Parts of Speech by Faisal Hussain https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa For the Grade 5 Boys and Girls en-us 2019-07-04 04:48:49 UTC 2019-07-04 05:22:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Noun 20_10442 https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370167751 Nouns name a person, place, thing idea or quality. They can act as the subject or the object of a sentence.

  • Send in the clowns.
  • Brazil is beautiful this time of year.
  • His love of music really shows.
]]> 2019-07-04 04:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370167751 Adjectives 20_10442 https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370167811 Adjectives modify or describe a noun. These words ascribe an attribute to the noun being modified.

  • The sleepy bear hibernated all winter.
]]> 2019-07-04 04:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370167811 Adverbs 20_10442 https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370167880 Adverbs modify or describe a verb, adjective or another adverb or word group. This modification can provide information relating to time, place, manner, cause, degree, or circumstance.

  • Joe grumpily got out of bed.
]]> 2019-07-04 04:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370167880 Conjunctions 20_10442 https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370167986 Conjunctions are used connect words, phrases and clauses together. They coordinate the words together so they make sense as a cohesive thought, sentence or paragraph.

  • You'll need to study all night if you want to pass tomorrow's test.
]]> 2019-07-04 04:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370167986 Intersections 20_10442 https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370168043 Interjections are words used as exclamations to show feelings. They're usually abrupt, interrupting the speech for emotional effect.

  • Bah, who cares what they think anyway?
]]> 2019-07-04 04:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370168043 Prepositions 20_10442 https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370168087 Prepositions are used to indicate relationships, often spatial, between nouns and pronouns. They indicate how one noun, noun phrase, or pronoun relates to another.

  • Between you and me, I wouldn't trust Andy
]]> 2019-07-04 04:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370168087 Verbs 20_10442 https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370168139 Verbs express action or a state of being. It is because of the former that verbs are often called "action verbs," but non-action verbs can be used to represent a state of being, need, sense or preference.

  • Let's walk to the park.
]]> 2019-07-04 04:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370168139 Pronouns 20_10442 https://padlet.com/20_10442/s569qc8exlpa/wish/370168193 Pronouns take the place of nouns to simplify speech and writing. They can otherwise function in the same way as nouns, serving as subjects and objects in sentences.

  • She is the smartest kid in class.
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