Duplicate of Parts of Speech Definitions

Question 1

What part of speech modifies a noun?

Accepted Answer

Adjective

Question 2

What part of speech express strong and sudden emotion?

Accepted Answer

Interjection

Question 3

What part of speech connects two clauses?

Accepted Answer

Conjunction

Question 4

A verb form, usually preceded by to, that can be used as a noun, adjective, or an adverb.

Accepted Answer

infinitive

Question 5

What part of speech replaces a noun?

Accepted Answer

Pronoun

Question 6

Shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence

Accepted Answer

Preposition

Question 7

What part of speech names an idea?

Accepted Answer

Noun

Question 8

What part of speech connects two words?

Accepted Answer

conjunction

Question 9

What part of speech expresses a state of being?

Accepted Answer

Verb

Question 10

A word that follows a noun and helps identify it or adds more information about it.

Accepted Answer

appositive

Question 11

What part of speech modifies an adjective?

Accepted Answer

Adverb

Question 12

A verb form that can be used as an adjective. Past often end in -ed. Present end in –ing

Accepted Answer

participle

Question 13

What part of speech connects two phrases?

Accepted Answer

conjunction

Question 14

Which part of speech modifies a pronoun?

Accepted Answer

adjective

Question 15

What part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?

Accepted Answer

noun

Question 16

What part of speech is a verb form ending in –ing that’s used as a noun?

Accepted Answer

gerund

Question 17

What part of speech shows action

Accepted Answer

verb

Question 18

What part of speech modifies an adverb?

Accepted Answer

adverb

Question 19

Points out a noun. A type of adjective. There are three: a, an, and the.

Accepted Answer

article

Question 20

What part of speech modifies a verb?

Accepted Answer

adverb

Questions 20