Parts of Speech

The preposition in this sentence: Smaller animals know not to venture near the lions.

Number of nouns in this sentence: Dogs enjoy fetching balls and burying bones.

The noun in this sentence: The bear was spotted nearby.

Expresses emotion

Describes or modifies a noun

The interjection in this sentence: Hey! Stay away from our boat!

The adjective in this sentence: Mosquitoes are very annoying!

The conjunction in this sentence: Most cats love to climb trees and to play with yarn.

Often end in –ly

Number of verbs in this sentence: Mr. Toad said to talk more quietly and to be nice.

"A," "An," "The"

Connecting word

The adverb in this sentence: The horses splashed loudly through the water.

Modifies a verb (or an adjective or adverb)

Takes the place of a noun in a sentence

An action word

Shows the relationship between nouns and other words in a sentence

Number of adjectives in this sentence: The resourceful beavers built an impressive dam.

The verb in this sentence: The bees fly from here to there all day long.

Number of adverbs in this sentence: The very agitated bird squawked repeatedly at a high pitch.

The pronoun in this sentence: Jane looks like she is tired.

Person, place, thing, or idea