere
• Adverb of degree: The child is very talented
• Adverb of manner: Sophia danded gracefully 

]]> 2019-09-04 07:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379776870 ingridh_puentesc https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379778277 Prepositions show the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and some other words in the rest of a sentence.

• Ex:
• The frog sat in the flower
• This baby cried for a long time

]]> 2019-09-04 07:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379778277 ingridh_puentesc https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379779805 The conjunction is a part of a speech which joins words, phrases, or clauses together.

• Ex:
• This cup of tea is delicious and very soothing
• Mary has to do the homework again because she didn’t follow the professor’s instructions

]]> 2019-09-04 07:13:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379779805 ingridh_puentesc https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379780954 This part of a speech refers to words which express emotions. Since interjections are commonly used to convey strong emotions, they are usually followed by an exclamation point.

Ex:

• Hurray, we won!
• Wow! That jump was amazing

]]> 2019-09-04 07:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379780954 ingridh_puentesc https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379782156 2019-09-04 07:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ingridh_puentesc/33f8txktslj1/wish/379782156