Parts of Speech

The wind at our backs helped the sailboat move swiftly.

I like pepperoni and mushrooms on my pizza.

pronoun     They never listen to me.

I told my little sister that there was a ghost in her closet.

We paddled our canoe  across the shallow, murky pond.

noun     The largest bone in the human body is the femur.

noun     Bob chased his dog through the woods.

adjective     Chocolate cake is my favorite dessert.

preposition     What do you think of my idea?

verb     He wasted most of class.

interjection     Yikes! That is one ugly sweater.

Mr. Jackson told us that we need to study more for the quiz.

The highest mountain in the world is Mt. Everest.

We were sad when the velociraptor ate our parents.

Wow! That's a big fish.

We put on boots to get across the muddy field.

verb     I studied for 5 minutes and failed the quiz.

I thought the puck was going in, but then it hit the bar.

conjunction     Bacon and eggs is my favorite breakfast on the weekend.

adverb     I ran quickly to get help.